The evergreen Tusker midfielder Humphrey Mieno reckons that Kenyan football will reclaim its lost glory under the new Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba. The new CS who formally assumed office last week after being sworn in at State House is not new to football having served as an AFC Leopards official in the past.The appointment of the youthful minister was met with optimism in the football circles with his promise of aiding Kenya return to international football and redeeming its image sending an implication of the good things to come in his tenure.##NAJAVA_MECA_6767670##Mieno, while responding to a question touching on the new CS said the football fraternity had invested sky-high hopes in him to restore the fast-fading glory of the game.Kenyan football has sunk to regrettable lows in the past year or so as Kenyan clubs and national teams remained locked out of international football while the standards of the local leagues have plummeted to distressful lows.Police hoping to reunite with Miheso for a second stintThe confusion, uncertainties and lack of a clear path out of the mess that undoubtedly has done more harm than good especially to the players has seen a good number of them turn to the neighbouring countries for greener pastures.“We have the trust that he will perform and that, our football will thrive again,” said the long-serving midfielder.While responding to Tusker’s absence in continental matches, the former Gor Mahia midfielder said it was disappointing to miss out of the competition despite winning the league in the past season.Two clubs chasing Wepo’s signatureTusker who won the league during the FKF Transition Committee’s era could not represent the country in the CAF Champions League as the former is not recognized by FIFA.The country was suspended by the world’s governing body in February following the move by the former minister Amina Mohamed to disbar the federation in November last year.“We had made the steps towards the right direction but some of the gains we had made went down the drain when the suspension was imposed. There is however light at the end of the tunnel, ”he added.
