Sofapaka is set to name coach David Ouma as their head coach on a permanent basis after impressing during his stint as interim coach.Ouma, who last year returned to Sofapaka as Ken Odhiambo’s assistant and was handed the team on a temporary basis when the club decided to part ways with Odhiambo on 14th February. He was named as interim coach until the end of the 2021/22 campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_6471778##During his team in charge, the team only lost once with the defeat coming in the last game of the season against Ulinzi Stars. Enosh Ochieng’s strike early in the second half dented what had been an unblemished run for the former Harambee Starlets coach.The club has now reached an agreement to hand the tactician the reins on a permanent basis. He will continue with assistance from former Harambee Stars midfielder Hillary Echesa who played for the club before being appointed team manager when he hung up his boots.“Coach Ouma will continue as head coach, we have handed him the job permanently. He proved himself during the interim period and there is no reason whatsoever to replace him, he is a good coach, understands the team well and we have full confidence in him. He will be assisted by Hillary Echesa who has been aiding him since was handed the team on an interim basis,” the source disclosed.Sofapaka have fired head coach Ken Odhiambo. His assistant David Ouma takes over on the interim.#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/OcF3GEpbpQ— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) March 30, 2022 The source further hinted that there could be an addition of another assistant coach to help Ouma and Echesa run the team well next season.“If we add someone to that technical bench he will come as a second assistant coach but so far there are no plans to bring another person on board because we do not even know when the 2022/23 season will commence,” the source added.AC Milan after Ziyech again: Chelsea would let him go, but the problem could be the salaryEarlier this month, Ouma had expressed interest in taking the job permanently saying he had done a good job as the interim boss.”We have had a good run, especially in the second leg where we have played like Sofapaka and the experience of coaching in the top tier since 1995 and both Harambee Stars and Harambee Starlets is enough to prove my worth,” he told Citizen.“We started a project of playing our own style which has borne fruits but the credit goes to the players for playing as per instructions. I have executed my mandates and it’s now up to the board members to decide my fate as per my performance.”
