The 66-year-old coach returns to Kuwait after his contract with the Bahrain national team was ended by mutual consent.

Macala, who has previously won two Kuwait League titles with the club, has signed a two-year contract and said his target will be leading his former team to the continental title.

"Winning the AFC Cup with Kazma will be my priority," said Macala. "This is a continental tournament and I will try my best to lead the team to win it this year.

"Kazma are a good team and hopefully we can build for a prosperous future. I don't promise that we will achieve the AFC Cup at the end of the year but this will be one of my first targets with the team.

"I hope that I can end my coaching career with Kazma because this is the place I started at here in Kuwait," he added. "I will not coach any national teams again as I have previously coached four national teams.

"I started here with Kazma and I love this club a lot and I have many friends here," he added. "I'll start over where I began my career in the Gulf and I could end my career here."