{"id":3631,"date":"2024-12-11T18:51:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T18:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cradior.com\/?p=3631"},"modified":"2024-12-11T18:51:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T18:51:50","slug":"firat-resigns-as-harambee-stars-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cradior.com\/?p=3631","title":{"rendered":"Firat Resigns as Harambee Stars Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat has terminated his contract, just four days after the election of new Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Hussein Mohammed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His resignation has been confirmed by Hussein Wednesday afternoon, in a press briefing at the federation headquarters in Kasarani &#8211; Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hussein said the federation has accepted Firat&#8217;s resignation, and are in the process of finding his replacement. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Harambee Stars coach has terminated his contract with the federation and we will be looking forward for new alternatives. 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