Ferdinand Omanyala parts ways with coach after mixed season
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Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 27.09.25. | 14:40
Despite the setbacks, Omanyala’s 2025 season has shown glimpses of his trademark brilliance
Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, has parted ways with his coach, Geoffrey Kimani, Mozzart Sport can exclusively report.
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The Commonwealth Games 100m champion failed to clock a sub-10 time throughout 2025 and was frequently beaten by South Africa’s Akani Simbine in major competitions.
He also missed the Diamond League final in Zurich due to an Achilles injury and suffered a semifinal exit at the Tokyo World Championships.
The sprinter had linked up with Kimani in October 2023 after splitting with his long-time coach, Duncan Ayiemba, following a disappointing outing at the World Championships in Budapest.
The move was intended to boost his medal chances in Paris, but the partnership did not deliver the expected results.
Now, in a twist of fate, Omanyala is set to reunite with Ayiemba, the man who guided him from his formative sprinting years to continental stardom.
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Despite the setbacks, Omanyala’s 2025 season has shown glimpses of his trademark brilliance.
He kicked off strongly with victory at the Athletics Kenya meet in Thika, followed by a third-place finish at the ASA Grand Prix I in South Africa (10.22) and a rebound win in the second leg (10.08).
He continued with a solid 10.02 triumph at the Uganda National Trials and anchored Kenya to a memorable 4×100m relay victory.
He came agonizingly close to breaking the sub-10 mark with a 10.00-second run for second place at the Botswana Grand Prix, before returning to the Diamond League, where results remained mixed; second in Xiamen (10.13), seventh in Shanghai (10.25), and third in Rome (10.01).
Omanyala also left his mark in new territory, setting both Kenyan and African records in the rarely contested 150m with a blistering 14.70 at the Atlanta City Games.
At the National Trials, he stormed to gold in the 100m (10.08) and silver in the 200m behind Zablon Ekwam.
It is now a matter of wait-and-see if Ayiemba will be the man to ensure Omanyala consistently runs sub-10 and competes with talents at the global level.
