{"id":779432,"date":"2020-01-09T16:55:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T16:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/09\/richard-manu-officially-returns-to-asante-kotoko-as-youth-team-coach\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T16:55:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T16:55:04","slug":"richard-manu-officially-returns-to-asante-kotoko-as-youth-team-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/09\/richard-manu-officially-returns-to-asante-kotoko-as-youth-team-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Manu officially returns to Asante Kotoko as Youth Team Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday,  9 January 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanacrusader.com<\/p>\n<p>2020-01-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/24141679.295.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Manu\" title=\"Richard Manu\" width=\"295\" height=\"154\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Richard Manu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\" id=\"article-123\">Former Asante Kotoko defender Richard Manu popularly known by the Porcupines\u2019 fans as \u201990-90? has formalised his stay at the club\u2019s Youth Team penning a five-year deal on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian-born German, who represented the club between 2007 and 2010, has been a key member of the Reds all-new Youth Team.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Manu was part of the team of coaches who conducted the justify-your-inclusion exercise that marked the birth of the side which was disbanded two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The German-trained Youth Development Coach has since been with the team conducting training sessions and helping in the grooming of the selected players.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Manu was a centre-back during his playing days and was a part of the 2008 squad that won the Ghana Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>He was also won the President\u2019s Cup and the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Cup in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Since retiring from playing, Richard Manu has been involved as a coach at some lower-tier clubs in Germany. He was a part of third-tier sides DJK Dillingen in Saarbrucken, Borussia Neunkirchen and Lisdorf FC in Saarlouis, Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Thursday, 9 January 2020 Source: ghanacrusader.com 2020-01-09 Richard Manu Former Asante Kotoko defender Richard Manu popularly known by the Porcupines\u2019 fans as \u201990-90? has formalised his stay at the club\u2019s Youth Team penning a five-year deal on Wednesday. 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