New Gor Mahia tactician Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto during his unveiling on January 10, 2021.
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Will new Gor Mahia coach deliver continental success?
What you need to know:
- At FC Famalicao, Vaz Pinto had a dismal performance wining only four matches out of the 26 he oversaw at the club.
- The tactician also served for only seven days at Ghanaian giants Heart of Oak after disagreeing with the management over the realignment of the technical bench.
Gor Mahia's new coach, Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto, says his main target is to help the club qualify for the Caf Confederation Cup group stages in February.
Portuguese Vaz Pinto was unveiled on Sunday on a two-year contract and is tasked with changing the club's fortunes in the Confederation Cup.
Gor exited the lucrative Caf Champions League in the first round after an 8-1 aggregate loss to CR Belouizdad of Algeria last week.
They had edged out APR of Rwanda 4-3 on aggregate in the preliminary round.
K'Ogalo will face Zambian Super League side Napsa Stars in the playoffs scheduled for February 14 and 21.
The 47-year-old coach, who holds Uefa PRO and Caf 'A' coaching license, takes over after the exit of 60-year-old Brazilian tactician Roberto Oliveira.
Oliveira had been barred by from overseeing continental matches due to lack of Caf 'A' license or Uefa Pro its equivalent. He returned to his mother land to upgrade his papers.
Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier on Sunday clarified that they have mutually parted ways with Oliveira as he would have taken a minimum of 270 hours (three months) to get his papers.
"I want to achieve big things and make history with the club. We have to work very hard to win games and put Gor Mahia in the group stage of the Confederation Cup, that is my target here,” said Vaz Pinto.
"I have a lot of experience in Africa. I worked before in two countries, Angola and Ethiopia, I played Confederation Cup and Champions League and now I come to Gor Mahia because they are a big club," he added.
He has been in charge of St George of Ethiopia and Angolan club Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo. He also had a short stint at FC Famalicao'sUnder 23 team in Portugal from September 2019 to June 2020.
At FC Famalicao, Vaz Pinto had a dismal performance wining only four matches out of the 26 he oversaw at the club.
The tactician also served for only seven days at Ghanaian giants Heart of Oak after disagreeing with the management over the realignment of the technical bench.
