murchr wrote:
Joe Kadenge was no ordinary footballer. He was well compensated am speaking from knowledge not just hearsay. From product endorsements to hefty sums by baba moi, dont forget he was in those football bodies till 2002. The average civil servant would tell you they havent come into contact with the sums he received. Even for one to live in Mariakani those days, you had to be well moneyed. Anyway, as earlier mentioned, I hope Wanyama and Oliech dont follow this route 20yrs down the line .
Murchr
Nobody makes money in Kenya football except through corruption. You say he was in football bodies until 2002? I wonder if you realize that most Kenyan coaches and team managers are not even paid the full amount they are owed. Ask any local coach who has coached harambee stars and they will tell you KFF owes them money.
And why would baba Moi pay Kadenge anything? Kadenge retired at least 10 years before moi became president.
Politicians and officials only care about players when the players are active. Once the player retires, nobody cares. For example, Motego was paid Ksh 15,000 per month to basically do nothing at Kenya Breweries. But once he left football, he was retrenched from his job. And most football careers last less than 10 years. It is impossible for a footballer in Kenya to save enough for retirement.
With regard to product endorsements, believe it or not, up until the 1980s, KFF used to demand and get a cut of every endorsement that players get. Mahmoud Abbas was one of the 1st players to fight and break this mold.
It is not reasonable to expect a Kenyan player to have his life set because of football. Kenyan footballers make peanuts including the best ones. And they are often fleeced by officials. Only the ones who are lucky to go play in Europe can reasonably expect to have their life set after football.
Even to this day NOCK officials like Kipchoge Keino are lining their pockets with money that is supposed to go to athletes.