Francis Kimanzi
Kenyan football coach (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francis Kimanzi (born 29 May 1976)[1] is a Kenyan football coach who manages Wazito.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kitui, Kenya | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wazito (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2002 | Mathare United | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Mathare United | ||
| 2008–2009 | Kenya | ||
| 2011 | Sofapaka | ||
| 2011–2012 | Kenya | ||
| 2013–2015 | Tusker | ||
| 2015–2019 | Mathare United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kenya | ||
| 2020– | Wazito | ||
| 2024–2025 | Kenya (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Kimanzi played club football for Mathare United between 1994 and 2002, before becoming manager.[1]
Coaching career
Kimanzi was appointed full-time manager of the Kenyan national side on 11 December 2008,[2] having held the post as a caretaker since May 2008.[3] 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.[4] After a one-year spell coaching club side Sofapaka, he was reappointed as head coach of the Kenyan national team in November 2011.[5] 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.[6]
After coaching Tusker, he returned to Mathare United as manager in 2015.[citation needed] In August 2019 he was linked with a return to the Kenya national team.[7] He returned to the Kenyan national team as manager in August 2019.[8][9] Kimanzi has publicly spoken out against foreign coaches in Africa.[10] In October 2020, he was dismissed from coaching Kenya.[11] In November 2020 he became manager of Wazito.[12]
He served as interim manager of Kenya from late 2024 until March 2025.[13]
References
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