Francis Kimanzi’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Kenyan footballer
Is Sports official
Athlete
Football player
Association football player
Association football manager
From Kenya
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

29 May 1976, Kitui

Age 44 years

Francis Kimanzi (born 29 May 1976) is a Kenyan football coach who is the current head coach of Kenyan Premier League side Tusker. He formerly coached his national side Kenya.

Career

Playing career

Kimanzi played club football for Mathare United between 1994 and 2002, before becoming manager.

Coaching career

Kimanzi was appointed full-time manager of the Kenyan national side on 11 December 2008, having held the post as a caretaker since May 2008. He was sacked from the post of national team coach after the 2008 CECAFA Cup in January 2009 due to disputes between him and Kenyan football administrators.

After a one-year spell coaching club side Sofapaka, he was reappointed as head coach of the Kenyan national team in November 2011. In June 2012 he was sacked as manager of Kenya alongside his entire coaching staff after Kenya failed to qualify for the 2013 African Nations Cup.

Controversy

Kimanzi has publicly spoken out against foreign coaches in Africa.

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