{"id":25852,"date":"2021-04-13T15:59:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=25852"},"modified":"2021-04-13T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:59:43","slug":"charles-okere-appointed-harambee-starlets-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/charles-okere-appointed-harambee-starlets-head-coach","title":{"rendered":"Charles Okere appointed Harambee Starlets head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"card-text\"><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> football Kenya Federation has confirmed the appointment of Charles Okere as the new Head Coach of the Kenya Women&#8217;s National Football Team, Harambee Starlets.<\/p>\n<p>A press statement sent to the newsroom on Monday and signed off by Football Kenya Federation CEO Barry Otieno read: &#8220;Football Kenya Federation has appointed Charles Okere as the new Head Coach of the Kenya Women&#8217;s National Football Team, Harambee Starlets.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe will be assisted by Godfrey Oduor who is the current KCB Assistant Coach and Mildred Cheche who until her appointment was part of the KCB Technical Bench.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The statement further added that the Tusker FC Assistant Coach Okere takes over from David Ouma who left on mutual consent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coach Okere, whose appointment takes effect immediately will replace David Ouma who has parted ways with the Federation by mutual consent,&#8221; added the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The changes comes barely three days after Ouma named a new look 30-member squad for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualifiers (AWCON) slated for June.<\/p>\n<p>Okere whose first assignment will be against Zambia&#8217;s Copper Queens in an away friendly match on April 24 will be assisted by his KCB counterpart Godfrey Oduor and Mildred Cheche.<br \/>\nBut Okere knows he has his work cut out as he will have to ensure Kenya qualifies for the 2022 AWCON finals in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional- Rodgers Eshitemi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: football Kenya Federation has confirmed the appointment of Charles Okere as the new Head Coach of the Kenya Women&#8217;s National Football Team, Harambee Starlets. 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