Government to pay for Kenya U-20 training, says Murkomen
Sports CS Kipchumba Murkomen (centre), his PS Peter Tum (right) together with Kenya Under-17 football team players at Talanta Plaza, Nairobi on October 22, 2024.
The CS was speaking on Tuesday when he hosted the Rising Stars for breakfast at Talanta Plaza in Nairobi.
He awarded the team Sh1.8 million for finishing second behind winners Tanzania in the Cecafa U-20 regional qualifiers held in Dar es Salaam. Tanzania.
Sports Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has said the government will facilitate high-level training for the Kenya Under-20 men’s football team ahead of their debut at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Under-20 finals.
At the same time, Murkomen announced that he has banned the Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS) from engaging in sporting tournaments that are not focused on talent identification and development.
