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Why Kenyan football is failing

Posted by george on March 17, 2011 at 9:03 AM

Political interference

lets face it politicians have dipped their dirty fingers  everywhere they can find, they want influence and political clout and they will use any means necessary to get them….now football teams provide both the stage and audience for this and they surely use this to the fullest

Many people think that politicians are interested in the teams welfare but why do they wear shades when going to see matches? So that when they doze off no one will notice them doing so

With all the FIFA and product endorsements money coming infootball do you think this politicians will let go off the opportunity to get free campaign funding?

Greediness

Lets face it why do we have two football governing bodies?..Whydo we have many leaders in football?...why are football elections violent?...GREEDINESS…everyone wants to get all the perks that football brings, but at what cost?….thegood of the game

Unprofessionalism

Most managers/ chairmen are usually not trained..they have never played football before and may even not know all the rules…many are just individuals out to make a killing if not a living out of football…shouldn’t  the best persons for the job be trained or at least experienced players who have the good of the game at heart

Lack of planning

For one to be successful at anything they have to plan. when you don’t plan you are simply planning to fail…Kenyan teams do not scout for young talent, they don’t have football academies and do not even have a youthful squad…most like all you there is what is in the pitch on game day….success fulteams in the world over make strategic planning a chief function and this isthe main reason they prosper

Lack of government support

What can I say the government is doing very little if anything to improve football…there are no stadiums, there are no supporting structures, there is no financial support, there is no sufficient legal framework, among many others….

Mis-management

Corruption is rife in football unions and association….thereis no competitive selection of officials, no stringent procurement procedures,nepotism, among others…simply put football unions are run more like horsestables then professional unions

Tribalism

lets face it most teams in Kenya have tribal affiliations…theywere born out of tribal associations…with time such clubs should have grown outof that tribal cocoon to embrace national wide face….it is because of this that teams such as AFC leopards and Gor mahia will not have officials from othertribes other than luhya and luo even if potential candidates from other tribesare more capable to do the job.

 

besides the fact that proud Kenyan I am a keen follower of good football so you can see Kenyan football is really not my thing…are there any more reason why you think we are going wrong?

 


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4 Comments

Reply Lex gitonga
02:56 PM on March 22, 2011 
Football in kenya is a joke, the only common thing we can associate it with is the wrangle in kff/fkl and occasional stone throwing by fans
Reply peter
05:54 AM on June 11, 2011 
Lex gitonga says...
Football in kenya is a joke, the only common thing we can associate it with is the wrangle in kff/fkl and occasional stone throwing by fans
Reply peter
05:56 AM on June 11, 2011 
[peter] I think before Kenyan football goes to the right direction, the officials should take a look of the 48 ways to improve Kenyan football @ http://theuppost.com/blogs/?p=6
Reply george
04:18 AM on June 15, 2011 
peter says...
[peter] I think before Kenyan football goes to the right direction, the officials should take a look of the 48 ways to improve Kenyan football @ http://theuppost.com/blogs/?p=6

hey peter
thanks for the link..i must say you know your football