After an unsuccessful adventure with the Saudi team Abha Czeslaw Michniewicz decided to take a break from it for a while football. He was rarely seen in public until the summer, when he unexpectedly became a pundit on Channel Zero during Euro 2024. More than once, however, his appearances ended in disaster. “You see, you don't know anything. Have you ever played football?” – he said to Paweł Paczul during one of the broadcastsShortly after, it was announced that the coach was returning to work and would take over Moroccan FAR Rabat.
What a success for Michniewicz. They waited 17 years for this!
Although Michniewicz's debut in the new team was not successful, as he lost 1:2 to Remo Stars in the African Champions League qualifiers, things only got better from there. Not only did he eventually advance to the next round, but he also made a great start to the Botola Pro league and crushed Chabab Mohammedia 5:0. A week ago, he drew with Al-Merreikh, after which he was heavily criticized.
– The style of play is not impressive, strongly focused on defense – said journalist Bilal Mohammed, who believed that FAR Rabat played a “terrible” match. Michniewicz was probably very motivated to show that he knew what he was doing. And so it happened. His team won the return match with the Sudanese team 2-0 on Sunday, with goals from Ahmed Hammoudan and Joel Beyi.
The club thus advanced to the group stage of the local Champions League after a 17-year break! Judging by the posts on social media, the fans of the Moroccan team really missed participating in this competition. “Congratulations”, “a huge achievement”, “I am a fan since 2003 and Michniewicz is the best coach we've had” – we read in the comments on the X portal.
FAR Rabat will play their next match on Wednesday, September 25, when they will face Meknes at home. If they win, they should move up to the top of the table. At the moment, it is Union Touarga, who have 5 points after three matches. Michniewicz's players now have three points and are in ninth place.