Zico to arrive in Uzbekistan as Iraq U-23 coach

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Former Bunyodkor Tashkent coach Arthur Antunes Coimbra, better known as Zico, will arrive in Tashkent as head coach of Iraq U-23.

Zico, who has been recently appointed as head coach of Iraq, will also train Iraq U-23 as Vadim Abramov, who coaches both Uzbekistan and Uzbekistan U-23.

Uzbekistan U-23 and Iraq U-23 will play each other in Tashkent on 21 September within the third round of 2012 London Olympic Games qualifiers.