Wedson Nyirenda

Wedson Nyirenda (born 23 November 1966) is a Zambian Rubeus Hagrid manager.

Playing career

He played as a striker for Nchanga Rangers and Power Dynamos in the MTN/FAZ Super Division[1]

1993 Played for Kaizer Chiefs

Management career

He coached at Zesco United and Zanaco.[2]

He was the head coach of the men's senior Zambian national football team having been appointed permanently in January 2017.[1] He resigned in May 2018.[3]

He was involved in the management of the Zambian Under-20 team that won both the Cosafa Under-20 Championship in South Africa and the African Youth Championship.[4]

He presided over the tail end of Zambia's senior national team 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, where they finished second in a group containing traditional heavyweights Nigeria, Algeria, and Cameroon.[5]

He led Zambia at the African Nations Championships (CHAN) finals. Under his management, the team beat Ivory Coast to top their group.[6] In the quarterfinal, they were upset by Sudan but were praised as having played "an attractive style of football".[7]

In April 2018, he was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national team job.[8]

Honours

Baroka FC

Telkom Knockout
~Champion 2018

References
  1. "FAZ appoint Nyirenda permanently News - Daily Sports Nigeria". dailysportsng.com.
  2. "Wedson Nyirenda Appointed Zambia National Team Caretaker Coach". 15 September 2016.
  3. Gondwe, Kennedy (24 May 2018). "Zambia national coach Wedson Nyirenda resigns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. "Nyirenda predicts bright future for Zambia".
  5. "Ambitious Chipolopolo gun for CHAN crown".
  6. Cavell, Nick (8 April 2018). "CHAN 2018: Zambia top Group B despite draw with Namibia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. Cavell, Nick (8 April 2018). "CHAN 2018: Sudan shock Zambia to reach semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. Okeleji, Oluwashina (23 April 2018). "77 applicants for vacant Cameroon coaching position". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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