Winning the players’ acceptance may have been helped by the fact that Jannoud used to play for the same club, al-Muhafaza, albeit in the women’s team, where she began coaching after injury ended her playing career.
“At first it was a little bit hard,” player Amjad Katkout said of being coached by a woman. “But then we got used to this, she became like a sister or a friend. It is normal.” Good results may also help cement Jannoud’s position, as al-Muhafaza tries to earn promotion out of the second division and back into Syria’s top tier. So far this season, they have won eight out of 10 league matches and drawn the other two.
In a country still dealing with civil war – a conflict that prevented the Syrian women’s team playing for several years this decade – the club hopes Jannoud’s appointment represents progress for football and for women. “I appointed her as technical supervisor of the team that will play this year,” said the club’s technical manager, Anas Sebaei. “We created a big noise with this decision. Maha deserves that because she is a good player and good coach.”
Published in Daily Times, January 8th 2019.
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