Caption for the landscape image: Why East African countries are banking on foreign coaches to shine in 2027 Afcon Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Scroll down to read the article Coaches Paul Put of Uganda (left) Kenya's Benni McCarthy and Tanzania's Miguel Gamondi. Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group By Andrew Mwanguhya Nation Media Group Article Related There is something curious about East Africa’s road to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are playing qualifiers for a tournament they already know they will contest. PREMIUM Death of the 'foreign expert' as African coaches leave mark in Morocco At least 15 of the 24 participating teams were managed by African coaches. PREMIUM Coaches come, coaches go: The never-ending musical chairs of Kenyan football The phrase ‘coaches come and go’ has normalised Kenyan clubs’ appetite for firing and hiring coaches. PREMIUM Touchline warfare: Foreign coaches set to clash with local lions in new KPL season Four of the 17 clubs set to start the season will be under foreign coaches. . Recommended for you PREMIUM McCarthy picks strongest Kenya squad yet for South Africa assignment PREMIUM What it will take to bring Bayern and Ajax to Nairobi PREMIUM Defending champ Benson Kipruto man to beat in New York Marathon PREMIUM European football giants who came, saw and played in Kenya 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 Lecturers’ strike: Longer semesters to recover four weeks lost Public universities may extend current semesters by one to two weeks to recover lost time. LSK loses bid to block higher excise stamp fees over Sh4.5bn KRA debt KRA defended the adjustments as vital to offset inflation. PREMIUM Sh4,000 a month: The hard life of 80,000 retired civil servants State bodies have cautioned that implementing these changes will face major fiscal challenges.
PREMIUM Death of the 'foreign expert' as African coaches leave mark in Morocco At least 15 of the 24 participating teams were managed by African coaches.
PREMIUM Coaches come, coaches go: The never-ending musical chairs of Kenyan football The phrase ‘coaches come and go’ has normalised Kenyan clubs’ appetite for firing and hiring coaches.
PREMIUM Touchline warfare: Foreign coaches set to clash with local lions in new KPL season Four of the 17 clubs set to start the season will be under foreign coaches.
Lecturers’ strike: Longer semesters to recover four weeks lost Public universities may extend current semesters by one to two weeks to recover lost time.
LSK loses bid to block higher excise stamp fees over Sh4.5bn KRA debt KRA defended the adjustments as vital to offset inflation.
PREMIUM Sh4,000 a month: The hard life of 80,000 retired civil servants State bodies have cautioned that implementing these changes will face major fiscal challenges.
