Three things Kenya needs to do to have a successful AFCON in Egypt

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After what has felt like an eternity, Kenya’s Harambee Stars are finally set to grace the continent’s biggest football showpiece that is the 2019 African Cup of nations in Egypt. Our football has improved in the past few years and the fact that we made it to the tournament is testament to that.However we are still a long way from being a footballing powerhouse in Africa. There are certain areas we need to improve on to be considered as a force to be reckoned with in Africa and beyond. Below are 3 key areas we need to sort out as a country before and after the Africa Cup Of Nations…

Can we have an official jersey please?

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If you ask the 40 million plus Kenyans what type of kit our football team will have on when play our first group match in Egypt, there’s a very high chance that you will get 40 million different answers! It is a high time those responsible sought out this issue once an for all. Why can we not have an official kit just like the sevens rugby team? Is it too much to ask?

We need to have one jersey and stick to it going forward. It the simplest method of having fans identify with their team and is also a very effective way of them showing support to their team.

Support the coach!

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It may still be early days, but Sebastian Migne seems to tick most of the our boxes in terms of what we need from National team manager.He rarely moans despite there being a thousands reasons for him to , he just gets on with his business as he should. He is the man who took us to our first continental tournament in 15 years this deserves a lot f credit.

Regardless of how far we go in Egypt, we should stick with Migne and offer him all the support he needs during and after the tournament. He is building something and the best we could do is let him finish the job he began, peacefully and without the politics that endanger our football.

Pay them!

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Let there be no more ‘unpaid allowances, players own tools’ headlines leading up to the tournament. We want our players to think of their opponents and not whether their families have had something to eat. We already know that some people promised rewards once we made it to the tournament thinking we will probably not make it, we are however not having none of that anymore.

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Pay the players, plus the coach and his staff and the chances of Kenya being well represented go a notch higher. The money is there,we know it, just let it end in the right accounts this time round!

How far do you think Kenya can go in this year’s AFCON? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below…

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