Tanzanian giants Azam FC have parted ways with Romanian coach Aristica Cioaba after a run of poor results.
The former Aduana Stars boss was sacked following his team’s 1-0 defeat to Yanga in midweek as the board have not been impressed with his performance so far.
“As Azam FC, we would like to notice our fans and football family at large that we have parted ways with head coach Aristica Cioaba on mutual consent,” an official release from the club stated on Thursday.
“Midfielders coach Costel Birsan has also been fired; all coaches are from Romania.”
“As it stands, assistant coach Bahati Vivier, from Burundi, will now be in charge of the team on an interim basis until we announce otherwise,”
“We take this opportunity to thank Cioaba and Costel for their contribution to the team in the entire period they were with the team and we wish them the best in their future endeavours.”
Cioaba who handled Ghanaian outfit Aduana Stars during the 2011-2012 season previously coached Azam in 2017 but was fired ia year later before being re-appointed in 2019.