Just like the writing on the wall, Wazito FC finally showed Francis Kimanzi the door with the club’s skipper Johnstone Omurwa revealing that financial struggles at the club ultimately cost the gaffer his job. The final straw in Kimanzi’s tenure at Wazito was the the4-2 deflating loss to Vihiga Bullets which handed the Premier League new boys their first win of the season. Club Statement We can confirm that head coach Francis Kimanzi, his assistants Jeff Odongo and John Kamau, and the goalkeepers’ coach Samuel Koko have left the club. we wish them well in their future endeavors. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/XTYllIDEdx— Wazito Football Club (@wazitofc) January 13, 2022 Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Omurwa admitted that he did not see Kimanzi’s sacking coming but revealed that the club’s financial constraints led to the former Mathare United head coach being axed.“When we played our last game under Kimanzi we did not think he was going to be sacked then the following day, I learned that he was sacked but what I can say is that conditions in the team did not favour himThe players were not paid which is a difficult situation for any coach, some players also had a problem with him but he is a top coach who demands a lot,” said Omurwa. Kimanzi was replaced by Fred Ambani on an interim basis and has enjoyed instant success picking wins against Nzoia Sugar and handing Bandari only their second loss at their own backyard.Youth team head coach Fred Ambani assumes first-team duties in the interim with immediate effect.The End#Wazito4life— Wazito Football Club (@wazitofc) January 13, 2022 Omurwa who played under Kimanzi at Mathare United also opened up on the struggles the team has been through before Ambani took over his first game. “The team was struggling, since 17th December we had not trained and when we played Nzoia we had only trained once, this forced go upcountry and train but Ambani came on board and he is a good coach who asked us to win upcoming games,” added Omurwa.
