Kenya women’s football team appoint high-profile coach Okere

Kenya women hire new coach

JOHANNESBURG, April 14 (ANA) – The Football Kenya Federation on Tuesday confirmed Charles Okere as the new coach of the national women’s football team.

He will replace David Ouma in the position.

Okere has been serving as an assistant coach with 11-time Kenyan Premier League champions Tusker FC and starts work immediately with his first assignment being on April 24, when Kenya play Zambia in an international friendly match in Lusaka.

Okere said: “I really feel honoured and privileged to be given this opportunity to serve the nation. It is always a huge achievement for anyone, be it a player or a coach to be handed a responsibility with the national team and I feel elated.

“This is a big challenge and one that I am ready for. It is an opportunity for me to continue learning and growing as a coach and I am willing to give my best to my country just as I have been doing for my club.”

Ouma leaves with his head high having guided the team to their first-ever qualification for the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (Awcon) in 2016 and this year, they were one match away from a dream qualification to the Tokyo Olympics.

Okere comes in with the qualifiers for the 2022 Awcon being the main focus.

“I know that we have some huge tasks ahead, but together I know we can achieve something. We will start off with the match against Zambia and hopefully it gives us a picture of what to expect and what to do as we progress but definitely we want to achieve big things.” – African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman