By Taofeek Babalola
Kano Pillars
interim technical adviser, Kabiru Baleria believes he is the right person to lead
Sai Masu Gida to the glory, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
The club’s management
had last week asked Baleria to take charge of the club when the former manager,
Ibrahim Musa was relieved of his job after the expiration of his contract.
Baleria in a
telephone conversation with Sportinglens.blogspot.com said he knows the club very well, stressing that he is ready to use his coaching experience to
re-positioning the team.
"I want
to first of all thank God for moving up to new level in my coaching career. I
thank the club's management for the opportunity giving to me to serve the club
and I want to assure our fans all over the world that I won't disappoint them.
They will see the best of Kano pillars under my tutelage," Baleria said to
Sportinglens.blogspot.com.
Baleria, who
has spent eight years and under study six coaches at Kano Pillars, said he has
the support of the players and coaching staff.
"I want
to wish our former coach Ibrahim Musa well in his future career. My appointment
is divined and I am ready for the challenge. I was an ex-international as well
as a coach. I have won trophy as an assistant coach with national team which is
an honour for me. I have been in this club for the past eight years and I know
everything about the club. All I am calling for is support from everybody. I am
enjoying 100 percent support from players and coaching staff and I have
promised them that I will work with them with all sincerity.
"Unknown
to so many people, I had served in different capacities under five coaches
(Ladan Bosso, Salisu Yusuf, Mohammed Baba Ganaru and Kadiri Ikhana, Ibrahim
Musa) at Kano Pillars. In fact, I was the Chief Coach under Ikhana before
Ibrahim Musa, who was an assistant then, was promoted to technical adviser role
because I was sick and traveled for treatment abroad. So, the management knows
what they are doing and people of the state should not cause confusion and
division in the team. I am confident that we will deliver."
Baleria was part
of the El Kanemi Warriors players who won Challenge Cup trophies back-to-back
in 1991 and 1992 in Lagos and Markurdi respectively.
He started his
playing career at Works Golden Stars Kano in 1987 before he joined El Kanemi
Warriors in 1990.
He played for
Al-Arabi FC in Saudi Arabia (1993), Julius Berger FC of Lagos (1996), Kano
Pillars (1997) and Canon de Younde, Cameroon in 1998.
Baleria won FIFA
U-17 World Cup trophy as Golden Eaglets assistant coach to Emmanuel Amuneke in
2015 in Chile. He was also Flying Eagles assistant coach when Amuneke was
promoted to U-20 team.
The Kano State
born coach holds CAF C license.
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