Trucha dumps AFC Leopards after serving for a month

TOMAS TRUCHA

Former KPL giants  AFC Leopards have once again turned to former international Anthony Kimani to steer their ship following the resignation of Tomas Trucha.

Trucha resigned  on Thursday, just a month after taking over the reign at the den — citing safety concerns after his Nigerian agent, Prince Toffee was allegedly threatened by persons known to the club.

Ingwee regretted the incident and in a statement said: “This has been occasioned by the coach feeling that his safety is not guaranteed since his manager, Prince Channis, has been scared by people pretending to be Ingwe supporters. This is disturbing and unacceptable for anyone who claims to be a supporter of this esteemed club.”

Meanwhile, Trucha called on the peace-loving Ingwe die-hards to support Shikanda, his executive as well as Kimani and his technical bench.

“I like what Shikanda and the committee are doing in the team and as I leave, I ask fans and other relevant stakeholders to work in harmony and bring glory back to the club,” said Trucha.

“I was accorded maximum support in Kenya but it’s unfortunate my manager, who works hard for his players and coaches was threatened for no reason. It’s sad and illegal what they are doing to him. Even as I exit, I have shared my ideas with the chairman to improve the players and technical bench, whom I enjoyed working with,” said the former Township Rollers coach.

Shikanda however confirmed that, with Trucha’ s fate sealed, Kimani will once again take over, as an interim coach. Kimani served in the same capacity from December last year after the former Township Rollers coach Andre-Cassa Mbungo left citing lack of pay.

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