He went from winning league titles in Liberia and Uganda to making history in Rwanda; the Belgian has consistently ventured into unfamiliar territory. Now, the Botswana Premier League (BPL) is the latest stop on that journey as he begins a new chapter with former league champions, Jwaneng Galaxy. The UEFA Pro Licence holder was appointed earlier this month as Galaxy's head coach on a one-year contract, with an option to extend. He is replacing Seemo Mpatane, who guided the club on an interim basis before returning to his role as assistant coach.
Minnaert arrives with more than 25 years of coaching experience across Europe and Africa. His achievements include winning the Liberian Premier League with FC Fassell, guiding Rwanda's AS Kigali to a historic first qualification for the group stages of a CAF inter-club competition and leading Uganda's Vipers SC to an unbeaten league title. For Minnaert, however, the move to the local is not about the stature of the league but to embrace a new challenge and continuing to grow as a coach. "It is not because you are not high in the ranking that you do not have to deal with it. Every journey is different, and every journey you learn something about.
