Mr James Nandwa has warned team owners again replacing coaches and technical benches in a short span, saying the trend would severely weaken football leagues.
Nandwa’s sentiments come at a time when the uncertainty about the future of Gor Mahia’s coach Frank Nattal is hanging by thread after the club’s management allegedly approached him and told him to take a pay cut or leave the club.
Former Harambee Stars coach Mr Francis Kimanzi also parted ways with Tusker FC and joined Mathare United, which he guided to a famous league victory in 2008.
Speaking on Sunday when he paid a courtesy call to National Super League’s side Borabu Chiefs, Nandwa urged club managements to learn to keep coaches for sustainability and efficiency in the league.
“When you change coaches every now and then, you end up weakening the league. The affected team may actually perform poorly due to ever dynamic approaches. I appeal to club owners to try and manage tacticians to improve the efficiency of the league whether in the top or low leagues,” he said.
The former tactician who coached Tusker and Shabana FC before joining Super Sport as a pundit said dynamic management was also catastrophic for players who may end up having their careers ruined.
“It also has a severe impact of players. Some players find it difficult to cope with certain managers and they end up having their careers ruined. That is why team coaches should be maintained on a long term basis,” he told reporters when asked about changing of managers.
He also urged club owners to improve remuneration of players to ensure they commit themselves to their respective clubs.