Fortune Sacco are looking to hire a new head coach ahead of the start of the 2022-2023 season.The club has been under the tutelage of old-boy Nicodemus Omasete for the past season where the former midfielder has been in charge on interim basis.According to the club’s secretary general Julius Kariuki, three tacticians have been shortlisted for the vacant job that had attracted tens of applicants.##NAJAVA_MECA_6718074##Kariuki said the management will settle for the gaffer who has a track record of performing well in the country’s top division and who meets the minimum qualifications needed for one to man the touchline at the top flight.“We are projecting to unveil a new head coach in the coming weeks. He will work with Omasete going forward. We have narrowed on three applicants whom we are still going through their profiles and negotiating on the terms,” he disclosed.Fortune are till in the dark regarding the tier they will participate in the forthcoming season. The club had been promoted to the top tier by the outgoing FKF Transition Committee after finishing second in the Super League behind APS Bomet.Frustrated Kamura opts for short break after failing to secure clubHowever, Murang’a Seal who finished third in the competition moved to court to challenge the decision by the committee whose mandate expires on Friday to promote the two. Given that the past season was not sanctioned by FIFA and the contentious and yet to be resolved issues touching on it, the club is likely to remain in the second tier.Kariuki says they find themselves in a no man’s land thus throwing their preparation for the new season in a disarray.Miracle worker Billy Agai steering Nyalenda United to uncharted territories“We are not sure of the league we will participate in the new season but my hope is we will be allowed to rub shoulders with the best in the top tier. It becomes challenging to prepare the team when you are not sure of the tier you will be in,” he lamented.Meanwhile, the administrator hopes that they will use the Wang’uru Stadium for their homes matches going forward.
