It’s official: New PBA team Kia names Pacquiao head coach

Manny Pacquiao plays basketball with Cebu sports reporters at the Cebu City Sports Club in 2007. (CDN FILE PHOTO)

MANILA, Philippines—From being an eight-time world boxing champion and then a congressman, Manny Pacquiao can now call himself a basketball head coach.

Newly-approved PBA team Kia officially named Pacquiao its coach Monday in a press conference held at the Pacific Star building in Makati.

“I’m very happy to be named head coach of Kia,” said Pacquiao.

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