Forge FC promotes Jelani Smith as it continues to revamp front office structure
HAMILTON — Forge FC continued its front office restructuring Tuesday, promoting Jelani Smith to director of soccer operations.
The former Canada youth international has served as the Canadian Premier League team’s club’s manager of soccer operations since the franchise’s inception in 2018.
On Monday, Forge announced Bobby Smyrniotis was getting a four-year contract extension in an expanded role as head coach and sporting director. Smyrniotis was named the team’s first-ever technical director and head coach on Oct. 1, 2018.
The moves come some three weeks after Costa Smyrniotis, Bobby’s brother, left his post as Forge’s director of football and business to become the CPL’s executive vice-president, soccer.