AFC Leopards will cut their coat according to the cloth after the club elected to replace Belgian tactician Patrick Aussems with a local one.Leopards are currently coach-less after Aussems announced his departure from the den last week after failing to agree on contract extension. His exit, left the management with no option other than to head to the market and acquire a new tactician who will steer the Leopards ship, going forward. ##NAJAVA_MECA_896175404832787400000##Leopards Secretary General Gilbert Andugu confirmed that the club will replace Aussems with a local based one due to a number of reasons. The administrator said it had dawned on the club that hiring and paying a foreign coach had proven costly and eaten into their finances. “We will not hire a foreign coach for we have learnt our lesson the hard way. We will look to bring in a local coach within the shortest time possible,” he said. Asked on the qualifications, Andugu, Said the Executive Committee was keen on handing the mandate to a coach who has won titles before in his previous work station.Mandela angling for second chance in football after skull surgeryLeopards last won a major title in 2017 under Robert Matano when they beat Kariobangi Sharks 2-0 in a cup final staged at Kasarani Stadium. Further, he stated that a Confederation of African Football (CAF) A or B coaching course or an equivalent of it is non-negotiable.”The individuals who want to express interest should have a track record of winning titles,” he added.
