Their performance yesterday was lackluster to say the least.Very poor show

Okumbi and Mwendwa conspiring to field two Kariobangi Sharks players against Guinea Bissau will go down as one of the worst scandals in Kenya sports. And this is a country that already has numerous scandals.

The only good things is that unlike in the Nyamweya days, Harambee stars actually plays friendlies before qualifiers.

Okumbi is a product of KVNB, one of the finest schools of football. He also coached Mathare United at one time. He is not that bad. He only lacks experience at National level

Only an African team could take such a gamble. If you play on a tuesday, you have only three to four days of recovery. Bearing in mind ,that African teams don´t do and actually can´t afford proper recovery programme, that period is too short to recover and play at your maximum level after four days.For many years, the African cup was played in the same year like the world cup. It is very difficult to reach your peak twice a year. Thhis is one of the reasons AFrican teams misperform on the world stage

All games I have watched Jesse Were play for the national team leave me even more convinced he is a poor striker, dude just prances around. Somehow, he still features in the national team. Afadhali even an aging Oliech or a young upcoming striker.

Being a product of KNVB does not make someone a good coach anymore than attending Alliance High school makes someone a good student.

In coaching, theory is far less important than practice. Among other things, a good coach is also a good psychologist who can motivate the heck out of his players the way Marshall Mulwa did.

A good coach has an innate ability to identify weaknesses in the other team and make adjustments or make the right substitutions.

But most importantly, a national team coach should have a track record. We would have been better off with the likes of Twahir, Zico, Pamzo or even Kimanzi who have won the league and other trophies.

Okumbi was hired because he is Nick Mwendwa's puppet not because he has a record to speak of. he can't even get Kariobangi Sharks promoted from division 2. As FullyKenyan said, craziness only happens in Africa

This reminds me of the hiring of Abdul Majid by Peter Kenneth in 1998. That was a blunder of epic proportions.

Hahaha, you have just reminded me of abdul Maajid. I once drove with him in the same car immediately after his sacking and the dude was bitter like nothing. I have known Okumbi since childhood. He was always a laid back guy, whose passion afterwards, was to coach ladies play soccer. I still want to give him a benefit of doubt. Actually, apart from Mulwa, In kenya we have only had Ghost Mulei and Elly Odero as the only talented coaches

Can't maintain wins when the rubber meets the road.....Specialists in winning dead-rubber matches only...

would not mind that if it gets them the wins, some small team in the uk did that very well to win the title.