Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) outfit Sofapaka FC are on the verge of losing their head coach, Robert Matano, after four rounds of matches.As per reports in Tanzania, the most decorated coach in the country is currently negotiating to take charge at Mainland Premier League outfit Coastal Union, which was recently under the guidance of another Kenyan, David Ouma, before he was fired.In case the deal materializes and Matano replaces his compatriot, this will be the first managerial job for The Lion outside the country’s borders. Despite having an elaborate coaching profile, Matano has yet to manage a club aboard.##NAJAVA_MECA_8388634##Matano, the most decorated coach in Kenyan history having won five Premier League titles and was voted the coach of the year at the close of the 2020/21 season to add on to a similar award earned in 2009, arrived in Tanzania on Wednesday, September 3rd, and has already held talks with the club over a possible move, which will leave Batoto ba Mungu searching for another tactician to take charge.Sofapaka President Elly Kalekwa confirmed that Matano had indeed travelled to Tanzania with the club’s blessings, and they will release him if the two parties reach an agreement.“Coastal Union approached Robert (Matano) and they invited him for negotiations, They have been looking for him for a long time and you know I am one person who doesn’t stand in the way of anyone, who wants to make a move in his career,” Kalekwa told Flashscore.NSL: Nairobi United eager to extend perfect league start against SS Assad“So, I am waiting for Matano to get back and tell me what the agreement is, I don’t have any problem releasing him, if Coastal Union gives him a contract, then I will release him, I don’t have any issues at all, but what I know for now, they are still negotiating and nothing has been agreed yet.“Matano informed us he was going to Tanzania, so it is nothing big, this business of football involves people moving up and down, so we don’t have any issue, if they both agree, then I am willing and ready to give him a release letter.”Asked who will take charge of the team if Matano leaves, Kalekwa said: “I don’t think they have signed him until they sign him then we can start talking of who will replace him.“For now, Matano remains the Sofapaka coach, if they have not signed him, he still belongs to Sofapaka, he signed a one-year contract when he joined us before the season started, so we cannot talk about any replacement until Coastal Union signs him.”NSL: Nairobi United eager to extend perfect league start against SS AssadMatano moved to Sofapaka at the start of the current 2024/25 campaign after his contract had run down at Tusker and was not renewed. He left the Brewers after six years in charge, which saw him win the league title.Kocha Robert Matano ametua Tanzania 🇹🇿 kujiunga na Coastal Union, Robert Matano kuwa mkufunzi wao mpya. Matano amekuwa akiwanoa Sofapaka 🇰🇪 msimu huu. pic.twitter.com/BVfg0dAPw9— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) October 4, 2024
