Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - Engin Firat's tenure as Harambee Stars coach is on the line after the team failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations.
This is after Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen threatened to stop funding Harambee Stars after a dismal performance at AFCON qualifiers.
During the unveiling of the NYC National Election Steering Committee, Murkomen said the ministry would cease funding Firat's contract after failing to guide the team to AFCON.
He, however, noted that the
decision to fire the coach rests with the Football Kenya Federation.
According to Murkomen, he had
done his best to support Harambee Stars but there is nothing to show for it.
"I am aware of the
agreement between FKF and the coach, which stipulates that failure to qualify
for AFCON would lead to disengagement," Murkomen said on Wednesday.
The CS noted that the Sports
docket had an agreement with Firat while drafting the coach's three-year
contract which Firat signed in September 2021, with a reported monthly salary
of Ksh 1.5 million.
"Since the ministry funded
the contract, we will, given the circumstances of our failure to qualify,
implement that part of the agreement and cease providing further
resources," he said.
Kenya, despite a promising start
to the qualifiers, finished third in Group J, behind Cameroon and
Zimbabwe after a torrid run of three losses and three draws in six matches.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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