Norwegian Jørn Andersen appointed Myanmar
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Norwegian Jørn Andersen appointed Myanmar national team coach amid civil war

Far from the World Cup spotlight, a Norwegian has been appointed national team coach. It is former North Korea coach Jørn Andersen who has been given a new assignment - in the military dictatorship of Myanmar.

It was on Thursday that the Myanmar Football Association presented Jørn Andersen as its new national team coach.

“I am delighted to be in Myanmar,” he said in a statement.

With the appointment, the 63-year-old adds to an already somewhat unusual CV; he has previously led both Hong Kong and North Korea.

It's not an uncomplicated country Andersen has chosen this time either. Since the military took power in 2021, a civil war has been raging in which over 100,000 people have died, according to figures from conflict monitor Acled.

Andersen himself had a successful playing career, with 27 international caps for Norway in the 1980s and several seasons in the German Bundesliga.

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