{"id":4955,"date":"2014-07-22T02:55:15","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T02:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=4955"},"modified":"2014-07-22T02:55:15","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T02:55:15","slug":"now-fkf-interested-in-bobby-williamson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/now-fkf-interested-in-bobby-williamson\/","title":{"rendered":"Now FKF interested in Bobby Williamson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/two-bobbys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reports from the Standard suggest that Gor Mahia head coach Bobby Williamson has emerged as the firm favourite to take over at Harambee Stars following the one year suspension of Adel Amrouche.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has already inquired about the availability of the former Uganda Cranes coach. Sources in the federation who did not want to be named said: \u201cWe have already started looking for a possible replacement for Amrouche and Williamson is being considered first. \u201cHe has the experience of working at this level and everybody knows what he achieved while working in Uganda. We are talking to his club and expect to make a firm decision in the next few days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FKF is eager to hire a new coach especially after the below par performance by Harambee stars where they drew 0-0 with Burundi at home before losing to lowly Lesotho 0-1. Given that Lesotho are ranked #139 by FIFA , fans can fully expect that Kenya FIFA ranking to plummet from #95 to perhaps #110.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time FKF are after a Gor Mahia coach. In 2011, Zedekiah Otieno &#8220;Zico&#8221; then the Gor Mahia coach, was also tapped to take over as Harambee stars coach on a part time basis. This happened after Zico had steered a young Gor Mahia squad to the brink of winning the league. However the performance of Gor Mahia suffered as the coach split his time between the national team and Gor Mahia. In this case it is not clear if FKF want Williamson on a full time or part time basis.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Williamson, FKF have also indicated that they might recycle Francis Kimanzi or Jacob &#8220;Ghost&#8221; Mulee. Truth be told, Zdravko Logarusic who seems to be on his way out at Simba might be a better option than these two. However with Harambee stars coaching is far from the main problem. Their preparations were poor and consisted of a trip to Brazil for &#8220;motivation&#8221; followed by a hurried friendly with Burundi. There are also deeper problems that are too numerous for this article to delve into. 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