The worst kept secret has finally been made official as Harambee Stars unveiled German Turkish Engin Fırat as the new head coach on a two months contract following the departure of Jacob Ghost Mulee. The 51-year-old was last at the helm of the Moldovan national team with the 11-match spell ending disastrously as he failed to win a single game and picked up two draws most notably against Russia.Speaking at his unveiling at a Nairobi hotel, Firat could not hide his excitement following his appointment as the new Harambee Stars coach terming the country as a footballing nation. Matchday II is done and dusted, and here is how it stands 👇Up next, in October, are back-to-back ties against table toppers Mali.#Tunaweza pic.twitter.com/DjjZ9h4T8e— Harambee Stars (@Harambee__Stars) September 6, 2021 “I’m very excited and motivated because I know Kenya is a real football country when we talked I liked what I saw and I knew there is a chance to do something, we decided to think about how we think of this campaign, the President (Nick Mwendwa) is really motivated,””After this, we will see the outcome after the campaign,” said Firat.His immediate task will be back to back fixtures against Mali on Wednesday 6 and Sunday 10 October as he hopes to reignite the dim hopes of making it to the Playoff of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifiers.Firat’s notable stints include taking charge of Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt at the turn of the century to 2002 and assisting second all-time international goal scorer Ali Daei as the Iranian national team coach.He has taken charge of 18 teams in a managerial career that has spanned 24 years and recently the Maldovan job citing family problems.
