Jonas Komla

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Jonas Komla
Personal information
Full name Jonas Kokou Komla
Date of birth (1975-06-07) 7 June 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Anié, Togo
Managerial career
YearsTeam
Olympique de Messira
2012–2015 Djoliba AC
2015–2018 Mali U17
2018–2019 Djibouti U20
2020–2021 ASC Kara
2020–2022 Togo U20
2021 Togo (caretaker)

Jonas Kokou Komla (born 7 June 1975) is a Togolese football coach, who is currently manager of ASC Kara and Togo U20.

Managerial career

After managing Malian clubs Olympique de Messira and Djoliba AC, Komla was appointed manager of Mali's under-17's. [1] Komla managed the side at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, leading the country to the semi-finals, where Mali lost 3–1 against Spain. [2] In July 2018, Komla was announced as manager of Djibouti's under-20 side. [3] In January 2020, following the expiration of his contract with Djibouti U20, Komla returned to his native Togo to manage reigning Togolese Championnat National champions ASC Kara. [4] Later that year, in October 2020, Komla was appointed manager of Togo U20. [5]

In May 2021, following the departure of Claude Le Roy, Komla was named as caretaker manager of Togo for the country's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification ties against Senegal and Namibia due to incoming manager Paulo Duarte's commitments until August 2021. [6]

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References

  1. "Togo : Jonas Komla aux commandes des U20" (in French). Bamada. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. "U17 World Cup 2017 India » Semi-finals » Mali - Spain 1:3". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. "Jonas Kokou Komla : Le Togolais à la tête des U20 de Djibouti" (in French). Radio Sport FM. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. "Jonas Komla : le technicien trouve enfin un poste au Togo" (in French). Africa Top Sports. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. "Togo : Federation Has Appointed New Coach For U20 Team". Africa Top Sports. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. "Paulo Duarte named new Togo coach". BBC Sport. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.