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Tragedy of Kenyan stars: Henry Motego
Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/9/2006 Posts: 1,502
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masukuma wrote:wacha nifunulie watu siri! if what you are doing doesn't pay your bills now - its unlikely to pay your bills tomorrow when you retire so... CHANGE THE JOB!! NO ONE IS HARD WIRED TO DO JUST ONE THING!  work to prosper
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/9/2006 Posts: 1,502
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Peter Dawo can be a brand name. If he decide to use in Koroga as a professional sawa. work to prosper
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa
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Players like Motego were lured by Kenya Breweries as soon as he finished form 4 by offering him plum jobs where they literally did nothing and earned good money. Because it was a nothing job, they earned very few transferable skills.
Players need to be advised on how to plan for the future. Most of them are too young and inexperienced in the ways of the world when they start their football careers. And football careers can be very demanding in terms of travel, training and other issues.
This situation is not unique to Kenya. However, even in Kenya there are plenty for former players who are doing very well. Tobias Ocholla is head of technical and fitness instructions at the Kenyatta University.
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Rank: Member Joined: 12/17/2011 Posts: 887
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masukuma wrote:wacha nifunulie watu siri! if what you are doing doesn't pay your bills now - its unlikely to pay your bills tomorrow when you retire so... CHANGE THE JOB!! NO ONE IS HARD WIRED TO DO JUST ONE THING! What great advice. Nobody owes these guys anything. People should take responsibilty of their lives. If something does not pay the bills now, find something else that will pay the bills. It's really simple logic. No rocket science there. It might be a little harsh but it's reality. These guys should not expect handouts just because they were some sports heroes, they need to strive for a better life just like everybody else. Watu wajipange.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa
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Tobias Ocholla is doing quite well. I have to admit that he never struck me as an academic. See below http://sporton.nation.co...e-recalls-good-old-days/
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/1/2011 Posts: 8,804 Location: Nairobi
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I'd say the problem is that few Kenyans know how to read and write even despite spending years in school, and socialization rarely equips the individual to be a free and responsible citizen.
Even worse are those citizens who show some aptitude in sport, or who tend to grow faster physically than their peers.
For example, I have this young friend who is supposed to do his K.C.P.E next year. He is a talented player when compared to his peers. When I asked him what he thinks when playing soccer, he told me, 'scoring'. But when I asked him what he thinks about exams, he told me that he only wanted to get 300 marks out of 500. On further investigation by way of looking at his composition and Insha, it became apparent that it would be difficult for him to get the desired marks. He accepted that he had deliberately denied himself the chance to go to a good school for his secondary education and had no intention for going to university because not all intelligent people go to university.
And indeed, most of the talented friends I grew up with had this rationality, and I doubt whether the stars we are discussing about here thought any differently.
And all this is because people are taught reading and writing without being taught how to reason. In the end one lives in a fantasy world that's often distorted by the sweetness of youth. But when age catches up, everything falls out of place.
This matter about reading, writing and reasoning is what even accounts for the failure of African teams in tournaments like the world cup. Like in the last world cup, I saw an African team lose to some mzungu team simply because they couldn't read the game and write their own play. After almost 70 minutes of holding the 'Wazungus', I watched as the wazungus changed tact and within few minutes 'Africana' were two goals down. Game lost.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/2/2011 Posts: 4,824 Location: -1.2107, 36.8831
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I watched a documentary some time back on BBC about some 'rags to riches and back to rags again' stories of African Footballers, and boy, wasn't the Elijah Litana story Sad!!!!!!!!! ELIJAH LITANA EXTREME POVERTY Elijah used to be flown on private jets by his club, All Hilal of Saudi Arabia, but is currently working as a welder in his village in Zambia, all this because of his EVER BEGGING EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS. The foolhardy, the naive and their money… http://footballisafrica....e-naive-and-their-money…/ The Documentary: Pity the Poor Soccer Stars http://www.bbc.co.uk/med...itypoorsoccerstars1.html Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.” ― Rashi
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/21/2012 Posts: 1,739
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tycho wrote:I'd say the problem is that few Kenyans know how to read and write even despite spending years in school, and socialization rarely equips the individual to be a free and responsible citizen.
Even worse are those citizens who show some aptitude in sport, or who tend to grow faster physically than their peers.
For example, I have this young friend who is supposed to do his K.C.P.E next year. He is a talented player when compared to his peers. When I asked him what he thinks when playing soccer, he told me, 'scoring'. But when I asked him what he thinks about exams, he told me that he only wanted to get 300 marks out of 500. On further investigation by way of looking at his composition and Insha, it became apparent that it would be difficult for him to get the desired marks. He accepted that he had deliberately denied himself the chance to go to a good school for his secondary education and had no intention for going to university because not all intelligent people go to university.
And indeed, most of the talented friends I grew up with had this rationality, and I doubt whether the stars we are discussing about here thought any differently.
And all this is because people are taught reading and writing without being taught how to reason. In the end one lives in a fantasy world that's often distorted by the sweetness of youth. But when age catches up, everything falls out of place.
This matter about reading, writing and reasoning is what even accounts for the failure of African teams in tournaments like the world cup. Like in the last world cup, I saw an African team lose to some mzungu team simply because they couldn't read the game and write their own play. After almost 70 minutes of holding the 'Wazungus', I watched as the wazungus changed tact and within few minutes 'Africana' were two goals down. Game lost.  @tycho.You mean you can write something that people understand? Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God..
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/1/2011 Posts: 8,804 Location: Nairobi
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Am wrote:tycho wrote:I'd say the problem is that few Kenyans know how to read and write even despite spending years in school, and socialization rarely equips the individual to be a free and responsible citizen.
Even worse are those citizens who show some aptitude in sport, or who tend to grow faster physically than their peers.
For example, I have this young friend who is supposed to do his K.C.P.E next year. He is a talented player when compared to his peers. When I asked him what he thinks when playing soccer, he told me, 'scoring'. But when I asked him what he thinks about exams, he told me that he only wanted to get 300 marks out of 500. On further investigation by way of looking at his composition and Insha, it became apparent that it would be difficult for him to get the desired marks. He accepted that he had deliberately denied himself the chance to go to a good school for his secondary education and had no intention for going to university because not all intelligent people go to university.
And indeed, most of the talented friends I grew up with had this rationality, and I doubt whether the stars we are discussing about here thought any differently.
And all this is because people are taught reading and writing without being taught how to reason. In the end one lives in a fantasy world that's often distorted by the sweetness of youth. But when age catches up, everything falls out of place.
This matter about reading, writing and reasoning is what even accounts for the failure of African teams in tournaments like the world cup. Like in the last world cup, I saw an African team lose to some mzungu team simply because they couldn't read the game and write their own play. After almost 70 minutes of holding the 'Wazungus', I watched as the wazungus changed tact and within few minutes 'Africana' were two goals down. Game lost. @tycho.You mean you can write something that people understand? Of course I know how to read and write!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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[quote=dunkang]I watched a documentary some time back on BBC about some 'rags to riches and back to rags again' stories of African Footballers, and boy, wasn't the Elijah Litana story Sad!!!!!!!!! ELIJAH LITANA EXTREME POVERTY Elijah used to be flown on private jets by his club, All Hilal of Saudi Arabia, but is currently working as a welder in his village in Zambia, all this because of his EVER BEGGING EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS. The foolhardy, the naive and their money… http://footballisafrica....e-naive-and-their-money…/ The Documentary: Pity the Poor Soccer Stars http://www.bbc.co.uk/med...typoorsoccerstars1.html[/quote] fOR a guy who was given $250,000 on retirement? 
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