Reports have emerged that the Kenya Rugby Union are in talks with legendary New Zealand Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens to take over as head coach.
According to Kenya's Daily Nation, the 12-time World Rugby Sevens series winner is scheduled to touchdown in Africa on Saturday to meet with officials.
Although they have yet to discuss the possibility of Tietjens taking over the head coach role, the Union's chairman Richard Omwela was confident they would be able to secure his services.
"We have had initial contacts with him (Tietjens) and he said he is available. We would be glad to have him," said Omwela.
With current head coach Benjamin Aymiba's contract set to expire on September 30, the timing appears to be ideal.
Another source at the Kenyan union believes Tietjens' is interested, but only on a short term basis.
“He quite understands the Kenyan flair and he knows the team has got the potential,” said the source.
“Tietjens is a magician of sevens and he knows what he can do. He really doesn’t have a hard task.”
If successful, Tietjens will be Kenya’s third foreign coach in the last four years after Briton Mike Friday, who handled the team for the 2012 and 2013 season and South African Paul Treu, who was in charge in the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
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