The Chairmen – Politicians, Administrators and Businessmen
Kenyans breathed a sigh of relief – “we are better off without international football, let’s get our house in order first”.
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April 16, 2020
Interview with Ed Bowers from Education2Sport
I had the pleasure and privilege to interview with Ed Bowers from Education2Sport. on my sports career journey thus far, my thoughts on developing grassroots football in Africa and my vision for The Football Foundation for Africa. Hope you enjoy and always happy to receive your feedback.
November 2, 2018
Building the Women’s Game
“As FIFA increases its efforts to grow the women’s game for all, the organisation recognises that more can be done to develop the grassroots, sporting and commercial growth of women’s…
October 17, 2018
FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura, speaking at the opening of Soccerex Convention in Zhuhai, China.
The Internationalisation of Football
China has been at the forefront of the internationalisation of football, as the current number one destination for European football entities in search of new markets. It is rather obvious to see why this is the case - the size and the stability of the Chinese market. With an estimated population of over 1.4 billion people you can imagine the potential China holds for any company that ventures there.
May 24, 2018
CHAN 2018 – The Debacle
That said, key areas that needed attention were hospitality, transport, infrastructure and security. Infrastructure should have been placed at the top of the agenda and construction and or renovation of stadiums and training grounds commenced immediately the country was handed the hosting rights. Hospitality has been a mainstay of Kenya's economy, while security and transport were areas the government was already tending to, prior to the announcement. So in essence we only needed to work on the stadiums
October 31, 2017
Stakeholder Capitalism
In the wake of Zurich arrests and subsequent resignation of newly elected FIFA president Sepp Blatter, a lot of questions have been raised about the running of the world’s greatest game. At the end of World Cup 2014 in Brazil there was a lot of debate about FIFA’s choice for the Golden Ball Award, Lionel Messi. A lot of people felt, and rightly so, that Thomas Müller or Arjen Robben deserved the award more than Messi. While discussing this issue in one of my Whatsapp groups, I came up with an analogy that describes football for what it really is – a business, with owners, products and customers. The hallmark of capitalism. (more…)
June 15, 2015
Children attend the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.
A Strategy for Growth and Development
Late last year Football Kenya Federation launched the 10-year strategic plan for the development of football in Kenya. I have not managed to trace the document but I have read references to the same. One of the key proposals by the federation is to have an expanded premier league, from 16 to 18 teams; an approach that seeks to give more players a chance to grow and develop the standard and quality of the game. This is currently a major bone of contention in a war pitting the federation on one side and the Kenyan Premier League on the other, but that is a story for another day. This article aims to propose a strategy for football development in Kenya and Africa as a whole. (more…)
March 1, 2015