Hi,
I am loving the page on AFC leopards, a team I used to support fervently and
even go and watch with my Dad and brothers on weekends in the late 80's,
early 90's. I am sure there is a lot of interest from the Kenyans abroad as
well as at home on the tidings of their local clubs, I feel your site is
very good however it is not very up to date on recent and current results,
team standings and team line ups. Your work is extremely important in
re-igniting interest in the domestic league and I would very much like to
get involved in it in any way I can, be it suggestions or working on certain
aspects of the site or even just collecting information. Please contact me
as soon as you can, I look forward to your prompt response.
Thank you,
Masha Baraza |
| Gone are the days when kids used to
play football and one team pretended it was 'ingwe' and the other 'gor
biro'. this is what we should try to teach the kids of today instead of
akina arsenal and the rest. but also the clubs should be managed
professionally for fans to gain interest in them and may be invest, no one
can invest in a team where there is constant infighting.
Daudi Ngivi
Machakos
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| KFF and KPL are really out to finish
self supporting clubs. Take an example of AFC leopards, they requested for
time off to sort out the mess in their house but KPL/KFF refused. In the
past two games AFC have been having two different teams in every game. Why
can't whoever is responsible, be it KFF or KPL let them clean their house
and then even give them three matches a week to catch up with the others
later? If it were Tusker or Mathare, this would have been easy but not for
the self supporting clubs.
Malaki Ogalo
Kisumu, Kenya
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The divided leagues in the Kenyan
soccer arena is non starter. Well, i would not blame it on anyone because
again no one goes to the stadia to watch soccer meaning the gate collection
Revenue which used to support clubs is no longer there leaving the clubs
struggling for survival.
The only painful way to revive our soccer is to first of all switch off all
the channels that televise live British soccer, this may be recorded and
played later in the night for those staunch English league supporters. I
remember when i was still playing active soccer the English soccer could
only be televised in the middle of the night.
Another thing is politics in the federation, everyone is interested in
satisfying their ego forgetting about the LOVE of the game and the
supporters as a whole, its really embarrassing to see some mature elderly
people fighting within the federation because of leadership.
I would suggest that an MP like Peter Kenneth who has run football and has
also played in the KFF league be appointed the minister for sports, at least
he understands what happens on the grounds and knows of the best ways to end
it, he has a good sports personnel network which can help this country
revive soccer.
We can do it, but how....maybe with placards on the streets of Nairobi
Sammy Sholei |
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I
am writing this letter to beseech politicians especially those from Nyanza
and Western province to desist from giving money to officials of Gor Mahia
and AFC Leopards.
The primary reason
that most club officials prefer to receive money from politicians is because
they do not have to account for it. Most Politicians will give huge sums of
money to the club and never asked how it is used.
On the other hand if a club was
dependent on member subscriptions, the members would demand accountability
in the form of audited accounts. I once had a conversation with an AFC
Leopards fan. He informed me that he and some of his friends suggested to
the then AFC Leopards chairman that they could get together and contribute
Ksh 1000 per month. The AFC Chairman at the time declined saying he did not
want to have to account for all that money. Here was an opportunity to get
the club on a firm financial footing but the chairman declined, putting his
own selfish interests ahead of the club’s.
Even Sobbie Mulindi who is a
Doctor by profession was unable to conjure up any ideas other than to take
out his begging hat and ask politicians for money.
Richard Waga
Mumias
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Well there is definitely a need to reform this clubs
but why leave it to only the elected officials. Why can't other
professionals employed in other fields give their time and valuable
expertise to this cause. It will be a labour of love which I have to warn
may come to nought since this officials are very wary of someone else comimg
and turning things round. You would be stealing their thunder and maybe a
chance of them getting a parliamentary seat. But for the love of Kenyan
football I think it is well worth it.
Robert Muthomi
Nairobi
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The kind of
structures in place ca not give our soccer a head start .the only projects
that can rekindle interest are investment in youth policies like the one
being done through super eight soccer tourney handled by extreme sports
through mr hussein mohamed .Give the youth a reason for playing soccer and
they shall give the out their best .Extreme sports has rekindled interest of
soccer in the estates of nairobi making long forgotten clubs resume and
revamp their playing and coaching units.players who had hung up their boots
are currently turning out for this estate teams making more younger players
want to
join in.the kind of employment
super eight tourney is attracting is enormous bearing in mind that teams
that finish among the best four in each constituency are entitled for a
token of appreciation ie the least Ksh 10,000 which might seem small to some
individuals but to this teams it makes a big difference in their lives
through small investments. The future is the youth and all they need is
incentives and the only way to attract the corporate world to take interest
is through transparent and accountable structures being put in place .
Eric Bob Otieno
Nairobi
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Kenyan Football!! Where do I start?? Im ashamed to admit
that I am part of the generation which has no interest whatsoever in local
clubs. However, I think that it is not our fault because I remember wanting
to go for Kenya's qualifying match with Tunisia but when I thought of the
hundreds of people that are going to be there (pick pocketers, hooligans
etc.It is a total put off. Kenyan staduims are run so badly that at the end
of the day no one has the desire to go there.(I dont even want to mention
the stampede that took place)I recently went for Brzil's qualifying match
with New Zealand and I was quite impressed with the smooth running staduim.
It was remarkable!
I would love to do a major public relations campaign for Kenyan football.
it is amazing how when the safari sevens comes to town everyone goes but
when it comes to soccer nil. I don't know how to put this in a way that does
not sound conceited...but the people that go for local matches are very
ordinary wanainchi in contast people that go for rugby matches are mainly
middle class and high class people and that is why the local rugby teams
have a lot of financial backing.The problem is definetly not in the schools
because every Kenyan kid I know plays soccer & not rugby. Unfortunately they
all aspire to be the next Zidane/Ronaldo or whatever!! First and foremost it
is the governments responsibility to make sure that Kenyans clubs are not
going down the drain because at the end of the day the government stands a
real chance to benefit if Kenya suceeds in the football industry.
Michell Mumbi
Switzerland |
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Mimi ni Bryceson Malewo.Ni mtanzania ninayeipenda sana
timu ya Gormahia tangu mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 80.Inaniuma sana siku hizi
haifanyi vizuri tena.Nakosa raha.Nashauri washirikishwe wachezaji wa zamani
watoe mchango wa mawazo nini kifanyike ili Gor irudi kwenye kiwango.Kwa
Tanzania mimi ni mshabiki wa Yanga.Nipo pamoja nanyi.Mwenyezi Mungu
awatangulie katika kila jambo mtakalolifanya ili Gor irudi kuwa
imara.Asenteni sana kwani nimefurahi sana nilipo search Gogmahia kwenye
website nikaipata.
Bryceson Malewo
Dar es Salaam |