The fate of Kenyan youth, I’m afraid, seems like a lost cause
Harambee Stars pose for a team photo ahead of the start of their international friendly match against Iran at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on March 28, 2023.
In a glittering event also attended by Fifa head Gianni Infantino, Kagame was hailed as a leader whose focus on developing football to benefit his country’s players and youngsters was outstanding
Whereas Morocco put up impressive football infrastructure and invested in developing women football, nobody in the entire population of 30 million Kenyans can show for sure where such funds from Geneva to Kenya have been taken
It is imperative to note that an audit of the book of accounts at Kandanda House revealed a sequence of Chinese accounting taking place and funds disappearing into thin air
Two events in the same month in the same region served to illustrate how football management can be so inspiring and depressing at the same time depending on whose hands are on the deck to steer the ship.
In mid March, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) garlanded Rwandan President Paul Kagame for his outstanding contribution to the beautiful game. In a glittering event also attended by Fifa head Gianni Infantino, Kagame was hailed as a leader whose focus on developing football to benefit his country’s players and youngsters was outstanding. Also being feted at the same event was King Hassan of Morocco whose country had a fairy tale run at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
