nakujua wrote:Those had escaped me, lakini they are not sustainable because they are mostly csr (woishee) projects.
Volleyball seems to be doing ok without those events, we can't even qualify for afcon despite all the cash dumped into football.
Lakini let me not veer away from the current topic, our athletes are doing great job.
Again you & Masukuma seem not to be aware of why Kenya dominates African volleyball.
Volleyball does well because at school level, volleyball is taken more seriously in Kenya than it is in most African countries. Schools like Mukumu, Malava, Lugulu etc have for the last 40 years had very serious volleyball programs where talented players are recruited specifically to play volleyball. Also it just so happens that these schools have decent coaches who can mould young players.
Grassroots tournaments are sustainable if well organized. In fact grassroots teams like Kariobangi Sharks and Jericho All stars are bigger crowd pullers than KPL teams like Sofapaka and Tusker and KCB.
If you have ever been to any of these grassroots tournaments you will be amazed at the passion that fans have for their neighbourhood teams.
If well organized, such tournaments can even get television contracts. There is a ready built in fan base unlike KPL which is full of teams like Stima and posta that have no fan base.
Thats why Safaricom poured so much money into sakata ball. It gave them very good publicty. Crowds were large and public interest was very high.
There is another grassroots tournament called extreme super 8 sponsored by businessman Hussein Mohamed. The total prize money is ksh 1.4 million.
With regard to money being dumped on football, it is being dumped in the wrong place. Money should be pumped into youth development and grassroots not to FKF where Nyamweya can siphon it into his bank account.