Caption for the landscape image: Engin Firat and Kenyan fans: A complicated affair Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Scroll down to read the article Turkish coach Engin Firat during a press conference at Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi on March 19, 2023. Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group By Victor Otieno Reporter NMG Sport Summary Article Related What you need to know: Firat was appointed as Harambee Stars coach on September 19, 2021 on a bizarre two-month contract.His appointment was greeted by plenty of skepticism from the Kenyan public because of his decidedly uninspiring CV. The status of Engin Firat and Harambee Stars, in a relationship that lasted three years, would best be described as ‘complicated’. The former Harambee Stars coach died on Monday at Istanbul Airport in Turkey of suspected heart attack aged 55 years. Former Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat is dead Turkish coach who was in charge of Kenya’s national football team dies of heart attack. PREMIUM Benni McCarthy’s memoir pulls no punches on glory, grudges and growth Benni: From Gangland to Greatness is not a sanitised sports memoir. . Recommended for you PREMIUM League MVP Derrick Ogechi: I am not done yet PREMIUM FKF row: How Hussein Mohammed turned tables on Mariga PREMIUM Kenya Lionesses hunt for victory on Nairobi home turf PREMIUM Kenya's teenage judoka Kulova down, but far from out Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust. PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections. PREMIUM Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
Former Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat is dead Turkish coach who was in charge of Kenya’s national football team dies of heart attack.
PREMIUM Benni McCarthy’s memoir pulls no punches on glory, grudges and growth Benni: From Gangland to Greatness is not a sanitised sports memoir.
Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust.
PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections.
PREMIUM Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
