This archive report was first published on 8 August 2019.
On August 6, 2019, Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier accepted the resignation of coach Hassan Oktay, who had managed the team for eight months.
During his tenure, Oktay led the team to a Kenyan Premier League title and guided them to the quarter-final stage of the Caf Confederation Cup.
"I wish to thank you (chairman) and the fans for the opportunity you accorded me to manage this great club. I also wish you guys all the best in your forthcoming engagements," Oktay wrote in his departing note.
Englishman Steven George Polack, a 58-year-old coach with experience in Finland and Ghana, is expected to arrive in Nairobi on Wednesday and may be named as the new coach in the coming days.
Polack reportedly beat Frenchman Richard Tardy and Brazilian Roberto Oliviera to the job, and his first assignment could be to navigate the team through the preliminary tie of the Caf Africa Champions League against Burundi's Aigle Noir this weekend in Bujumbura.
