Record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia have appointed former Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Technical Director Andreas Spier as their new head coach.The club turned to the German tactician after firing Mark Harrison, his assistant Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo and goalkeepers’ trainer Jerim Onyango last week.Shortly after Harrison and part of his backroom staff were shown the door, the club announced that the 2016 league winning coach with Tusker Paul Nkata will take charge albeit on interim basis with the Youth team Jared Odongo serving as his assistant.🟢 | ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce Andreas Speir from Germany as our new head coach. Welcome Andreas. #Sirkal | #Betsafe pic.twitter.com/GMCV0Fai2h— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) February 1, 2022 However, the Ugandan tactician who is not a stranger to Kenyan football having managed five clubs before did not have the opportunity to coach the players as Odongo assumed the head coach duties time the axe fell on Harrison.The appointment of Nkata who was set to fly in on Monday appeared not to sit well with a section of fans who expressed doubts over his integrity as the tactician was allegedly mentioned in the match fixing scandal that rocked Kakamega Homeboyz in 2018 that led to his sacking alongside his assistant Hamza Kalanzi.Harrison who joined Gor in July last year to fill in the void left by Manuel Vaz Pinto became the second foreign coach to fail in guiding the club to title triumph after Jose Marcelo ‘Ze Maria’ Ferreira in recent times.Spiers who left Kenya in 2018 after his contract with FKF expired will be deputized by the experienced Michael Nam who has previously coached league debutants FC Talanta, Agro-Chemical and has had successful coaching stints in Uganda and South Sudan.With the rank of head coach and that of his assistant duly filled, it still remains unclear on who will handle the goalkeeping department however, sources from the club indicate that former goalkeeper and Kenyan international Boniface Oluoch is set to succeed Onyango.🟢 | ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce Michael Nam as our new assistant coach. Welcome Michael. #Sirkal | #Betsafe pic.twitter.com/fWJQYPj6gX— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) February 1, 2022 Spiers, a UEFA Pro coaching license holder brings a wealth of experience as he won the Rwandan League and Cup in 2013 and at some point served as Rwanda’s Technical Director.His first assignment will be against the red-hot Posta Rangers this Sunday at the Kasarani Stadium.
