Rwanda Division 2 club Sunrise FC are set to release their coach Jackson Mayanja following their inability to make it to the playoff. The Ugandan tactician was appointed as head coach of Sunrise on November 1, 2023 replacing Hassan Muhire. The club was at the time playing in the Rwanda Premier League. Mayanja's initial contract was due to expire at the end of the 2023/24 season but he could not help the team stay in top tier division. The club management, however, kept faith in him and offered him a one-year deal and tasked him to qualify them back to topflight football. ALSO READ: Sunrise FC appoint Ugandan Jackson Mayanja as new head coach Sunrise finished third in Group B with 41 points and failed to qualify for the playoffs, a performance that left his employers unimpressed. A close source to the club told Times Sport that a decision has been made that Mayanja will be relieved of duties, as a result. His contract ends in June and he is not going to continue. A new coach will be appointed to help bring the team back to the Premier League, the source said. So far, Marcel Lomami, who qualified Gasogi United and Gorilla FC to the Premier League in 2019 and 2020 respectively, leads the list of coaches on the club’s radar. He is expected to leave Vision FC at the end of the season.
