Kang-Hee named new S.Korea coach

Choi Kang-Hee, coach of K-League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, was on Wednesday named the new boss of the South Korean national team.The Korea Football Association said Choi would replace Cho Kwang-Rae, sacked two weeks ago after a shock defeat to Lebanon left the 2002 semi-finalists at risk of missing out on the 2014 World Cup.Choi, 52, twice guided Jeonbuk to the K-League title, in 2009 and 2011, with the club also winning the 2006 AFC Champions League and finishing runners-up this year. South Korea are seeking their eighth straight World Cup appearance and ninth overall.They top Group B in Asian qualifying on goal difference, level on 10 points with Lebanon and ahead of third-placed Kuwait on eight.