Israel’s Avraham Grant was appointed coach of the Zambia national team on Thursday and was presented at a press conference. A total of 100 candidates applied for the position, but a panel of experts including government officials, Zambia FA staff and Zambia coaches decided on Avraham Grant.
The 67-year-old technician has not coached since 2018 and his job is in India, at Northeast United. Prior to this Indian adventure, he had coached the Ghana national team between 2014 and 2017, the team with which he reached the final of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, losing on penalties against Ivory Coast.
Avraham Grant is one of the most successful managers in Israeli football, with four Israeli Championships, one Israeli Cup and four wins in the now defunct Intertoto Cup. Coaching the Israeli national team between 2002 and 2006 with mixed results, his career then boomed while replacing Jose Mourinho at Chelsea and leading the “Blues” to the Champions League final, losing on penalties to Manchester United. He has also coached at Portsmouth and West Ham in England and at Partizan Belgrade in Serbia, the team that won the championship in 2012.
Avraham Grant was last year accused of sexual harassment and assault by several women, who testified in a program broadcast on an Israeli channel. Channel 12.
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