Battle to replace Mwendwa as Fkf boss hots up as Herbert Mwachiro joins the race.
Former Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Deputy CEO Herbert Mwachiro has has thrown his hut in the ring challenging incumbent FKF president Nick Mwendwa.
Mwachiro becomes the latest candidate to join the race after immediate former Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye who declared his bid last week.
Others include former Vihiga Governor Moses Akaranga and former FKF boss Sam Nyamweya.
“I hereby declare my candidature for Football Kenya Federation presidency ahead of the upcoming polls. My decision to run for the top football seat in the country is
informed by the desire to transform the football industry into a sustainable sector that will put Kenya where it deserves to be on the continental and global football map,” a dispatch from Mwachiro read in part.
Mwachiro believes that some progress has been done by Nick Mwendwa led team, he believes he can take it a notch higher.
“While meaningful progress has been made under different
administrations over the past decade, the main stakeholders of the game who are players continue to suffer and struggle to make ends meet.
The game is not well packaged hence the need to bring in the much needed professionalism through my marketing background and vast experience in the corporate world.
We need to package our game in a way that will make it attractive to partners and ensure our players make a meaningful living from football.” He added.
Mwachiro, the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) Sports, Arts and Culture Board chairman, is promising a bottom-up aimed at streamlining football if elected.
“My focus will not only be on all tiers of club football but also on youth, grassroots and women football. This vision will be achieved through commercial partnerships and close working with the government which will ensure the smallest units (wards, constituencies and counties) contribute to football development.
“Kenya deserves to be a regular competitor at the Africa Cup of Nations because we have talent in abundance from all corners of this country. My team will partner with
all relevant football stakeholders to build strong leagues and solid structures that Kenyan football badly need to move to the next level. It’s high time football makes headlines for the right reasons.
When football succeeds, sports succeeds. Once elections are called, I will unveil my team. I hereby invite like-minded individuals to back my team as we begin this journey to transform Kenyan football,” the statement further reads.
Mwachiro a renowned football commentator and administrator is said to be having the blessinngs of some former soccer stars and some political heavy weights.
