MLL Next Pro side New York Red Bulls II has named former Uganda Cranes skipper Ibrahim Sekagya as its head coach for their inaugural season in MLS Next Pro.
Sekagya has been assistant coach at the United States club for eight seasons and recently worked as interim head last season and was in charge of 17 matches in this capacity.
“Ibrahim [Sekagya] has played a crucial role in the development of Red Bulls II in addition to his success as a player with the main club,” Sporting Director Denis Hamlett said as quoted by the club website. “We know he will continue his hard work and dedication to improve in every facet of the club.”
The former KCCA defender who also featured for RB Salzburg in Austria as well as having a long stint in Argentina has been at the club since his retirement as a player in 2015.
“I am thrilled to continue my journey with the New York Red Bulls organization and lead New York Red Bulls II to success,” Head Coach Ibrahim Sekagya said.
“I cannot wait to get this season started and show all of the work that has been done this winter to put a well-balanced squad on the pitch.”
The bald headed former centre back is a winner as he lifted three Austrian Football Bundesliga titles between 2008 and 2012 and was also part of the team that won the 2012 Austrian Cup.
He joined the New York Red Bulls in July of 2013 and spent two seasons with the club. Sekagya was part of the 2013 Red Bulls team that clinched the club’s first-ever Supporters’ Shield.
