Assistant coach of the Black Galaxies, Bismark Kobby Mensah, will be at the dugout for Accra Great Olympics for the second round of the 2022–23 league season and beyond.
Less than a year after Yaw Preko assumed leadership of the team as head coach, Accra Great Olympics announced on February 15, 2023, that they had broken off their relationship with him.
Olympics is currently ranked 10th in the league log, which surprised management and supporters given that he won the GHALCA Top 6 Tournament, which served as a warm-up for teams in the league before the start of the new season.
After losing 1-2 to Nsoatreman at Nana Koromansa Park last Sunday, management decided to show the former deputy coach of the Under-17 national team the exit after he won just six of the 17 league matches played this season.
Bismark Kobby Mensah has been appointed to play in the betPawa Premier League after being a member of the Black Galaxies’ technical team, which included Annor Walker as head and Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum as deputy’s head.
Mensah, an ex-Ghana U17 striker, rose to prominence after helping FC Samartex finish third in Zone II of the Division One League in 2018, nine points behind champions Bibiani Gold Stars.
Karela United FC officially announced the appointment of trainer Bismark Kobby Mensah as the club’s new head in August 2021, but he resigned as the manager of the Aiyinase club after the demise of Senator David Brigidi.
Before Kobby resigned from Karela United, he had 10 points from his available 24 and settled in the 14th position on the league table. He has been without a club since his resignation.
After parting ways with Yaw Rush Preko on Thursday afternoon, Accra Great Olympics of the Ghana Premier League named Bismark Kobby Mensah as their new head coach.
The former Karela United gaffer joins the Accra-based club on a three-year deal, Bismark Kobby Mensah’s first game will be against Bechem United at Nana Fosu Gyeabour II Park on Sunday.
