A FORMER Premier League cult hero has landed a national team job.
The only catch being that the team was founded last year and is yet to play a match.
Dave KItson (left) has agreed to take charge of NauruArfa Griffiths – The Sun
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That’s after former Reading star Dave Kitson landed the Nauru national team job.
Nauru is a small island off the coast of Australia.
It’s the third smallest state in the world, classed as a ‘micro nation’ and larger only than the Vatican and Monaco.
It’s just 8.1 square miles in total and has a population of 10,800 people.
For comparison, that’s smaller than the London Borough of Camden which has a total area of 8.4 square miles and a population of 262,000 people.
Hardly the ideal pool to scout talent, so Kitson will have his work cut out when it comes to fielding a decent team.
The former striker played for the likes of Stoke, Cambridge and Sheffield United but his most notable for his time at Reading.
Kitson, 44, scored 62 goals and registered eight assists in 159 games for the Royals.
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Since retiring he has gone on to start his own football academy which aims to help kids find places in professional academies.
But he has now taken his talents to international management.
Nauru are not currently members of FIFA, but hope to play their first international friendly against American Samoa soon.
Kitson will manage alongside Brit Charlie Pomroy, who has previously coached the Cambodian national team and specialises in the coaching of smaller nations.
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