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Bani Yas part company with head coach Hamad
Adnan Hamad has parted company with Bani Yas following just 16 weeks in charge of the Al Shamkha club.
The decision was taken following a meeting at the club on Monday afternoon at which it was decided the Iraqi had not done enough to warrant an extension to the initial six-month deal he signed in February.
Hamad has paid the price for a dismal run of form that saw Al Samawi win just two of 10 games under the 2004 AFC Coach of the Year, losing seven.
“Bani Yas management thanks Iraqi coach Adnan Hamad on his stint and praised the administration’s efforts,” the club announced on Twitter.
“Bani Yas wishes Adnan Hamad success in his next role.”
A further post said the club would annouce Hamad’s replacement within the next few days, although a spokesman later suggested that process could take between one and two weeks.
Bani Yas do have two candidates in mind, believed to be a South American and a European, although they ruled out a move for former Al Jazira coach Walter Zenga.
One thing that the club have made clear though is that the new coach will have the final say on transfer business this summer. Sebastian Prediger and Luis Farina have both left Al Shamkha since the end of last season, as have the unregistered trio of Andre Senghor, Mohamed Zidan and Christian Wilhelmsson.
Chilean striker Carlos Munoz and Omani defender Abdulsalam Al Mukhaini are likely to still be around next season, meaning the new man in charge will have two foreign slots to fill.
Hamad had been brought in on the eve of Bani Yas’ AFC Champions League second round play-off against Al Qadsia, after the board lost faith in predecessor Jorge da Silva’s ability to win that match.
The game was lost 4-0 and things would not get any better as a once promising season fell off a cliff.
