{"id":230,"date":"2011-11-09T01:27:05","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T01:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=230"},"modified":"2014-01-22T02:50:04","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T02:50:04","slug":"zico-back-in-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/zico-back-in-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Zico back in training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gormahia.net\/images\/zico-celeb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Courtesy of starAfrica.com)<\/p>\n<p>Sacked Harambee Stars coach Zedekiah \u201cZico\u201d Otieno has resumed training with his Kenya club Gor Mahia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newscontent\">He has promised to turn around the teams fortunes by winning the clubs two remaining matches in the Kenya Premier League against both Rangers FC and Sofapaka.<\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv1553795889MsoNormal\">Zico presence in the team is expected to spark more protest after he was hounded out of the team last month by fans who demanded his replacement after the team posted poor results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1553795889MsoNormal\">During his last match against Congo United last month, he had to run for his dear life after aggrieved fans pelted him with stones and bottles on his way to the dressing room after the match. The club later paid heavily after the Kenya Premier League (KPL) disciplinary body fined the club heavily before slapping a one match ban to play in an empty stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1553795889MsoNormal\">Club assistant secretary Ronald Ngala told Star Africa that he was not aware of Zico\u2019s presence in the team. \u2019It seem\u2019s you reporters are well informed than me. I didn\u2019t know\u00a0 Zico has resumed training but if that is true, we do welcome him back. What I know is that he had asked for leave which we granted\u201d said\u00a0 Ngala.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1553795889MsoNormal\">Zico who has been doubling up as Harambee Stars coach until last week when he was relieved of his duties said he was focusing on the two remaining matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1553795889MsoNormal\">He spoke at the Nairobi City Stadium after conducting the afternoon training session,\u00a0 Zico disclosed that contrary to what people were saying, he was not sacked in the National team since he was contracted by Harambee Stars Management Board (HSMB)\u00a0 to handle the team on a temporary basis until they get another coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1553795889MsoNormal\">\u2018Whoever is saying I was sacked got it wrong. I was contracted to steer the team on a temporary basis until when the board was able to hire another coach. There was no written agreement or contract to that matter. I was just told to step aside since they got another coach which to me is in order\u201d said Zico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1553795889MsoNormal\">He observed that he will now get adequate time to concentrate with his club where his main target is to collect six maximum points in their two remaining matches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/zico-back-in-training\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Courtesy of starAfrica.com) Sacked Harambee Stars coach Zedekiah \u201cZico\u201d Otieno has resumed training with his Kenya club Gor Mahia. 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