Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouch addressing a press conference on 20th February 2013 after he was unveilled as National team, Harambee Stars coach at Nairobi Boulevard Hotel. Photo/File NATION
Former Kenya football boss, the late Job Omino, summed it up when he summarily got rid of the hugely popularly and achieving German Reinhardt Fabisch in 1987 after the "pesky" coach persistently made demands for better terms.
"Coaches come and coaches go," was the famous, or is it infamous, remark that the Kenya Football Federation chairman made as they and the 1987 All Africa Games football finalist parted ways with much in bravado from the former but little in civility.
The highly volatile Chelsea job, where managers hardly last a season, could easily make the European record books but compared to the Harambee Stars situation, the Blues constant dilemmas sound like an eon of stability.
Football Kenya Federation, as usual, after failing to pay Frenchman Henri Michel his dues, parted ways with him in unclear circumstances last year. Was the Frenchman fired or did he go on French leave?
It did not matter to FKF. They promptly announced that James Nandwa would stand-in while they shopped for a replacement who was duly unveiled yesterday. Adel Amrouche.
Former Kenya football boss, the late Job Omino, summed it up when he summarily got rid of the hugely popularly and achieving German Reinhardt Fabisch in 1987 after the "pesky" coach persistently made demands for better terms.
"Coaches come and coaches go," was the famous, or is it infamous, remark that the Kenya Football Federation chairman made as they and the 1987 All Africa Games football finalist parted ways with much in bravado from the former but little in civility.
The highly volatile Chelsea job, where managers hardly last a season, could easily make the European record books but compared to the Harambee Stars situation, the Blues constant dilemmas sound like an eon of stability.
Football Kenya Federation, as usual, after failing to pay Frenchman Henri Michel his dues, parted ways with him in unclear circumstances last year. Was the Frenchman fired or did he go on French leave?
It did not matter to FKF. They promptly announced that James Nandwa would stand-in while they shopped for a replacement who was duly unveiled yesterday. Adel Amrouche.
Note that FKF were mum on his contract. They did not even bother to indicate how long the contract of the Algerian-turned-Belgian was despite the spirited inquiries from journalists during the presentation ceremony.
The startling statistic that will make Omino turn gaily in his grave is this: The appointment of Amrouche makes it the seventh change of coaches over the past two years for Harambee Stars – that is an astonishing average of one national coach every three and a half months.
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