Rot Weiss Ahlen is facing the basement duel against Fortuna Düsseldorf II – with interim coach Orhan Özkara. Next week, a decision will be made about a new coach.

Since the separation from Daniel Berlinski, Orhan Özkara has been on the sidelines at Rot Weiss Ahlen on an interim basis. And nothing will change before next week.

Because the appointed sporting director will continue to be responsible when Fortuna Düsseldorf II comes to the basement duel at the Werse on Saturday (2 p.m., RS-Liveticker).

In the days thereafter, a new coach could then be introduced at the relegation-threatened club. “Orhan leads this week already three, four talks with the closest circle of candidates. Then he will report to us and together we want to decide at the beginning of next week,” explained sports director Joachim Krug in the kicker.

At the same time, the 68-year-old left a back door open. “If we do not get along with the applicants” is also not yet off the table that Özkara could train the team until the winter break. Özkara had already told RS a few days ago that this was not his plan. “But in this business you can not rule out anything. “

There seems to be no shortage of possible candidates for Rot Weiss. Whereby with the traded Thorsten Nehrbauer one solution is less available – he hired at Sportfreunde Siegen.

In addition to many applications, sports director Krug, himself long responsible for operations as sports director, has also played his part in the search for a coach. “I have Orhan Özkara called about 25 names that I know and that are free, so I have done my duty for now,” he said in the kicker.

So that the new man, should he come next week, does not have to take over the bottom of the table, the Ahlener must score at the weekend against Düsseldorf II.

RWA currently has only one win on the season, and after Berlinski’s departure they have yet to achieve any success. The respectable 0:0 against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen was followed by a setback with the 0:2 at FC Gütersloh. Now they are looking for a second win against Fortuna’s second team, which is level on points – and then with a new coach.