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The former Kenyan midfielder has given his opinion on what candidates seeking to replace Engin Firat as Harambee Stars coach need to have before being considered for the job.
Former Harambee Stars midfielder Titus Mulama would like to see a coach who understands African football take over the national team.
Harambee Stars are currently without a coach following the resignation of Engin Firat, who ended his three-year reign this month, following the election of Hussein Mohammed as Football Kenya Federation president.
Firat’s tenure was littered with unimpressive results, questionable selection and tactics, while he spent most of his three years blaming Kenya’s poor structures for his failings.
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It is for this reason that Mulama feels Harambee Stars would be best served by a coach who has previously worked on the continent and understands the problems of African football but also has the ability to get the best out of the players.
"A coach is a coach. The most important thing is to have a vision, and the coach has to align with our vision as a country,” Mulama told TUKO.
“What does our country need? How will we get better results? The most important thing is a coach who understands African football.
"There are many foreign coaches who have done well in Africa, like Herve Renard. If we can find a coach who merges Kenya's best with other qualities, we will be in a great place because we have players with determination."
It is not known if Kenya will go for a foreign coach to replace Firat given there has been a push to hand a local tactician the reins.
Whoever is hired, however, has a big job as Kenya, who failed to qualify for AFCON 2025, which ended Firat’s tenure, still have the 2026 World Cup qualifiers to take part in, while they will be looking to build a strong team for AFCON 2027 which the country will co-host alongside neigbours Uganda and Tanzania.
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There is also the little matter of the 2024 African Nations Championships (CAHN 2024) which will begin on February 1 with Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania co-hosting the tournament.
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