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Liverpool icon Barnes on brink of Rwanda job

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 07:41

Sacked Tranmere Rovers boss John Barnes is on the brink of taking the Rwanda national team post.

The Sun says the ex-England and Liverpool star, 45, who was sacked as Tranmere boss last month, recently held talks with the African country's sports minister Joseph Habineza.

Barnes, who has also managed Celtic and Jamaica, now hopes to revive his career with the Amavubi Stars - who lie 114th in the FIFA rankings.

Rwanda are bottom of their World Cup qualifying group and plan to axe coach Branko Tucak.

Barnes' agent Winston Clarke said: "John has one thing on his agenda - to spur Rwandan football to greater heights."

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