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Kevin Wangaya has urged FKF to take stronger steps toward nurturing Kenya’s young football talent.
Kenya’s Rising Stars failed to live up to the billing at the just-concluded Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cairo, Egypt.
The youngsters went to the continental showpiece with so much hope, of course, getting to the final and hopefully lifting the trophy, but their efforts were not enough to even see them past the group stage.
They had been grouped alongside Morocco, Tunisia, and Nigeria in the pool of death, as many referred to it. Rising Stars started their campaign against Morocco, losing 3-2 before losing 3-1 to Tunisia in a hotly contested match.
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In their final match against Nigeria, they managed to hold the seven-time champions to a 2-2 draw, to only pick one point from their three matches and failed to proceed to the next stage.
There were a lot of lessons learnt from their campaign, with inexperience proving to be their worst nightmare on such a big stage.
Kevin Wangaya: What Needs to Change
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Kevin Wangaya was inarguably the Rising Stars' best player in the three Group B matches, and he has pointed out what the Football Kenya Federation needs to do to help the young squad do better going forward.
Kevin Wangaya pointed out that the preparation ahead of the showpiece was great, but there is more that could have been done.
The former Kariobangi Sharks midfielder challenged FKF by requesting that players get the opportunity to play friendly matches, not only with Kenyan Premier League clubs but also with other countries.
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Wangaya believes that having camps outside of the country, in Europe, for instance, will help expose the youngsters, and they will have a better understanding of football beyond their borders.
Kevin Wangaya also insisted that they need to play the friendly matches in their age bracket, to get to understand how other youngsters manage themselves, among other things.
“I think the main thing that we need to work on is to have better preparation, like we need to be the best when it comes to preparation,” Kevin Wangaya said in an interview on NTV’s Sport On.
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“We had good preparation here in Kenya, but in terms of playing games, we need more. Not just playing with the Premier League teams alone, we need to play with other countries too.
“We need to play in our categories more, and at least we need to go and have camps abroad. We don’t need to constantly stay here and play teams from here, but we also need that exposure and to know what it feels like to play against those teams. Overall, we had a good preparation but limited games, and we only played in local friendlies.”
Kevin Wangaya believes there is talent in the country and has thrown a challenge to the Football Kenya Federation to nurture the youngsters.
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