So coach lama jetted in this week to meet his team and staff for the first time, and get down to work. I don't know, I am getting all excited with anticipation. I have this feeling that Lama will do great despite the mountain that is KFF and Kenya football politics that face him.
His first challenge is to see off the ethiopian in Ethiopia this Saturday. I wish it was in Kenya coz I would have just loved to see Lama's first game in charge. I hope they do well.
Speaking of which, the Kenyan ladies were torn about by the indominatable lionesses of Cameroon and beaten 5-0. In Nairobi! So that makes it 9-0 aggregate. And so we are out of the Cup of Nations(female version). I hear that Kenya played negative football throughout the match, despite them needing to win the match by more than 4 goals. It seems all soccer Kenyan is in trouble.
Today there is an emergency meeting of KFF, KPL and al the premier league clubs to try and sort out the mess that they find themselves in. What mess? Well, Gor were relegated by KPL only for KFF to rule that Gor are not relegated; Mathare United are up in arms after they were relegated by KFF for fielding Mulama, who allegedly was still an APR (Rwanda club ) player; the league champions are still unkown; all the clubs relegated this season are claiming that the league was not fairly run and that they should not be relegated..............
That's where we are at, folks. It all seems like a stand-off between KPL and KFF. Who runs the premier league? If it is not KPL then what's it purpose, why have it? If its KPL then what in God's name is KFF doing meddling in KPL's affairs. I do not have any answers to these (or these) questions. Do you know anyone who does....If you do, then let him know that I'm calling out to him/her. Please answer my questions.
In other News, Kenya are due to play Tanzania in Nairobi very soon. This is your opportunity to come cheer on Lama and the boys as they demolish the Tanzanians. I won't miss it. Will you?
This story badly needs an un-happy ending: Securicor are no more. They were disbanded after their sponsor, formerly Securicor, withdrew all sponsorship. Another club bites the dust.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Calling out to YOU!
Monday, July 31, 2006
Hii League Niaje?
The Kenya Premier League champions identity still depends on the outcome of the Sony Vs Shabana match. But, according to the today's Monday Football, Gor can win the league!
Yeah they can. If KPL readmit them into the premier league and If they honor (or are allowed to play all the matches they missed) and If they win all of those matches, then mighty Gor will be the champions of Kenya......IF Sony lose their last match. Those are lots of IFs but its a possibility. And by the way, KFF ruled that KPL should not have relegated Gor and ordered their reinstatement. However, the KPL refused to go back on their decision. So who has more auhority? KFF Vs KPL.
So Kenya have a new coach, Mulee is the assistant and things are looking up for our harambee Stars. As they start training for the first Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Eritrea, lets all take a moment and pray that KFF don't mess this one up. Lets face it, time and again Kenya's qualification campaign starts so brightly only for some KFF fat cats to mess it up.
In the meantime, the female Harambee Stars lost heavily to Cameroon in Cameroon last week. Pray for them also as they prepare for the return leg and lets all swarm to the stadium on that fateful day to shout down the West Africans all the way back home.
Still on this, I found it puzzling that after Kenya's loss some new players were called up to 'stregnthen' the team. So, is this to say that the 'srongest' team did'nt go to Cameroon? Why? How? Didn't they want to win?
Does anyopne from KFF or KPL or anyone even remotely connected to the management of Kenyan football read this blog? You might have noticed my restraint at pointing fingers and villifying you. I urge you to respond in kind and kindly answer, or attempt to answer, my questions.
Here's some Zizou fun.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Almost Over
The KPL is almost over. Currently, most teams have played their last matches and Tusker and Sony are tied at the top with 74 points, Sony having played fewer games.
Its going right down to the wire. The identity of the new champions will be revealed after the fate of the aborted Sony Vs Shaban match is decided. Its exciting stuff!
Over the weekend, tusker battled to a 3-2 win over Shabana to keep their title hopes alive in a pulsating encounter.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Forza Italia!
I'd like to know what he was like when Grosso slotted in the last kick.
Well, Its over. We have new world champions. Its time to head home, relax and plot for the next world cup. Lets hope we also do the same.
Here's a running commentary for the whole world cup, all the matches!
Weekend results:
Ulinzi 4 Mathare 2
KCB 0 AFC 0
Hope 3 Sher 0
AFC 0 Kisumu 1
Mumias 1 Ulinzi 0
Mathare 1 Securicor 0
Tusker.........37...71
Sony.............36...71
Thika...........38...67
Mumias.......38...64
Sher.............37...61
Sunday, July 02, 2006
The Road to 2010
I would simply love it if the Harambee Stars would make it with me to SA 2010. And we can do it! We're in an 'easy' group in which the only real threat should be Angola.
Here's a nice post on how we can ensure that we get to SA.
The weekend saw another stunning effort by Shabana when they came fron 2 nil down to beat Mathare Youth 3-2 in a pulsating encounter.
Results:
Shabana 3 Mathare Youth 2
Securicor 3 Berets 1
KCB 2 Agro 1
July 3 2006: Please note the correction below:
The.Hanyeé said...
We're in an 'easy' group in which the only real threat should be Angola.
Umm..pole for the correction but this is for the Africa Cup of Nations 2008 Qualifiers...these will have nothing to do with the WC2010..the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations 2010 will be the ones used to determine Africa's reps at the World Cup later that year...
Either way...we need to get our act together to even navigate the "easy" group to get to Ghana in 2008...intensely and fast..
