Former AFC Leopards midfielder Charles Okwemba has petitioned the management of the club to confirm Fred Ambani as head coach, citing his impressive record as an interim tactician.Ambani was handed the responsibility to lead the team earlier in the month after Tomas Trucha was fired following the series of unwanted results witnessed at the den. Before the management fired the Czech, Ambani served as Trucha’s first assistant with Kenneth Wendo being the second assistant. Ambani has guided Leopards to two wins and a draw in the three matches he has been in charge with his latest match being the 4-1 triumph over 12-time league champions Tusker. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8571463##Okwemba argues that Ambani’s record speaks volumes of what he can achieve if given the chance to lead the team at least to the end of the season. He advised the team against spending money to hire a new coach yet their old boy had proven his capacity to get the best out of the players. “I think he has proven that he deserves to have his terms upgraded. The club has been complaining of funds and I don’t see the need to waste money by hiring a new coach. Bringing in a new coach means that there will be disruptions as the players will have to learn a new philosophy in the middle of a competition,” he said. Kenyatta declares himself ready to succeed Engin Firat as Harambee Stars coachOkwemba, who has been a fierce critic of Trucha, said he expects Ambani to end Ingwe’s seven-year long trop drought should be confirmed as head coach. The former Tusker midfielder observed that Ambani had quality players to deliver at least a title at the end of the season. Kariobangi Sharks’ coach opens up on tweaking ‘Kanu Ball’Ingwe last won a trophy in 2017 when they beat Kariobangi Sharks 2-0 to lift the Mozzart Bet Cup formerly known as the Shield Cup. “I do not think he will have excuses to make if he confirmed. He has to win a title as Leopards is a big club that deserves to be contesting for trophies and not eyeing respectable finishes. The good thing is he understands what he is expected to deliver,” said Okwemba.
