Coleraine FC head coach Dean Shiels resigns, Ruaidhri Higgins expected to succeed

Dean Shiels has left his role as Coleraine head coach with immediate effect, just days before the club's crucial European playoff semi-final. Assistant coach Michael O'Connor has also departed as part of a major shake-up at the club. Shiels, who guided Coleraine to a fifth-place finish in the Irish Premiership during his first season, leaves with the club expressing gratitude for his passion and dedication. Former Derry City manager Ruaidhri Higgins is expected to be appointed as Shiels' successor in the coming days and could lead the team into the playoff. The club emphasized that both Shiels and O'Connor are held in high regard and will be welcomed back in the future. Coleraine is set to face either Crusaders or Dungannon Swifts in the upcoming playoff.