KCB's Felix Ojow (R)  tries to go past Kisumu RFC players in a past match/ANGWENYI GICHANA

Struggling Kenya Cup side Kisumu RFC have named Fredrick Maube as their interim head coach following the departure of Howard Okwemba.

The club’s secretary, Robert Wechesi, confirmed they parted ways with Okwemba following the team’s poor performance in the Kenya Cup this season.

It will be Maube’s second stint at the club, having saved the club from the drop in 2014. Wechesi said the rest of the technical bench will remain the same, but hinted that changes will be made at the end of the season.

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“We have appointed Maube to steady the sheep until the end of the season. The club’s executive committee was dissatisfied with the team’s performance under Okwemba, which is why we decided to part ways with him,” said Wechesi.

Maube will oversee Kisumu in their next match against Strathmore University Leos on February 21 before guiding the team in their subsequent matches against Kenyatta University’s Blak Blad, Nakuru RFC, and Kenya Harlequins. 

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On Friday, Wechesi was confident that the team would maintain their Kenya Cup Status. “Out of the four remaining games, our target is to win all of them and retain Kenya Cup status for the third consecutive year,” noted Wechesi

“We have two weeks before we play our next game. This will give the new coach adequate time to prepare the team before we take on Strathmore Leos. Maube understands this team’s weaknesses, including fitness levels that we believe he will address,” remarked Wechesi.

Kisumu is bottom of the table with six points from seven games, one less than fellow strugglers Nakuru RFC. MMUST is just above the relegation zone with nine points, but the students have played two games fewer than the rest of the teams.

The Bravehearts have only won one game following their comeback 29-22 win over Impala at Jomo Kenyatta Stadium on January 24.

Last weekend, they lost 25-12 against Masinde Murilo University of Science and Technology (MMUST) in Kakamega. The game sealed Okwemba’s fate.