Stars’ sad exit, again
Kenya's Dennis Ochieng (left) vies for the ball with Binyam Assefa of Ethiopia during their African Nations Championships qualifier at Nyayo Stadium on July 4, 2015. PHOTO | CHRIS OMOLLO |
What you need to know:
- Kenyan football fans suffered yet another heartbreak on Saturday
- Clearly Kenyan football has fallen to its lowest ebb.
Kenyan football fans suffered yet another heartbreak with Harambee Stars’ ignominious exit from the African Nations Championships qualifiers at the hands of Ethiopia on Saturday evening in Nairobi.
If our national team cannot measure up to competition from our next door neighbours, then clearly Kenyan football has fallen to its lowest ebb.
While debate over what the team should or should not have done on the pitch are akin to flogging a dead horse, it is worthwhile to lay bare a few home truths as we reflect on the state of the game in the country.
It seems those mandated with running the game are hell-bent on auctioning our national pastime to the highest bidders, if the ruckus over broadcasting rights in the run-up to the match is anything to go by.
Why did the handlers of the national team choose to expend negative energy on pitting two pay TV stations against each other just days to the match rather than building goodwill from all interested parties?
The sideshows added little value to the team’s psychological preparation and the federation should have made better use of its time, money, and other resources to ensure that the team went into the match in tip-top form.
