Posta Rangers yesterday
appointed former Kenyan international
Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo as the
club’s new head coach.
He takes over
from Zedekiah ‘Zico, Otieno who was
sent on compulsory leave alongside
his assistant George Maina early this
month.
Zico, who is also former Kenyan
international and Gor Mahia coach
though will remain with the mailmen,
as the technical director.
Posta
chairman John Tonui while confirming
the development, said the restructuring
was meant help achieve
the club’s set goals in 2017.
“Pamzo
has a wealth of experience, which
will see us move to the next level after
finishing fourth in the Sportpesa
Premier League this year,” said Tonui.
Despite Tonui not disclosing their
targets, an insider at the club confirmed
they hope to win at least one
title next year and finish at a better
position in the league.
Rangers rejoined
the league in 2015 after missing
the chance to play in the top tier
following confusion, that saw relegated
Nakuru All Stars and City Stars
remain in the league, due to the war
between FKF and KPL over the number
of teams to take part in the league.
Tonui also confirmed that Pascal
Ochieng and Lawrence Webo who
were in charge of the team in the last
two KPL matches, will retain their
positions as team manager and keepers’
trainer respectively.
Pamzo, who
won the KPL title with Tusker in 2011,
also had stints with Mahakama, Oserian,
Sony Sugar and Indian side East
Bengal, and was the head coach at
Zetech University until his appointment.
Pamzo will be given the free
hand to chose his assistant ahead of
the busy 2017 season which will see
Rangers play in the KPL top 8 Cup for
the first time.
Elsewhere, Jeconiah Uyoga is the
2016 Sportpesa Super 8 League Most
Valuable Player after being unveiled
in a colourful Sportpesa Super 8 gala
awards at a Nairobi Hotel over the
weekend.
The TUK FC forward was the toast
of the night as he became the first
player to bag the award in two straight
years in the history of the competition.
He won it last year during the
9th edition and beat Jericho All Stars’
Victor Walera and Kayole Asubuhi
captain Joel Mutua to the accolade
again this year.
On top of the trophy, Jeconiah also
received Sh30,000 in prize money
from title sponsors and he could not
hold back his joy.
“I can’t explain how
I feel right now but I am thankful for
my coach and team-mates because
without them I could not have done
it. It has been a long journey but at
the end of it all we did it,” The 21-
year old civil engineering student
remarked after accepting the award.
Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero
was the chief guest and congratulated
all the players who won saying there
is potential of talent in the county
and urged all stakeholders including
the private sector to support the
growth of football.
The winners were
selected by a panel of 15 coaches and
the leagues’ technical committee after
keen analysis of the records and
overall performances of the players,
teams and match officials during the
just concluded campaign.