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Alba
#11 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 4:21:00 AM
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Some good points raised on this thread. It is mainly the officials who are ruining football. They have been doing this for decades now.
See the article below:

http://kenyapage.net/commentary/?p=1097
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masukuma
#12 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 6:33:19 AM
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2012 wrote:
I have sadly concluded that we're not a footballing nation. We love football and our strength is in spectating and not playing.

It is time we admitted the truth and push the resources to other sports with potential like rugby, athletics, volleyball, swimming, boxing, motor race etc.

We need to neglect soccer and let it build itself up from the ground again. That's the way to redeem it.


its time we admitted that perhaps we may conquer the world through sports like cricket - been to the world cup twice and to the quarters of the world cup once. rather than our preoccupation - soccer! Let's not waste our emotions on this thing... WE ARE GOING NO WHERE.

We are stooping too low, blaming everything for us NOT SCORING from towels behind goalkeepers to Sam Nyamwea. Let's just accept the blatant truth that has been knocking on our door for years now.... WE ARE NOT A FOOTBALLING NATION IN THE SAME WAY WE ARE NOT A SKIING NATION!
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tycho
#13 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 7:03:15 AM
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It's not a sport that conquers the world, it's the spirit of the sportsmen and women and the people behind them.

There was a time I couldn't imagine the Japs winning long distance races.
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masukuma
#14 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 7:15:54 AM
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tycho wrote:
It's not a sport that conquers the world, it's the spirit of the sportsmen and women and the people behind them.

There was a time I couldn't imagine the Japs winning long distance races.

but japs are much more a running nation than we are.... what we have here is a genetic advantage and environmentally predisposed to running long races. In certain sports (sprinting for example). Genes come into play. Do you know only four people from non west african origin have ever run sub 10s in 100 meters (forget that polish guy).
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#15 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 7:23:33 AM
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Have we tried hard enough before we give up? Mind you a good working soccer industry is good not just for our image and national pride but for the economy. I thought things were looking up with the increase in interest in club soccer.
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tycho
#16 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 7:48:29 AM
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masukuma wrote:
tycho wrote:
It's not a sport that conquers the world, it's the spirit of the sportsmen and women and the people behind them.

There was a time I couldn't imagine the Japs winning long distance races.

but japs are much more a running nation than we are.... what we have here is a genetic advantage and environmentally predisposed to running long races. In certain sports (sprinting for example). Genes come into play. Do you know only four people from non west african origin have ever run sub 10s in 100 meters (forget that polish guy).


The effects of gene-environment interplay can't be ignored.

For us, where do we start our quest for excellence? Isn't it from loving what we do and organizing ourselves intelligently and efficiently?
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Alba
#17 Posted : Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:47:11 AM
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Nyamweya is directly responsible for Kenya's loss to Burundi. Hiring Michel when we clearly could not afford him was plain stupid especially since FKF is flat broke. . It makes you wonder whether Nyamweya is mentally retarded. So Michel left in a huff and Nandwa was hired as a stop gap maeasure. This constant changing of coaches and lack of stability is one reason Kenya fails. Kenya has had 10 coaching changes over the past 5 years. You cant win with such instability.

The problem however is much deeper than Nyamweya. Kenya has been mismanged since the 1990s. It has been one lousy FKF chairman after another.

With regard to Kenya's goals, there is no reason we should give up on football. We can forget being a football power. But Kenya should at least aim for modest success such as winning the CECAFA cup at least once every 3 years. Qualifying for Africa cup of nations at least twice a decade. Give Kenyans something to cheer. It used to happen in the 1980s with semi decent management. The era of FIFA corruption has been very detrimental to Kenya football.
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richdad
#18 Posted : Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:04:19 AM
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Its sad that no one is willing to pinpoint the obviously visible BIG problem.

We need national representation in the national team.

One former Gor Mahia coach (Z Otieno) had the guts to field an entire team from his village as harambee stars. Am I still expected to watch or even wish that such a team wins?

I grew up watching mtaa games. WE could play as Kenyans, everyone included. The local teams were much better in skills and organization than I have ever seen in the national team.
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Coolio
#19 Posted : Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:07:39 AM
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richdad wrote:
Its sad that no one is willing to pinpoint the obviously visible BIG problem.

We need national representation in the national team.

One former Gor Mahia coach (Z Otieno) had the guts to field an entire team from his village as harambee stars. Am I still expected to watch or even wish that such a team wins?

I grew up watching mtaa games. WE could play as Kenyans, everyone included. The local teams were much better in skills and organization than I have ever seen in the national team.

Shame on you Shame on you. it's the O factor!
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masukuma
#20 Posted : Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:11:24 AM
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Tuko na ujinga... each time we see a white face we think that atatusaidia... ati mbaka we had to get a 'Waiganjo' footballer from brazil
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