Sofapaka are set to appoint immediate former Kibera Black Stars head coach Paul Ogai as their new assistant coach, Mozzart Sport can report.Ogai has been a free agent since parting ways with Black Stars and he is now set to join Batoto ba Mungu’s bench as an assistant to David Ouma who worked without a permanent assistant coach when he took over as the interim boss in February.Ouma, who stepped in as Ken Odhiambo’s replacement on the temporary in February has since been confirmed as the permanent coach. During the interim period, he was deputized by Hillary Echesa who also doubled up as the team manager but he will now have a full-time assistant in Ogai.Ogai has previously coached Western Stima, Coast Stima, Palos FC, and Kisumu All-Stars among other teams, and in 2019 he led Stima back to the top tier when they topped the National Super League. He was shown the door a few months into his top-flight bow.Sofapaka captain Lawrence Juma and goalkeeper Fredrick Odhiambo have joined AS Kigali of Rwanda on two-year deals.Both leave on the Bosman.#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/d2WRVXDUuS— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) July 29, 2022 Sofapaka president Elly Kalekwa has confirmed that there have been talks between the club and the tactician after he was recommended by the club head coach.“The appointment of the assistant coach is the prerogative of the head coach, he decides the person he feels he can work with best. He has informed us of his decision to bring Ogai on board but we have not finalized things at this point but I can confirm that there are ongoing talks between us and the coach,” Kalekwa told Mozzart Sport.The club is also sourcing for a sponsor after losing their sole sponsor a month ago. The club will also be keen on replacing a number of key players who have left the club. They include Lawrence Juma, Fredrick Odhiambo, Tsuma Said, and Rody Manga among others.CAFWCLQ: Aquino scores a brace as Simba Queens advance to the final
