DUBAI: Argentine football hero Diego Maradona has been named the new coach of a second-division team in the Emirati city of Fujairah and posted a video of himself performing a traditional dance in celebration.
“These are my new colors,” Maradona, 56, wrote on his Facebook page with a photo of himself holding the club’s red and white team jersey.
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“I want to tell you that I’m the new coach of the Al-Fujairah SC, in the second division of the United Arab Emirates,” Maradona added.
And the new manager @Fuj_FC for next season is…
Incredible news - press conference scheduled for next week. Strap yourself in, #UAE footy. pic.twitter.com/cJxTWTuUf9— John McAuley (@_JMcAuley) May 7, 2017
Maradona should feel at home in the UAE, having spent a year with another Dubai-based club, Al Wasl, between 2011-2012.
Maradona’s captained Argentina at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and was credited for his stellar performance which won the trophy for the nation.
