Indonesia

Emral Abus reunites with Persib Bandung as new head coach

Persib Bandung have officially announced Emral Abus as their new coach until the end of this season.

Emral is definitely not a new name for Persib since he was once replacing the coaching position for head coach Djadjang Nurdjaman back in 2014/2015 season.

Previously, Persib board indicated that they wanted a coach who had experience in handling the team, whose state has not changed much since two years ago.

Despite not being so well-known, the 58-year-old is a professor in training football coaches, especially in the area of West Sumatra. Emral is also an instructor for the AFC C coaching license in Indonesia.

Persib are slumping to the 10th position in Indonesia Liga 1 standings, with only 7 wins in 21 matches.