Paul ‘Tegat’ Davis named new Montego Bay United coach

ST JAMES, Jamaica — Paul ‘Tegat’ Davis is to take over as head coach of Jamaica Premier League membership Montego Bay United (MBU), the membership mentioned in a launch Monday evening.

After declining to verify rumours that swirled at Monday’s sport the place MBU beat Tivoli Gardens 3-1 of their second-round JPL sport, the membership made the announcement on their social media platform later within the evening.

Along with Davis, Andrew Peart, the coach of Glenmuir Excessive was additionally named as technical director.

Davis, who final coached on the Premier League degree with Arnett Gardens in 2023, is to exchange Argentine Rodolfo Zapata, who left the Montego Bay-based membership “by mutual resolution”, it was heard final week, and will make his debut on Thursday at dwelling towards Racing United.

Davis represented Seba United in his taking part in days and led them as a coach again to the Premier League within the 2009-10 season earlier than the identify change to Montego Bay United by then proprietor Orville Powell.

He’ll inherit a staff, sitting third within the Premier League on 48 factors and seems properly set to qualify for the play-offs.

— Paul Reid