James Siang'a | |
Fullname: | James Aggrey Siang'a |
Birth Place: | Kenya |
Death Place: | Bungoma, Kenya |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Nationalyears1: | 1963–1975 |
Nationalteam1: | Kenya[1] |
Nationalcaps1: | 68 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1999–2000 |
Managerclubs1: | Kenya |
Manageryears2: | 2001–2003 |
Managerclubs2: | Simba SC |
Manageryears3: | 2002 |
Managerclubs3: | Tanzania |
Manageryears4: | 2003–2004 |
Managerclubs4: | Express FC |
Manageryears5: | 2004–2005 |
Managerclubs5: | Moro United |
Manageryears6: | 2007 |
Managerclubs6: | Mtibwa Sugar |
Manageryears7: | 2009–2010 |
Managerclubs7: | Gor Mahia |
James Aggrey Siang'a (– 9 September 2016) was a Kenyan footballer.[2] [3] Also active as a football manager, he coached throughout Africa at both the club and national level, and coached Kenyan club side Gor Mahia.
Siang'a played as a goalkeeper and played at international level for Kenya.[4] He played for Kenya at the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals.[5]
Siang'a managed Kenya between 1999 and 2000.[6] Siang'a then moved to Tanzania, where he was manager of the Tanzanian national team in 2002.[7] Siang'a also managed Tanzanian club sides Simba SC and Moro United, as well as Express FC in Uganda.[4] In October 2004, while at Moro United, Siang'a was approached to take over as manager of the Kenyan national team, but he refused.[4] [8] Later that same month, Siang'a was also approached to become manager of the Tanzanian national team; once again, he refused.[9] Siang'a also coached Mtibwa Sugar in Tanzania, before becoming coach of Gor Mahia in Kenya.[10] [11]