Zico still Posta Rangers boss, club confirms

Zico still Posta Rangers boss, club confirms

Kenyan Premier League (KPL) side Posta Rangers have denied sacking their head coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno barely a day after reports surfaced they had parted company with the former Harambee Stars boss.

Team Manager John Wakhu confirmed on Thursday that the man who won them promotion to KPL last season and established them as a top-eight side on their return to the top flight was still on the job and will be in charge when they travel to Sony Sugar on Saturday.

“We have not sacked our coach, those are rumours, he is still with our team,” he declared.

When contacted, Zico who almost led Gor to the title in 2010 when they lost the crown to Ulinzi Stars declined to comment on the speculation about his future at the mailmen.

“I heard the reports on the media and websites. I’m still the coach of the team and I cannot say anything on the poor performance of the team.

“My focus is on our next game,” the former K’Ogalo captain who led the team to the 1995 league title before they endured an 18-year wait for the crown told.

Rangers started the 2016 KPL season mounting a surprise challenge for the title before the wheels came off the wagon and they are now fighting to hold on the top eight.

The team has 39 points from 28 games, winning eight, drawing 15 and losing five with two games to round their season.

Pressure started mounting on the coach following their 0-1 home reverse to Bandari FC, the fifth game without victory since they beat Thika United by the same score-line on September 11.

Rangers drew three in succession, barren stalemates with Mathare United and Kakamega Homeboyz before being held 1-1 by Chemelil Sugar to slide from fourth to eighth following their defeat to Bandari.

They close their league campaign next weekend against relegation-threatened Ushuru FC.

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