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. 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 Uganda races against time to have Namboole Stadium ready for 2027 Afcon PREMIUM Migori Youth preparing for their big day in the top league PREMIUM McCarthy: This is what cost Kenya against Eritrea in Afcon qualifier 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 PREMIUM Revealed: 10 counties leading development spending Controller of Budget flags high wage bills, pending debts and stalled projects as constraints. PREMIUM Scrap student loan interest, education stakeholders tell MPs Undergraduate and TVET loans attract interest of four percent per annum on the outstanding balance, in addition to a Sh1,000 annual ledger fee. The eyes of a screen generation Children are trading sunlight for screens, and their eyes are paying the price. Thousands are losing valuable classroom years to uncorrected vision errors
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.
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.
PREMIUM Revealed: 10 counties leading development spending Controller of Budget flags high wage bills, pending debts and stalled projects as constraints.
PREMIUM Scrap student loan interest, education stakeholders tell MPs Undergraduate and TVET loans attract interest of four percent per annum on the outstanding balance, in addition to a Sh1,000 annual ledger fee.
The eyes of a screen generation Children are trading sunlight for screens, and their eyes are paying the price. Thousands are losing valuable classroom years to uncorrected vision errors
