Harambee Stars defender Joash Onyango will have a reason to smile after Tanzanian side Simba Sports Club parted ways with Serbian tactician Zoran Maki on September 6, 2022.
Onyango and Maki were not seeing eye to eye after the latter dropped the Kenyan defender and replaced him with Mohamed Outtara, who was signed recently from Al Hilal.
The 28-year-old was unhappy with Maki’s decision to drop him from the starting line up to the point that he refused to travel with the club to Sudan where they were scheduled to play a couple of friendly matches a few weeks ago.
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Simba announced that they had reached a mutual agreement with Maki to terminate his contract.
“Simba Sports Club has reached an agreement to mutually part ways with our Head Coach, Zoran Maki.
“Furthermore, the Club has reached a mutual agreement to part ways with our fitness coach Sbai Karim and goalkeeping coach Mohamed Rachid,” read a statement from Wekundu wa Msimbazi.
The club also disclosed that assistant tactician Selemani Matolla will be in charge of the club as they look for Maki’s replacement.
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“Simba Sports Club wishes them all the best in their future endeavors. They will always remain part of the Simba family. Ahead of tomorrow's league match against KMC, the team will be under coach Selemani Matolla.
“The recruitment of the new Head Coach is underway, and shall be announced once the new candidate has been identified,” stated Simba.
Onyango who joined Simba back in 2020 played an instrumental role in the club’s success in the past two years helping them win various trophies including a Tanzanian Premier League title.
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