English giants, Arsenal, have appointed former Mountain of Fire and Miracles Football Club assistant manager, Marcellinus Anyanwu, as the coach of the U-17 team at its Soccer School in Dubai, United Arab Emirate.
Anyanwu assited Nduka Ugbade, when the latter was in charge of the NPFL Club. He has enjoyed steady rise in the UAE since 2013 after leaving the Nigerian football scene.
According to brila.net, he announced himself in the middle east country after winning the Inter-Church Festival football tournament with the Holy Trinity Anglican Church team in 2013; a competition organized among Churches in Dubai.
Anyanwu later joined Universal Sports Club after his exploits in the Church Featival football tournament.
He was in charge of the U-16, Academy and the school league team at Universal Sport Club, where he won three trophies.
He also had a stint with the German International School in Sharjah, UAE, in 2017.
He is said to be popularly referred to as Marcelo Lippi by his players.
” I am very excited to be part of the Arsenal Soccer school as a coach, it feels good to have been chosen to impact my knowledge on the team.
“I am ready to train,teach and tell the young lads about the philosophy of Arsenal football club,” he said following the appointment.
The Imo State Indigene also revealed that he will like to contribute to the development of football in Nigeria at the youth level.
“With the experience and exposure i have gained over the years in grassroot football, I can take Nigeria to the next level”.
He holds a Diploma Certificate in coaching and Training from the Nigerian Institute of Sports as well as International coaching certificate from both the English and Italia Football Associations.
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