Can new Rollers coach stand the heat?
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New man: Oktay has been appointed Rollers coach
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Gaborone giants, Township Rollers this week announced the appointment of Turkish-born gaffer, Hassan Oktay as the new head coach following the departure of Nikola Kavazovic. The club has revealed that the search criteria for Kavazovic’s successor was premised on three fundamental principles, being credentials, track record and compatibility.
“As much as we want to win, we have to win the Rollers way, with high intensity, and attractive football and lots of goals,” the club’s chief executive officer (CEO), Bennett Mamelodi says of the new appointment. On paper, the man who is a United Kingdom (UK) resident, has the expertise to emulate other great foreign coaches who have guided the team before.
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