I am an ardent Kenyan sports fan residing in Boston, USA. I have keenly
followed the sporting developments all over the world for many years. 
It is a shame that we Kenyans have never learnt what it really means to put 
Up winning teams in continental and international football matches. 
 
The Main reason and a very important aspect in any sports is management. As
insignificant as it may be to many fans and sportsmen, managing teams 
and talent is a very skillful and calculated profession, key word here is
profession. In many of the developed football nations, soccer managers 
are astute business people with experience, know how, and the vision to 
make something out of nothing. Take for instance, the 1994 Nigerian world 
cup team and Olympic team. preparations for this team began way back in 
1988-89 with the under 17 team playing in the World Cup in Japan, and winning!
Various members of this squad formed the backbone of the later 
Championship winning team (Kanu, Okocha, Finidi, Oliseh) . 
 
We not only have to build Up and encourage our youth programs with long term planning and 
sponsorship, but we also have to put in place people with the expertise to manage 
the youth. Such rewards will later manifest themselves into championship 
winning club, regional and national teams. What use would it be to Kenyan clubs taking part 
in the Africa  Championship and winning the $1m (Ksh80m) prize money and then not re-investing it 
back to the club. I can assure you that if a club in Kenya were to win such 
money this would be the end of that clubs ambition and future endeavours. Our
soccer administrators are mostly small minded people with only their
interests at heart. Many of them would not even qualify to be office 
boys in some of the better clubs in South Africa or North Africa, let alone 
European Clubs.
 
Do you think that they would even be able to negotiate a market rate
transfer fee were one of our players to transfer to a European club. 
A good example occurring today is the Tusker sponsorship. I am still 
Not convinced that they (sponsors) have fully grasped what it means to be a
sponsor. Why is it that players are providing their own training kit 
for the national team? Is there no uniformity or pride in the way our national 
team presents itself. Truly our country has reached the lowest depth in 
soccer management. Why do we still treat players representing us as if we were 
in the age of the Gossage Cup. Wake up Kenyan Soccer! Only hard work and 
well spent money translates into results. Would you blame development in 
your district on the constituents if you only see your M.P. once or twice a
year. This is the end result of mistreating players. We have gone full
circle, hiring and firing players, blaming coaches etc, but we always 
fail to look at our main deficiencies. Lets face it, we may have the talent 
to play, but do we have the talent to manage and administrate? 
 
Chris Buyu