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FORMER SC Villa coach Micho Sredojevic could be the man to replace Frank ‘Video’ Anyau as URA coach. The Serbian, currently at Ethiopian side St George but formerly of Orlando Pirates (South Africa) and Yanga (Tanzania), is in primary negotiations with the embattled side whose fortunes have slumped in recent weeks.

If URA can successfully talk him out of his contract at St George, Micho would gladly endorse a return to Uganda, for this is where he had his first assignment in Africa; one which was enjoyable the fall-out with SC Villa notwithstanding.

Sixteen other coaches meanwhile have applied for the job even before the club advertises the post. Club chairman David Serebe revealed to Daily Monitor that the biggest number of the applicants are foreigners.

“Every day I get about two new applicants and as of today, I have a total of 16. Nine of them are foreign coaches and the rest locally based,” said Serebe. The soft spoken Serebe however refused to reveal names of the applicants saying it was not right to mention their names before the executive meets.

“What I can at least reveal is that I have received applicants from South Africa, West Africa, Zambia, Europe, Central Africa and Uganda,” he said. Anyua resigned following a humiliating 1-0 defeat by lowly Maji FC in a league fixture, just days before the team traveled to Zambia where they drew 0-0 with Zesco United but bowed out of the Africa Champions League.

On Friday, URA hit new depths when Ediofe Hills inflicted another 1-0 defeat in Arua. The taxmen today visit Jinja seeking to halt a bad run of form against a strong Victors side.
“It is true we are not having a good time but this happens to any team.

We are working hard to return to winning ways and that game against Victors is one that we are targeting to start with,” URA’s care taker coach Ibrahim Mugisha said. URA dominated the first leg in Namboole en route to a 1-0 victory.