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Kenya needs ex-players in football management
Former Harambee Stars players Sammy Owino "Kempes" (left), Samy Shollei (right), and former Harambee Starlets player, Charity Wangoma, Director of Bondeni Football Women Club men and women teams, and other football officials from Rift Valley Region, during a meeting held in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County on May 29, 2023. Owino donated footballs and training kits to 14 football teams.
Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Shikanda may not be perfect, but just having the courage to take over a storied club like AFC Leopards should inspire other former footballers
- Sammy Shollei, a former national team player, tried years ago when he was elected deputy president only for him to be frustrated out of office
- Gor Mahia legend Sammy Owino “Kempes” is back home from the US and is interested the FKF presidency
A few days ago when AFC Leopards failed to beat Muhoroni Youth at MISC Kasarani, a group of fans confronted club chairman Dan Shikanda for answers on why the club is performing poorly.
Indeed, AFC Leopards are not at a good place in terms of performance on the pitch, but I want to look at it from an optimistic point of view.
