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Ze Maria lands a new job, barely a day after quitting Gor Mahia

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Immediate former Gor Mahia coach Jose Marcello Ferreira "Ze Maria" has been appointed as the new manager of Albanian side FK Tirana, barely 24 hours after leaving the 15-time Kenya Premier league champions.

The Brazilian, who led K'ogallo to Kenya Premier League glory at the end of the 2015/16 season, resigned last week after the club refused to budge to his demands for a salary increment days after the club won the Sportpesa Supercup title in Tanzania.

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