Former Gor Mahia coach Bob Oyugi has revealed why the club, alongside their arch-rivals AFC Leopards have enjoyed limited success under foreign coaches in recent years.The two Kenyan giants have already fired their respective coaches just nine matches into the 2024/25 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) season.First, it was the record Kenyan champions who terminated the contract of coach Leonardo Martins Neiva, citing poor results with only six matches played.##NAJAVA_MECA_8564396##The Brazilian, who was hired at the start of the season, kicked off on a good note, beating promoted outfit Mathare United 4-0 before hammering Posta Rangers 3-0.After Gor Mahia fired Neiva, it was the turn of Ingwe to train their guns on Tomas Trucha. The Czech tactician had overseen nine matches, with the 2-1 away defeat against Shabana ending his reign at the Den.He had beaten Mathare United 2-0 in the league opener, lost 1-0 against Posta Rangers, beat Bidco United 1-0, beat City Stars 2-1, drew 1-1 against Kariobangi Sharks.##NAJAVA_MECA_8571479##He also suffered two back-to-back defeats—1-0 against Murang’a Seal and 2-0 against Ulinzi Stars—and drew 1-1 against Mara Sugar before his final game ended in defeat against Tore Bobe at Gusii Stadium.Adagala accuses delegates of betrayal as bribery allegations emergeAccording to Oyugi, who guided Gor Mahia to the Kenyan Premier League title in 1993, the two clubs do not follow correct procedures when hiring foreign coaches, insisting they go for their services simply because of their colour.“Kenyan clubs, including Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards, always go for colour (as long as he is a foreign coach); they always want colour and forget their local coaches can do the job.They pick tourists from top hotels in the country and make them coaches, but no procedure is followed when hiring them,” a tough-talking Oyugi told SportsBoom.com in an exclusive interview.“As long as the ‘tourist’ shows up for the unveiling ceremony wearing a tracksuit, the two clubs get satisfied that they are indeed hiring qualified coaches, and they end up giving them jobs. They don’t even do enough research to know where the coaches have worked previously and what their qualifications are.”Okere explains reasons behind Tusker’s heavy defeat to LeopardsOyugi continued: “Unfortunately, we don’t know how most of these coaches get their jobs. For example, have you ever seen anywhere where Gor Mahia or even the AFC Leopards advertise for the coaching job when it falls vacant? Show me when the two clubs did so. They only tell us 35 or a huge number of coaches have applied for the role without giving any further details.”Oyugi took a swipe at the clubs for not following the correct criteria when hiring coaches. “What are the criteria for employing a coach?” Oyugi posed a question. “The job must be advertised; that is the first and very important criterion that these clubs must be made to know.Wanyama identifies key challenges hindering growth of football in Kenya“The advertisement should be out there for everyone to see. If possible, they should have it advertised in local newspapers and online platforms. Secondly, coaches shortlisted from the pool must go through thorough vetting; the coaches must be interviewed and dropped one by one before getting the best out of the group.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8564626##
