Frank Nuttall: I am interested in Harambee Stars’ job

Former Gor Mahia head coach Frank Nuttall has expressed his interest in taking over the Harambee Stars job.

The head coach position at the national team fell vacant after Engin Firat resigned in December 2024 following a disappointing tenure at the helm. Nuttall, an experienced tactician who has handled both national and club coaching roles, said he has already expressed his interest to the Football Kenya Federation (FKF).

“I am interested in the Harambee Stars head coach job, and I have informed the FKF of my desire and motivation to lead the team,” Nuttall said as quoted by a local publication.

Asked why he would like to take over as Harambee Stars coach, the Scottish tactician pointed to his success when he was Gor Mahia’s head coach.

“I had unmatched success in Kenya and continue to monitor and assess the national team’s performance and players,” he added.

Future of Kenyan football

With a new administration at FKF, Nuttall, 56, believes there is a brighter future for the Kenyan soccer.

“Mariga is someone who has international exposure and has played football globally. With his mindset, connections, and desire to improve things, I believe he will do a good job at the federation,” he added.

Mariga was elected as the FKF Vice President after Hussein Mohammed won the election in December 2024.

Who is Frank Nuttall?

Nuttall led Gor Mahia to two Kenyan Premier League titles in 2014 and 2015. The 2015 was a remarkable achievement given taht he did it with an unbeaten record, a fete last achieved in the league in 1976.

He also won the KPL Top 8 Cup and Kenyan Super Cup titles in 2015 and led Gor Mahia to the 2015 CECAFA Cup final in Tanzania for the first time in 20 years. He was awarded as the coach of the year after that remarkable run in the season.

He left K’Ogalo to become assistant coach to Alex McLeish at Egyptian giants Zamalek SC in 2016 before he joined Ghanaian outfit Accra Hearts of Oak in 2017 as head coach.

He led the Ghanaian outfit to their first appearance in the FA Cup final in seventeen years and victory in the 60th anniversary Independence Cup final against Asante Kotoko, Hearts of Oak’s greatest domestic rivals.

After his sojourn in West Africa, he moved to El-Hilal El-Obeid of Sudan in October 2018. He has also handled Botswana’s giants Township Rollers, where he managed to lead them to the Mascom Cup final.

He has also handled Saint George SC of Ethiopia and Police FC of Rwanda.