Mathare United CEO Jecton Obure is confident that newly appointed head coach John Kamau will change the team’s fortunes for the better as they are currently in the relegation zone.Kamau, a former Wazito FC assistant coach was unveiled as the new Slum Boys head coach on Monday afternoon. He will be assisted by Francis Xavier and Julius Mativo while Sam Koko will train the keepers.“Mathare United is delighted to announce the appointment of John Kamau as head coach until the end of the season. A vastly experienced coach, Kamau has held coaching roles in the Premier League with Thika United, Posta Rangers, and Wazito. He has also coached the Kenyan U20 national team as well as served as an assistant to the Harambee Stars squad that claimed the 2017 CECAFA Senior Challenge title. He will be joined at the club by goalkeeper trainer Samuel Koko who worked alongside him at Wazito and will be returning to the club a year and a half after his departure,” read the statement from the club.Former Kenya U20, National Team coach, John Kamau takes over at Mathare United.He replaces Ezekiel Akwana who resigned.#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/t4qJSNEsTp— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) January 31, 2022 Obure on the other hand lauded Kamau’s arrival saying that he impressed them.“Kamau has impressed us extremely with his understanding of the game and above all understanding of the situation that he is coming into. He is determined and understands the task at hand. We are certain that this will be a positive partnership,” he stated.Kamau on his part expressed his delight at landing the job and expressed confidence that he would turn things around.“I am excited to be joining this great club. It might not seem so with how the season is going at the moment but I am confident that we can restore the pride of Mathare United. I am mostly known for my work with young players and here I can get back to doing that. We must not allow this club to suffer the same fate as Thika United which was also a safe haven for the young upcoming footballers.” (function (el) { window.addEventListener(“message”, (event) => { if (event.origin.startsWith(“https://www.sofascore”)) { if (el.id === event.data.id) { el.style.height = event.data.height + “px”; } } }); })(document.getElementById(“sofa-standings-embed-17654-38844”)); Standings provided by SofaScore LiveScore
