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Hong Kong FA in talks with coach Jorn Andersen over new contract, chairman Eric Fok says

Andersen repeats criticisms of city’s Premier League at Hong Kong FA’s AGM, having previously said he was open to offers from elsewhere

The Norwegian, who has led Hong Kong to their best ever Asian Games finish and first Asian Cup finals since 1968, is contracted until June 2025

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Hong Kong coach Jorn Andersen has previously indicated he would consider offers from elsewhere. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Published: 10:12am, 29 Mar 2024Updated: 10:40am, 29 Mar 2024

The Hong Kong Football Association is in talks with national team head coach Jorn Andersen about renewing his contract, the governing body’s chairman Eric Fok Kai-shan has said.

Andersen, whose current deal expires in June next year, has transformed the Hong Kong team since his appointment in December 2021.

The Norwegian last year led the city’s team to their best ever Asian Games finish as they reached the semi-finals in Hangzhou, having already masterminded Hong Kong’s first qualification for the AFC Asian Cup finals since 1968.

After the finals in Qatar in January, in which a competitive Hong Kong team frightened Asian big guns United Arab Emirates and Iran in tight group matches, Andersen told the Post he was “open” to exploring new opportunities.

Andersen has transformed the Hong Kong team during 27 months in charge. Photo: Reuters

But speaking after the HKFA’s AGM on Thursday evening, Fok said the governing body had taken the “first step” towards tying down Andersen to new terms.