Ramovic shares his side of the story on Young Africans exit
Former Young Africans SC head coach Sead Ramovic has shared his side of the story on the abrupt exit from the Tanzanian giants.
Ramovic resigned from Yanga, having joined the club in November 2024 after leaving his position at the Betway Premiership side TS Galaxy. The German-born mentor spent two months with Yanga and did fairly well.
In the league, Ramovic was in charge of six games at Young Africans and collected maximum points in all the matches. But his troops were eliminated from the CAF Champions League group stages a few weeks ago.
So far in the Tanzanian Premier League, Yanga are sitting top of log standings with 45 points after 17 matches. They are a point ahead of second-placed Simba SC who are led by South African coach Fadlu Davids.
Ramovic sparked controversy after ditching Young Africans for Algerian side CR Belouizdad. The highly-rated tactician joined Belouizdad shortly after handing his resignation at the Dar es Salaam-based side.
After his exit, FARPost gathered details about the situation, suggesting that the 45-year-old was constantly in conflict with senior players, including Stephane Aziz Ki and Clatous Chama.
Ramovic stepped down from his position at Yanga an hour before the final training session of a crucial league match against KenGold on Wednesday afternoon.
SEAD RAMOVIC REVEALS THAT HE LEFT YANGA TO COACH IN A COMPETITIVE LEAGUE
Ramovic has now come out to defend his decision to leave Yanga, revealing that he wanted to challenge himself in a competitive league.
“As a coach, you live for moments like this. The decision to leave Yanga wasn’t easy, but the best opportunity came, and going to CR Belouizdad is an opportunity that I can’t turn down. This league that I’ve chosen now in Algeria, you play week in and week out against high-quality opposition, and this is what I wanted for myself as a coach,” Ramovic said on Metro FM.
“Young Africans is the best club in Tanzania; there are really only about three teams that contend for the league in Tanzania, which are Young Africans, Simba SC, and Azam FC.
“My move to CR Belouizdad was based on me challenging myself as a coach and wanting to better myself. It had nothing to do with money or alleged butting of heads with players.
“I made the decision for myself to be in one of the best teams in Africa, but I knew this kind of rubbish talk would come up about why I left Yanga, but I don’t care.”
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