Who wants to manage Omonia?

OMONIA’s search for a manager is turning into a major saga of repeated rejection for the Nicosia football club.
In the latest twist, Dutchman Ari Haan has jumped ship after less than a fortnight in charge, reportedly accepting an offer to become general manager of Austria Vienna instead.
Last month, having sacked Bulgarian coach Dimitrov Asprouhov early in a disappointing season, the Nicosia giants triumphantly announced they had signed ex-Everton manager Howard Kendall as a top-notch replacement. But the euphoria quickly turned to embarrassment for Omonia as Kendall pulled out at the last minute, citing family problems.
The story repeated itself with Omonia’s next choice, Dutchman Thys Libregts, the man who coached the Dutch team that reached the 1990 World Cup. With the deal again apparently sown up, Ligbrets pulled out at the last minute, citing family problems.
Omonia then turned to Hann, the former manager of Dutch club Feyenoord. The deal was signed and Hann, who is best remembered as the player whose long-range shooting lit up the 1978 World Cup, arrived in time for the November 18 clash with big Nicosia rivals APOEL, a game which Omonia lost 1-0.
Hann’s next match in charge was a 2-0 win over AEK on Saturday.
But, by yesterday, the Dutchman was on his way out.
An offer from Austria Vienna had reportedly proved too tempting to keep Haan on the island. Omonia director Doros Seraphim had an emergency meeting with Hann late on Monday night but failed to persuade him to stay.
Rebuffed once again, Omonia were yesterday threatening to seek compensation from Haan for abandoning them.
It was not clear yesterday who the Omonia board would be turning to as a replacement for Haan.

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