Rwandan Premier League side Rayon Sports have announced the appointment of Tunisian tactician Yamen Zelfani as their new head coach for the coming 2023-24 season.
Zalfani, 43, takes over from Burundian Francis Haringingo who left the job after winning the 2023 Peace Cup, and his appointment was confirmed on Rayon’s official Twitter handle with a short message: “Yamen Zelfani is our new head coach.”
The Tunisian gaffer has about a decade of experience in the dugout having previously handled FC Nouadhibou of Mauritania, Al Merrikh of Sudan, Dhofar Club of Oman, Algeria’s JS Kabylie, AS Soliman in his native Tunisia, Al Kawkab and Jeddah FC in Saudi Arabia, Al Talaba in Iraq as well as Al Arabi in Kuwait.
According to Times Sport, Zelfani also worked as assistant manager of OGC Nice in the French Ligue 1 in 2017 and holds a Caf License A coaching certificate as well as a University Degree in Sports training, specializing in football from the Tunisian Ministry of Sports and Physical Education.
In addition, the coach also boasts of a Coaching License A that he got from the Confederation of Asian Football. His major task will be to wrestle the league title from rivals APR in the 2023-24 season as well as guide the team to at least the group stages of the Caf Confederation Cup next season.