Promise Nwachukwu, the club’s General Manager, disclosed in a statement that Abdallah was replacing Fidelis Ilechukwu who recently resigned from the position.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ilechukwu, a former Chief Coach of Lagos-based MFM FC, resigned at the end of the 2020/2021 season.
Nwachukwu said the new coach has signed a two-year contract with the club.
“We have a new coach who has signed a two-year contract with Heartland FC.
“We have no doubt that he will lead the club to glory before his contract expires,” he said.
NAN reports that Abdallah is the current Chief Scout of the national under-17 male team, the Golden Eaglets. (NAN)

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