Race For Gor Mahia’s Top Job in Top Gear as Renowned Italian Manager Joins

The race for Gor Mahia’s vacant coach position is gaining momentum as the days go by with new entrants witnessed daily. Recent entry to the race is by Italian Roberto Landi.

Landi, who currently handles City of Lusaka in Zambia, has joined the race to succeed Briton coach Dylan Kerr, who resigned from the Kenyan champions to take over at Black Leopards of South Africa.

Gor Mahia CEO Omondi Aduda has revealed that Landi sent his CV on Wednesday.

“The number of coaches, who want to handle Gor Mahia is growing by every minute. I just received the CV of Landi, who is based in Zambia with City of Lusaka. We are looking at all the applications before we hand them over to the technical committee for the vetting process.

“As at now, the club will be under coach Zedekiah Otieno. He is training the boys and we want to give him the support he deserves. We will strive to get a foreign coach for the team before the league kicks-off on December 8.”

On Wednesday, former AFC Leopards coach Luc Eymael pulled out of the race leaving Rayon Sports coach Roberto Oliveira Goncalves and Pieter De Jongh as among the clear favourites to land the job.

Landi, who once handled Liberia national team, was a goalkeeper trainer with the United States of America national team between 1990 and 1994. He has also coached in Italy, Romania, Libya, Georgia, Lithuania, Scotland, and Qatar.

Landi played for South Africa giants Kaizer Chiefs, Piacenza, Modena, Siena, and Major Soccer League side Vancouver Whitecaps FC and New York Cosmos.

Meanwhile, Former Gor Mahia coach Dylan Kerr is raring to prove his critics wrong as he settles down to work at South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) side Black Leopards.

The Englishman came under a barrage of criticism by a section of Gor Mahia fans after he walked out on the team with many predicting that his stay in South Africa will be short. Black Leopards have been previously accused of mistreating their coaches and players.

Former AFC Leopards coach, Belgian Ivan Minnaert is one of the coaches who endured a tough stay at the club. He was held hostage for weeks before he quit and fled the country.

Kerr, it seems, has devised a different strategy to survive at the club based in Thohoyandou, 450km north of Pretoria.

“It has not been smooth in all the clubs that I have been at, but it’s how you carry yourself. You have to become friends with the players and the management and try to understand them and their culture. I think I did this very well at Gor Mahia,” said Kerr.

“When I joined this team (Black Leopards), people were saying that I should not unpack my bags as I will be gone by February. This is the motivation I need to succeed here. Everybody talks but at the end of the day I will trust my chairman and players.” he added

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