Victor Wanyama Wants Former Players to Take Charge At FKF

• Football affairs in Kenya are currently under a caretaker committee after FKF was disbanded
• Victor Wanyama contends former footballers are best suited to take charge of the federation
• His sentiments were reiterated by MacDonald Mariga who said they will push "for one of our own"

Former Kenyan international Victor Wanyama has called for former footballers to take charge at the helm of affairs at the Football Kenya Federation.

Football management in the country is currently under the leadership of a caretaker committee appointed by the sports ministry after the disbandment of the FKF.

Wanyama now believes the time is ripe for former players to be entrusted with the leadership of the federation, insisting they have the capacity to build the game.

Speaking during a football tournament in Kwale, the former Tottenham midfielder noted electing people who have been in the game into the top positions in the federation will help in taking football in Kenya to the next level.

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“Retired players have the answers to our game because they know what is needed to prepare players from the scratch to top-level,” Wanyama was quoted saying by Citizen Digital.

“It is a journey they have walked. Look at Cameroon; they have given their legend Samuel Eto’o the opportunity to lead their federation," he added.

His sentiments were reiterated by his brother and former Inter Milan midfielder, MacDonald Mariga.

On his part, Mariga vowed to ensure one of their own takes charge at the helm of the FKF.

“We as former players will be at the forefront to push for one of our own and guide him to lead this important docket,” Mariga noted.

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The former Harambee Stars midfielder was at the Rashid Abdalla Super Cup in Kwale county recently where he opened up about the state of football in the country, saying:

“Football has gone down because it has not been managed well, there has been a number of things like politics and the players were the ones suffering so this is something that should be looked at. When football is managed well we will also have increased employment because football is a career.”