Former national rugby 15’s player Oliver Mang’eni has been appointed KCB RFC head coach replacing Curtis Olago.
Olago, who joined KCB in 2008 as player before transitioning to management in 2011 will leave the club following the expiry of his contract at the end of August, marking an end to his 13-year illustrious tenure as the Head Coach.
Mang’eni, 36 , who is the current lineout coach for KCB, played for the bankers for 12 years from 2010 to 2022.
He also played for Shujaa in the 2014/2015 season under Paul True. KCB RFC Patron Japheth Achola said:
“It’s a new dawn for the Club. We have complete faith in Oliver and believe his extensive experience and deep understanding of the club makes him the perfect candidate to lead the team at this important time.”. “We thank Olago for his service to the Club. He has been instrumental in positioning KCB Rugby as a top club in the local rugby scene and has played a pivotal role in the development of the sport in the country. We wish him all the very best in his future coaching career.”
Mang’eni won the Kenya Cup five times – 2015, 2017,2018,2019 and 2022. He won the Enterprise Cup on three occasions – 2015, 2016 and 2017.
He has five floodlit titles under his belt – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2019.
“Olishe,” as he is famously known, won two consecutive National Sevens Circuit titles in the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 seasons.
He won Rugby Africa Cup 2013 and was part of the world cup qualifiers squad that missed out on the World Cup qualifications on point difference in 2014.
He also featured for Kenya when they played test matches against Hong Kong, Portugal and Spain in 2015/2016.
