Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear Football Club of the Central League released a message on the evening of August 29, announcing that Alihan had officially joined and rendezvoused with the club that afternoon.
Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear Club released a photo showing the club and fan representatives going to the airport to welcome Mr. Alihan. They presented Mr. Alihan with flowers and hung banners in Chinese and Dutch with the words "Mr. Alihan, welcome to Guangxi".
Alihan is 74 years old and as you can see from the picture his hair has turned silver-white, but it looks like he's still in good spirits and in great shape.
Guangxi Pingguo HaZhong FC announced on August 23rd that it has hired former head coach of the national men's soccer team, Ali Han, as the club's technical director. At the same time, they have also hired former national team player Du Zhenyu to join the coaching staff.
Up to now, 20 rounds of matches have been played in the 2023 season of the Central League. Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear has achieved 11 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, scored 27 goals, conceded 11 goals and accumulated 39 points. They are currently ranked 3rd, just 1 point away from the Super League zone.
Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear's goal in hiring Alihan as technical director is to strengthen technical guidance and lead the team's all-out push for promotion.
In the 21st round of the Central League, Guangxi Pingguo Hazhou will face bottom-ranked promotion rival Wuxi Wuhou at home at 19:30 on September 3 (Sunday). At that time, Alihan will appear as technical director and make his debut in the Central League.
