Warriors Legend Mbwando Appointed German Team Coach

Warriors legend, George Mbwando has been appointed as the new head coach of the Under-19 team at German fourth-tier side VfB Eichstätt.

Mbwando who was a member of the pioneer Class of Warriors, who represented the country at its maiden AFCON finals in Tunisia in 2004, revealed his new coaching role in a brief statement on social media on Saturday morning. He said:

_Back to the love of my life, the bittersweet football journey continues….new head coach for the under 19 VFB Eichstaat._

The 45-year-old returns to football after reportedly quitting the sport to work as a technician in oil refineries in Europe two years ago.

Mbwando had a decade long career in Germany where he played for several clubs in that country such as VfB Oldenburg, VfB Lübeck, Alemannia Aachen, Jahn Regensburg and FC Ingolstadt between 1998 and 2008.

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The major highlight of his career in Germany came during the 2003–04 season when he reached the DFB-Pokal final with Alemannia Aachen. He was sent off for a tackle in the 75th minute with opponents Werder Bremen leading 2–1. Werder Bremen went on to win 3–2.

After retiring from professional football in 2008, the Germany-based former Blackpool and Jumbo Giants defender turned started a coaching career.

Mbwando has acquired several coaching badges in Germany, where he has been based for more than two decades now.

His new role will see him working with Under-19 players at VfB Eichstätt, who are a German association football club from the town of Eichstätt, Bavaria.

Since 2017 the club has competed in the Regionalliga Bayern, the fourth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in Bavaria.

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