Kenya Sevens Rugby Coach Mike Friday resigns, cites interference and limited funding

By Standard Digital Reporter

Kenya Sevens Rugby Coach Mike Friday has resigned citing interference from certain individuals at the Kenya Rugby Union and insufficient funding.

Friday wrote to KRU chairman, Mwangi Muthee on Wednesday, saying that “with heart”, he and Chris Brown, the New Zealander strength and body conditioning coach of the Kenya team, “assure you that we have not taken the decision lightly”.

He alluded to Kenya’s insufficient funding and dissatisfaction with some directors of the KRU whose past spats with the coach were always in the public domain.

“Kenya Sevens team is a fantastic group of players and it has been a privilege for both Chris and I to have worked with them all. They are precious assets that need to be given the support and direction by Kenya Rugby in order to maximize their potential”, he said.

The KRU chairman received Friday’s resignation note while on business trip to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and said his board would react quickly to the circumstances.