Harambee Stars centre back Joseph Stanley Okumu and his teammates at French League 1 side Reims will have a new coach next season after the club Will Still agreed to part ways following a series of bad results. Still left the club on Monday surprisingly with three matches left in the season that has been nothing but impressive for Okumu.The tactician will be best remembered for signing Okumu before the start of the season from Belgian giants KAA Gent.Okumu joined the club nine months ago on a four-year-long contract, ending his two-year long stay with Gent.##NAJAVA_MECA_8072956##Reims coughed up close to Ksh 2 Billion shillings for the services of the towering Kenyan centre back.Reims have slipped out of contention for European qualification in recent weeks, losing their last three league matches in a winless run of five games.The ‘unlicensed man of steel’ and Reims part waysLast weekend’s 4-1 loss at bottom side Clermont left Reims 11th in the French top flight, six points off the European places.”It has been decided that Will Still and his assistant Nicolas Still will step down from their respective roles as of today,” Reims said in a statement.FKFPL title thirst pushes Kapen out of City Stars as several giants scramble for his signatureStill, who was born in Belgium to English parents, has been linked in the past with a move to the United Kingdom, with Championship club Sunderland a reported possible destination.The 31-year-old has previously spoken of his desire to manage in England.”I will be eternally grateful to Stade de Reims as well as everyone involved directly or indirectly with the club,” Still said in Thursday’s statement.Why Levin Odhiambo is yet to play for Gor MahiaStill took over at Reims, initially on an interim basis, in October 2022, and led them to an 11th-place finish.He was the youngest head coach in Europe’s top five leagues when he was appointed.Reims were unbeaten in Still’s first 17 Ligue 1 matches in charge.Additional Reporting by AFP
