On the same day that he learned he won't be playing in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, Anatole Abang also learned the identity of the man he'll most need to impress once he makes his way back to Denmark.
Hobro IK - to whom Abang is on loan until the end of the current season - has announced Thomas Thomasberg will guide the team's bid for promotion to the Danish Superliga.
Relegated from Denmark's top flight last season, Hobro bounced back to lead the Danish First Division into the winter break.