Football coach Maurice Cooreman has dumped Ikorodu United, a club that he led into the Premiership to sign Akwa United, the Federations cup champion.

According to africanfootball.com, Cooreman replaces the departed Zakary Baraje who led the Akwa-Ibom side to win the Federations Cup at the end of last season.

Baraje safely guided Akwa United from the relegation zone for the second consecutive season before winning the Federations Cup.

Akwa United are playing in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup and will face V.Club Mokanda of Congo in the preliminary round of the annual competition in February.

Cooreman’s CV is littered with stints at clubs like Bendel Insurance, Lobi Stars, Enyimba, Warri Wolves, Asante Kotoko in Ghana and Kaduna United.

On 30 August 2010, Cooreman, led Kaduna United to a historic Federation Cup glory.