Following the departure of Brazilian trainer Roberto Oliveira Goncalves as Rayon Sports caoch, Ghanaian striker Michael Sarpong is set to get a new coach soon, the club has reported.

The Rwandan giants will unveil a new head coach before the return leg of the CAF Champions League tie against Al Hilal of Sudan.

According to Club Spokespersonof the club, Jean Paul Nkurunziza talks are at an advanced stage to find a new coach to replace the Brazilian who parted ways with the club on August 13.

“We are evaluating many coaches right now. Some are foreigners and some locals. We want to carry out this exercise quickly and carefully because there are only eleven days before the CAF return leg,” he told AllAfrica.com

On Wednesday, the club officially announced that they had agreed to part ways with Gonçalves through mutual consent.

Gonçalves guided Rayon Sports to the 2018/2019 league title.

Assistant coach Alain Kirasa is in charge of the team before announcement of a new head coach.

Sarpong has been on fire for Rayon Sport, emerging as the club’s player of the season.

He recently snatched a point for them in their 2019/20 Champions League opener with a superb strike.

It is expected that the new coach’s arrival will not affect the playing time of the former Dreams FC striker.