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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/8223611/Junior-football-coach-lands-job-as-Seychelles-manager-following-mistaken-identity.html

A junior football coach landed a job as the manager of Seychelles’ national team after the country’s football association mistook him for former Manchester City defender Andy Morrison.

Andrew Amers-Morrison got the job while he was on holiday in the tropical island.

The local federation managed to confuse Amers-Morrison, 40, with the former City player who turned out for Kevin Keegan’s side - handing the holidaymaker a two-year contract.

Chairman Suketu Patel said: “We thought we were getting the real Andy Morrison, but instead we have an impostor.”

After realising that a mistake had been made Amers-Morrison’s new bosses called him in for a meeting - where they incredibly gave him six months grace in which to prove he was up to the task.

Amers-Morrison did attempt to become a professional player in his youth, but saw his progress hampered by a series of injuries, before he turned his attention to coaching and set up the Samba Street Soccer School in London in 2005, a centre that helps disadvantaged children.

Andy Morrison, currently assistant manager at non-league Northwich Victoria, was amused by the affair, saying: “I had to laugh when I heard. It’s audacious, I’ll give him that.”

[Butty]

A junior football coach currently assistant manager at non-league Northwich Victoria

Sounds about right...

[jamestimperleyrobin]

A junior football coach currently assistant manager at non-league Northwich Victoria

Sounds about right...

The former City player who they were meant to assign is the assistant of Northwich, the junior football coach was the randomer....