Francis Kimanzi

Francis Kimanzi
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-05-29) 29 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Kitui, Kenya
Team information
Current team
 Wazito (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2002 Mathare United
Managerial career
2002–2010 Mathare United
2008–2009 Kenya
2011 Sofapaka
2011–2012 Kenya
2013–2015 Tusker
2015–2019 Mathare United
2019–2020 Kenya
2020- Wazito
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Kimanzi (born 29 May 1976)[1] is a Kenyan football coach who manages Wazito.

Playing career

Kimanzi played club football for Mathare United between 1994 and 2002, before becoming manager.[1]

Coaching career

Kimanzi was appointed full-time manager of the Kenyan national side on 11 December 2008,[2] having held the post as a caretaker since May 2008.[3] He was sacked from the post of national team coach after the 2008 CECAFA Cup in January 2009 due to disputes between him and Kenyan football administrators.[4] After a one-year spell coaching club side Sofapaka, he was reappointed as head coach of the Kenyan national team in November 2011.[5] In June 2012 he was sacked as manager of Kenya alongside his entire coaching staff after Kenya failed to qualify for the 2013 African Nations Cup.[6]

After coaching Tusker, he returned to Mathare United as manager in 2015.[7] In August 2019 he was linked with a return to the Kenya national team.[8] He returned to the Kenyan national team as manager in August 2019.[9][10] Kimanzi has publicly spoken out against foreign coaches in Africa.[11] In October 2020, he was dismissed from coaching Kenya.[12] In November 2020 he became manager of Wazito.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Francis Kimanzi". Kenya Soccer Institute. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Kimanzi returns as Kenya coach". BBC. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Confusion over Kenya coach". BBC. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Kimanzi sacked as Kenya coach". BBC. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Kimanzi returns as Kenya coach". FIFA. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Kimanzi sacked as Kenya coach after Nations Cup exit". BBC Sport. 19 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Francis Kimanzi - Mathare United". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  8. ^ Kamunde, Muraya (14 August 2019). "Francis Kimanzi to replace Migne as Harambee Stars coach".
  9. ^ "Harambee Stars: Francis Kimanzi confirmed as the new coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  10. ^ "Francis Kimanzi confirmed as Kenya's new head coach". BBC Sport. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Kimanzi slams foreign coaches". BBC. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  12. ^ "OFFICIAL: Kenya sack head coach Francis Kimanzi". kingfut.com. 20 October 2020.
  13. ^ "🚨Francis Kimanzi unveiled as new Wazito FC head coach | Futaa.com". futaa.com.


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