Akbar Patel

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Akbar Patel is a Mauritian football coach who manages the national side, a job he took up for the fourth time in October 2018.

Career

Patel led the Mauritian national side to the 2003 Indian Ocean Games title. [1] Patel was also appointed caretaker manager of the national side in August 2007, [2] before being appointed as full manager in March 2009. [1] He returned to the national side in October 2018 for the fourth time. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Yasine Mohabuth (20 March 2009). "Patel is new Mauritius coach". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Emmanuel Muga (30 August 2007). "Tanzania upbeat despite defeats". BBC. Retrieved 20 March 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Mauritius sack ex Manchester United youth coach Francisco Filho". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)