Non-League Paper

NGANDU’S RE-WRITING HISTORY!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 August 2018

Rookie boss leads famous cup win – aged 25

By Hugo Varley

JASON Ngandu earned himself a bit of history after guiding Leyton Athletic into the FA Cup preliminary round – now he’s after a place in the record books too!
“I read that I might now be the youngest manager in the cup!” boasted the 25-year-old boss after steering his side to a 3-0 replay victory over Barkingside – their first cup win under their new name.
“It was my first FA Cup match so I am still undefeated; there are not many managers who can say they are undefeated in the FA Cup!&rdqu...

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