Former Kakamega Homeboyz coach Paul Nkata has been appointed Mbarara City FC head coach in the Ugandan Premier League.
Nkata, replaces Livingstone Mbabazi who resigned from his position in July 2019 and joined Onduparaka FC. He has been tasked with leading the team in the UPL until the end of the 2019/20 Ugandan Premier league.
The veteran tactician who has previously coached Nairobi City Stars, Muhoroni Youth FC, Tusker FC, and Bandari in the Kenyan Premier League have been club-less since January 2019 when he hurriedly left his position at Homeboyz and returned to Uganda.
He was accused by Homeboyz chairman Cleophas Shimanyula of match-fixing. The claims have never been proven and no action has ever been taken despite Football Kenya Federation’s (FKF) promise to look into the matter.
“We have call recordings of the coach telling players to match fix two matches against Mathare and Sony Sugar where he promised them Ksh .200,000 each. We went on to lose the two matches. In fact, we have reported the matter to the police and we have also sent a statement to FKF to investigate the matter because we do not know for how long he has been doing this,” Shimanyula said.
Mbarara have announced his arrival exuding confidence that the tactician who won the Kenyan Premier League and Gotv titles with Gor Mahia will steer the team to success.
“Paul Nkata will be the Head Coach of Mbarara City FC till the end of the Season Nkata has previously Coached at URA FC and a host of Kenyan Clubs like Tusker, Bandari, Kakamega. Let’s hope for the best,” the club posted.