Former Kenyan international John Baraza is hoping to hit the ground running after penning a two-year-long deal with the dockers on Friday to deputise Twahir Muhiddin.Baraza arrived in Mombasa on Friday morning and held successful talks and negotiations with the club’s board for the better part of the day that bore an agreement and a contract as well.Consequently, the soft-spoken tactician will resume coaching albeit in a different capacity after five months in the cold.##NAJAVA_MECA_7359245##Baraza, coached Kakamega Homeboyz between October 2022 to April this year before being relieved of his duties following a series of inconsistent results in the league.The CAF B coaching course license holder confirmed that he had penned a deal with the coastal darlings and is looking forward to working with Twahir Muhiddin in the new campaign.“I have signed a two-year long deal with Bandari where I will serve as an assistant to Twahir. I am ready for the new challenge,” he said.Joash Onyango ditches Simba for Singida in TanzaniaBandari have had to hire new technical bench members after a purge swept nearly all the members who steered the club last season and in the preceding ones.This will not be the first time Baraza will be working with Muhiddin as the former was tutored by the latter at Oserian between 2001-2003 and later in the national team, Harambee Stars.Kenya Police complete signing of Kenneth MugunaBaraza expressed confidence that Twahir will fire Bandari to clinch titles in the 2023-2024 season that is scheduled to kick off on August 26.“Twahir coached me during my active years, in fact he is the one who signed me at Oserian. He is an experienced tactician whom I am looking forward to working with,” he offered.“Bandari is a team that has the potential to win titles and I believe we will achieve it in the new season,” he added.Bandari last won a major title in 2019 under Bernard Mwalala beating Kariobangi Sharks 3-1 to lift the Football Kenya Federation Cup.
