Former Lionesses, Nakuru head coach Felix Oloo lands coaching role in Canada

Immediate former Kenya Lionesses head coach Felix Oloo has landed a coaching role in Canada where he is set to form part of the coaching staff at Ottawa’s Barrhaven Scottish RFC.

According to reports, Oloo, who was also the head coach at Kenya Cup side Top Fry Nakuru, tendered in his resignation from the women’s national rugby team to pursue the foreign stint on offer.

“I am hugely honoured to be part of the coaching staff for a club of this calibre, one that means so much to me and I am quickly adapting into the system,” Oloo is quoted on Kenya Women Rugby.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed every moment with Kenya Lionesses and I must say I was very fortunate to work with an incredible group of staff and players who had different personalities but shared a common goal each day in striving for the success of Kenya women rugby,”

“I believe we have tried to establish structures in place even though with little resources and facilities to match and that it will be a smooth transition for the next coach as they try to ensure continued development and success of Kenya women rugby,” he added.

KRU Director in charge of Women Rugby, Moses Ndale, said, “I would like to thank Felix Oloo for the hard work and diligence during his tenure, it was not an easy job. It was important for Kenya Women Rugby to have someone who understood the unique history, culture and had the experience to maximize the talent in the squad as he did,"

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“Oloo was very impressive throughout his tenure and demonstrated that he had the capabilities to spearhead the next chapter of Kenya Women Rugby as was seen in his achievement in Tokyo Olympics, Africa Women Cup, Africa Women 7s, Dubai 7s invitational, Elgon Cup, and in the local league,”

“Oloo's extensive coaching experience and knowledge of the game make him the perfect candidate to lead any squad forward anywhere in the world. For now, we will continue our focus on the remainder of this year's busy calendar with Denise Mwanja and the coaching staff concentrating on achieving our goals from the work that has been carried out to date by Felix Oloo. We wish him all the best in his new endeavors,” concluded Ndale.

Oloo previously held coaching roles with Top Fry Nakuru (Women & Men), Kenya Lionesses (15s &7s), Nakuru day high school and Nakuru age-grade programs.

Additional Reporting by Kenya Women Rugby.