David GOMBE
Maroons FC have appointed Umar Abdallah Loi as their new head coach ahead of the forthcoming 2025/26 campaign.
Umar Abdallah joined the Prison Warders on a three year employment contract.
“Maroons Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Umar Abdallah Loi as the new Head Coach on a three-year contract, effective from July 2025 to July 2028, with a club option for an additional year. Umar will join the club next week to commence official duties.” Reads the statement from Maroons FC
Mohammed Senfuma who has previously served as head coach at Maroons FC will now work as assistant coach.
Senfuma only has a CAF B license and the coaching credentials for the head coach in the topflight is a CAF A license.
Simon Peter Ojok will serve as the second assistant, Maxwell Okello as Fitness and Conditioning coach, Ken Rogers Tezigwa as goalkeeping coach. Stephen Ekidu is the other member of the coaching staff.
Umar Abdallah has previously served as coach at Malakia Sports Club who finished runners-up in the South Sudan Super League, securing multiple titles with the Yei-Joint Stars Women’s team (South Sudan Women’s League Champions in 2022/23 and 2023/24), and achieving South Sudan Cup victories with Superstar FC in Bor, while nurturing talents across the West Nile region who earned call-ups to the South Sudan National Team.
