‘I regret Coaching Black Meteors’ – Malik Jabir

Former Asante Kotoko Coach, Malik Jabir has expressed regrets over his decision to accept the Black Meteors coaching job in 2014 due to unpaid salaries and bonus arrears.

The ex-Black Stars Captain had a three-year stint with the Meteors, where he managed to qualify the Ghana U-23 team to the 2015 African Games in Congo, Brazzaville but failed to mastermind the team’s qualification to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which led to his dismissal.

Malik Jabir is owed $99,000 in salary arrears for spending 36 months as Head Coach of the Black Meteors. The retired Ghana striker, agreed to a $3,000 per month salary but was only paid for 3 months.

“I’ve regretted accepting to work for the national team because I worked and I didn’t get what I deserved. In 2014, I was handed a national team job as a coach. I worked for three years but was paid only three months,” Coach Jabir told Accra based Original FM.

Despite his regrets, the former ASFA Yennenga Coach has refused to influence young local coaches against accepting national team coaching jobs.

“I won’t advise local coaches not to accept national team coaching offers even when they are not paid. That will be unpatriotic. They must accept and fight for their conditions. But we must be respected,” he added.