Ghanaian duo Jordan Ayew and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, will now be working under Gary Rowett who has been appointed as the new Leicester City Men’s First Team Manager on a contract to the end of the 2025/26 season.
Gary will now oversee First Team training as the team prepare to travel to his former club Stoke City in the Sky Bet Championship this weekend.
Having taken charge of nearly 600 matches during a 14-year managerial career, including over 400 games in the Championship, Gary brings a wealth of valuable experience back to Leicester, where he served as a player between 2000 and 2002.
He arrives with a colleague with whom he has previously worked – former City team-mate Callum Davidson as Assistant Manager – who will join Andy King and Adam Sadler on the First Team coaching staff.
Leicester City Manager Gary Rowett said: “I’m really proud to be the new Leicester City Manager and to have the opportunity to work with and lead a really talented group over the coming months.
“It’s very clear to us all what needs to be achieved between now and the end of the season and the work begins immediately. I’m looking forward to building connections with the players, with the staff at the Club and with the fans – all of which will be vital to helping us secure the results we need.”
Leicester City Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said:“Gary is a manager with deep knowledge of the Championship and experience of the situation we now face in these final 14 games of the season – a fight for survival in the division. It is a task on which the entire Club is focused, and we will provide Gary with every support to help us find the solutions we need.
“I’m grateful to Andy King for the professionalism and dedication with which he has prepared the team for recent matches in challenging circumstances. Together with the current group of First Team staff, he will remain a valued part of our coaching team, providing important continuity from which Gary and Callum can help to build.”
Gary returns to Leicester 24 years after a two-season spell as a full-back with us, making 57 appearances in our final two seasons at Filbert Street.
Now 51, his career in management is widely respected, built across spells with Burton Albion, Birmingham City, Derby County, Stoke City, Millwall and, most recently, Oxford United, whom he guided to Championship survival during the 2024/25 season. In the Championship in particular, Gary’s teams have become known for establishing the stability and consistency needed to navigate the demands of the division.
Gary will be introduced to the media on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s trip to Stoke City.
Following a visit to Middlesbrough on Tuesday (24 February), he will take to the home dugout for the first time on Saturday 28 February for the visit of Norwich City.
