State Of Kenyan Football

#POV The Dark Tunnel Of Kenyan Football ⚽ #FootballMadeMeSeries

In general, many Kenyans consider football as a hobby beginning at our doorsteps to the classroom rather than a carer that the younger generation should pursue in search of better livelihoods.

In most situations, football has been used as a tool to keep youth active and away from crime or improper behaviour; yet, the story is louder, particularly in some sectors of our society, than how it can lead to a profession through established channels.

Question ❓

📍 Here are some questions for you: who was the highest-paid player in the KWPL and KPL for the season 2024/2025?  What is the prize money for KWPL and KPL champions? How much did they spend in the entire season? And many more...

Footballers' sponsorship, earnings, and transfer fees are among the data available in industrialised economies, even if they are not fully disclosed to the public.  The ecosystem encourages many actors to pursue football as a profession and a business, attracting sponsors and investors.

In industrialised economies, players' sponsorship, earnings, and transfer fees are some of the details that can be obtained, albeit not in full. The ecosystem encourages many actors to pursue football as a career and a business while attracting both sponsors and investors.

📌 Statistics #POV

According to my own statistics, only one out of every ten parents believes their child can have a successful football career, particularly if they come from impoverished neighbourhoods. 

All that many of us have accomplished was not planned, but rather the result of numerous attempts and positioning, with only a few able to recount a great path and many carrying untold stories of pain, frustration, disappointment, and lack of income, lifetime injuries, to name a few.

📌 Playing Grounds

Now that Babado Field is on the verge of ultimate closure, I'm wondering how many neighbourhoods are under such threat. 

My advice to the football federation is to do an audit of the football fields in the country and determine what arrangements the FKF associated teams have with the field's owners, who include churches, individual, schools, and institutions.

In addition to mapping, they should collect data on the number of community fields available, which should then be gazetted through the correct channels with the government system in order to guarantee future of many generations.

There are significant gaps in Kenyan football, which can also be filled through adequate documentation and action performed by all parties, not just the federation. My question is if we know the stakeholders and what role they should play.

Quotes

📍 "Knowledge is power, only if you use it" - Wilson Masaka.

📍 "Only those who approach football as a career acquire a livelihood from it, whereas those who treat football as a hobby just enjoy playing the game." - Wilson Masaka

Incase you didn't know, building a football career needs discipline, perseverance, timing, and practice, to name a few.

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