Harambee Stars defender Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma will play for his third permanent club coach in less than a year, following the appointment of Tomasz Kaczmarek as Raków Częstochowa’s new tactician.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsKaczmarek, 41, was on Tuesday, 8 September officially unveiled by the Polish club, signing a three-year contract at the side.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945915##His appointment came just eight days after Rakow’s previous head coach Dawid Kroczek handed in his resignation on 31 August, following the side’s disappointing exit in the final qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League against Croatian opposition Hajduk Split.Kroczek, who had been in-charge of the club since 4 May, coached just 14 matches, winning six, drawing two, and losing six times.Harambee Stars striker completes switch to new English clubHis short spell came on the back of another brief tenure for his predecessor – Łukasz Tomczyk – who had been appointed in December 2025, only to leave on 3 May, a day after Rakow lost the 2025–26 Polish Cup final to Górnik Zabrze.The managerial in-and-outs thus present a new challenge for Ouma and his side, who are currently on one of their worst-ever starts to a top-tier season.STARS ABROAD: Harambee Stars defender features as Wrexham holds Burnley in English ChampionshipRakow, after six games this campaign, are bottom of the Ekstraklasa standings with zero wins, and in need of quick resuscitation.Ouma, on the other hand, is on a similar rough run of form, having been labelled ‘inactive’ for the team’s last three league games, and last kicked a ball on 27 August, despite returning from his lengthy achilles injury, and taking part in the club’s pre-season.Harambee Stars forward names Spain World Cup star as his role model at Real SociedadThe man expected to turn around things is Kaczmarek, whose has previously been head coach of Lechia Gdańsk, FC Den Bosch, and Radomiak Radom.
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