This archive report was first published on 21 August 2019.
On August 20, 2019, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) unveiled Francis Kimanzi as the new head coach of Harambee Stars, the national football team, on a two-year deal.
Kimanzi, who was the immediate former assistant coach, will be assisted by Zedekiah Otieno, Lawrence Webo (goalkeeper trainer), and Enos Karani (fitness coach).
"We laid a good foundation with our former coach, qualifying for Afcon for the first time in 15 years," said Kimanzi.
His first assignment will be a friendly match against Uganda on September 8 in Nairobi, followed by another friendly match against Libya in October, prior to their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers against Egypt and Togo in November.
With this appointment, Kimanzi seeks to make his third stint at the helm of Harambee Stars more memorable, after guiding Kenya to their best-ever Fifa ranking (68) and being sacked on June 19, 2012.
