With his 32nd birthday being celebrated only six days ago, Hapoel Ashkelon’s Messay Dego is the youngest coach in Israeli soccer’s Premier League. In our flawed reality though, it would be naïve to ignore the fact that Dego became the first Ethiopian-Israeli coach to guide a team in the top flight this past Sunday. Kfar Saba has played four league matches since he was fired and has picked up just two points, falling to fourth place.Dego wasn’t out of work for long, with Ashkelon calling last week following the resignation of coach Yuval Naim. Dego’s debut didn’t go as he had hoped, with Ashkelon losing 1-0 at Ironi Kiryat Shmona on Sunday, suffering a sixth straight defeat. But in his short time as a head coach, Dego has already staked his claim as one of the most promising sideline leaders in Israeli soccer, regardless of color or background.

Source: Ethiopian News February 20, 2018 23:26 UTC