Charles Okere Okoth (born 23 April 1981) is a Kenyan professional association football coach who is currently the assistant coach of the Harambee Stars, the Kenya national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Okere Okoth | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Mombasa, Kenya | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kenya (assistant coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2018–2021 | Tusker (assistant coach) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kenya (women) | ||
| 2022- | Kenya (assistant coach) | ||
| 2021 | Vihga Queens (interim head coach) | ||
| 2022-2023 | Kenya U-20 (assistant coach) | ||
| 2022-2023 | Kenya U-23 (assistant coach) | ||
Career
editOkere served as coach at Mathare Youth Sports Association before moving to Nairobi-based club Kenya Commercial Bank S.C. (KCB) to serve as the assistant coach.[1] In April 2018, he joined Kenyan Premier League side Tusker FC, as assistant coach to Robert Matano. Over there, he doubled as club's youth head coach.[1][2] The duo helped team in winning 2020–21 FKF Premier League.[3][2]
Kenya Women
editOn 9 April 2021, Okere was appointed to serve as the assistant coach of the Kenya women's national football team to David Ouma,[4][3] however on 12 April, he was appointed as head coach of the Harambee Starlets team replacing David Ouma, after he had parted ways with the Kenyan Federation on mutual consent.[5][6][7] On 20 October 2021, in his first match in charge of the team, he led them to a 8–0 victory over South Sudan in the 2022 AFWCON qualification First round.[8][9] In the second leg, Kenya won by 7–1, culminating to a 15–1 scoreline on aggregate.[10] Okere doubles as the head coach of the Kenya women's national under-20 football team.[11][12]
Vihiga Queens
editOkere was appointed as interim head coach of Vihiga Queens in late August 2021 after their long-serving coach Alex Alumirah parted ways with the club just one week to the 2021 CAF Champions League regional CECAFA qualifiers.[11] Okere led the team to the final where they beat Commercial Bank of Ethiopia by 2–1 in the final at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani to qualify for the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.[13][14][15][16]
He continued his role as interim coach during the final tournament with the club being draw in the same group as Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), ASAFAR Club (Morocco) and Rivers Angels (Nigeria).[17] On 6 November 2021,they lost their first match by 1–0 against Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.[18] However, he led them to a 2–0 victory over ASFAR.[19][20] After the competition, Boniface Nyamunyamu replaced him in a full time role.
Honours
editVihiga Queens
References
edit- ^ a b "Robert Matano Takes Over As Tusker FC Head Coach". Inter Management Group Kenya. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Willis, Seth (12 April 2021). "Okere: Tactician appointed Harambee Starlets coach in place of Ouma". Goal. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Assistant coach Okere named in Harambee Starlets technical bench". Tusker FC. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-09. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Kisenge, Meshack (9 April 2021). "Okere named Starlets assistant coach". MozzartSportKe. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Ochieng, Stephen (12 April 2021). "Okere appointed new Starlets head coach". MozzartSportKe. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Charles, Odero (12 April 2021). "Charles Okere appointed Harambee Starlets head coach". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Kenya name Charles Okere new Harambee Starlets coach". CAFOnline. Confedération Africaine du Football (CAF). 13 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Onyango, Washington. "Starlets urged to finish the job against S. Sudan". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ Natiom, Lokeder (20 October 2021). "Harambee Starlets thrash sorry South Sudan". Nation. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Njiru, Murimi (25 October 2021). "League restart timely for Harambee Starlets - Okere". MozzartSportKe. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Natiom, Lokeder (24 September 2021). "Rising Starlets buoyant ahead of Uganda test". Nation Africa. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Njiru, Murimi (1 October 2021). "Okere confident Rising Starlets will overturn big loss to Uganda". MozzartSportKe. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Eshitemi, Rodgers. "Ambitious Vihiga Queens set semis target in Cairo showpiece". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Vihiga Queens crowned CAF Women Champions League CECAFA qualifiers champions". Football Kenya Federation. F. K. F. Communications. 2021-09-09. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ a b Mongina, Brenda (2021-09-11). "Vihiga Queens seal place in inaugural CAF Champions League". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Vihiga Queens beat Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, through to TotalEnergies Champions League". CAFOnline.com. Confedération Africaine du Football (CAF). Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ Ochieng, Stephen (3 November 2021). "CAFWCL: Vihiga Queens name 27-member travelling squad for inaugural tourney". MozzartSportKe. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Kihaki, Mike (6 November 2021). "Vihiga fall to Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in CAF Champions League opener". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Kihaki, Mike (11 November 2021). "Vihiga coach Okere sets sights on semis spot ahead of Angels tie". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Mabuka, Dennis (9 November 2021). "Vihiga Queens 2-0 ASFAR: Kenyans on course to reach Caf Champions League semis". Goal. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links
edit- Charles Okere at Soccerway
- Charles Okere at Global Sports Archive
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