David GOMBE
Cricket Uganda has named Kenyan legend Steve Tikolo because the Cricket Cranes head coach for the subsequent three years.
This marks Tikolo’s third stint on the helm of the Ugandan nationwide workforce, a improvement that has despatched ripples of pleasure via the native cricketing neighborhood.
For many who have adopted the Cricket Cranes over the previous decade, Tikolo wants no introduction. Identified affectionately as “Gunnzie” throughout his illustrious enjoying days, he has lengthy been considered one of many best cricketers to emerge from the continent.
His earlier tenures in Uganda had been outlined by a rigorous give attention to self-discipline, tactical improvement, and increasing the workforce’s depth. Throughout his time with the Cranes, Tikolo was instrumental in blooding new expertise and instilling knowledgeable tradition that noticed the workforce compete with renewed vigor on the worldwide stage.
The timing of this appointment means that the Uganda Cricket Affiliation is searching for stability and a confirmed chief to solidify the progress the workforce has made in recent times.
With a three-year mandate, Tikolo has the runway required to implement a long-term imaginative and prescient, give attention to youth improvement, and refine the tactical method of a squad that has proven it may punch above its weight.
“I’m not a stranger in Uganda,” Tikolo as soon as famously remarked throughout his early days within the nation.
That familiarity is more likely to be his biggest asset. He arrives understanding the gamers, the native challenges, and the potential that lies throughout the present squad.
Tikolo replaces Uganda Abhay Sharma who resigned from the in October 2025 following a disappointing T20 World Cup Qualifying marketing campaign in Zimbabwe.
Sharma was appointed as Cricket Cranes head coach in April final yr and managed the workforce on the T20 World Cup within the West Indies.
Sharma had changed South African coach Laurence Mahatlane on the helms and leaves after only one yr and half into his three yr employment contract.
