Ghana Premier League side AshantiGold SC have officially unveiled Brazilian tactician Ricardo da Rocha as the club’s new head coach ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup campaign.
The former Ebusua Dwarfs coach arrived in Ghana on Monday to sign a two year deal with the Miners as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Da Rocha replaces Norwegian coach Kjetil Zacharissen who opted to join giants Asante Kotoko early this month.
The NC Special Competition Tier I winners, will play Equatorial Guinean Cup winners Akonangui FC in the preliminary round of the Confederations Cup next month.
The Obuasi-based side have already commenced preparations and will play Burkinabe side Rahimo FC in a preseason friendly on Wednesday ahead of their trip to Equatorial Guinea for the first leg of the CAF confederation Cup game on August 10th.
Ashantigold have made three new signings ahead of their African campaign following the arrivals Kwadwo Amoako, Razak Simpson and Isaac Opoku-Agyemang.
Ricardo da Rocha led Ebusua Dwarfs to a fifth place finish when he was their head coach.
Watch video of his unveiling below:
