Defending FKF Premier League champions Gor Mahia have officially announced Sinisa Mihic as their new head coach. Mihic takes over from Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno, who had been serving as interim coach since November when Leonardo Neiva was dismissed.Best Mozzart Sport exclusively revealed on Saturday that the club is set to appoint a coach with a UEFA Pro License as part of their strategy to retain the league title for a third consecutive year.##NAJAVA_MECA_8674893##Otieno’s last match as Gor Mahia boss was a 2-1 win against Posta Rangers on Saturday, securing a late winner and boosting their chances of retaining the league title. The team’s pursuit of the title was further strengthened on Sunday when both Police FC and Tusker FC played to draws.The club has unveiled Mihic in a brief ceremony led by chairman Ambrose Rachier. Otieno will return to his assistant coach role, while Michael Nam will also remain as one of the new coach’s deputies.”We are pleased to announce Sinisa Mihic from Croatia as our new head coach, to be assisted by Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno and Michael Nam. Welcome to Gor Mahia, coach Sinisa,” read the club’s statement.Hull City coach happy after club acquires Harambee Stars prospectRegarding his succession, Otieno had remarked after the Posta Rangers win on Saturday that he was unaware of any plans for a change in leadership, dismissing the news as rumors.”You’re talking about rumors. Do I need to answer that? The right people to talk to are the chairman or the CEO. I haven’t been informed of anything,” Otieno said.Mihic, whose managerial stints typically last 1.29 years, previously served as an assistant coach at Kuwaiti club Al Salmiya SC. He also had head coaching roles at Croatian third-tier club NK Crikvenica, Al Shabab in Kuwait, and Al-Fahaheel SC.Notably, Mihic has experience working in Africa, having been an assistant manager at Sudanese club Al-Merrikh in 2009 and at Libyan side Al Nasr in 2010.His first assignment as Gor Mahia coach will be a league match against Tusker FC on Saturday in Machakos.Shock as Kenya Police FC claim rival FKF PL club tried to smuggle coffin into stadium overnigt
