Former Posta Rangers captain Suleiman Ngotho has been appointed as assistant coach by National Super League side Nairobi United.Ngotho will subsequently serve as an assistant to Edwin Mwaura who has been in charge since the exit of Paul Okatwa in December last year.##NAJAVA_MECA_8021327##The former Posta captain who featured as a central defender during his active years, kicked off life at Nairobi United on Monday.The National Super League debutants are restricting their technical bench in what is seen as an effort to garner automatic promotion to the top flight.Initially, reports indicated that the club was eyeing immediate former Mathare United tactician Leonard Odipo but talks between the two parties didn’t yield fruit.Kenyan youngster in Turkey for trialsOdipo was also linked to a coaching job at third-tier side Equity as well.Nairobi, who are in their maiden season in the top flight are ranked third with 52 points, one off the second-placed Mathare United and five behind log leaders Naivas.Mwaura and Ngotho, who transitioned to coaching barely three years ago after hanging their boots, will be tasked with guiding the club to secure promotion to the top tier.Joshua “Mangulu” Onyango: The rising star defending Gor Mahia’s legacyThe two top teams in the second tier will be automatically promoted at the end of the season while the third one will try luck in the promotion/ relegation playoff.Ngotho is not alien to the world of coaching as he served as Ruiru Hotstars tactician between May 2022 to February when he threw in the towel under unclear circumstances.Hotstars picked former FC Talanta midfielder Anthony Gicho to succeed Ngotho.
