Following fruitful talks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has revealed that part of the meeting was spent on discussing development of football in the country.The newly appointed CS who is 30 days into his tenure met with Infantino on Thursday 24 November in Doha, Qatar where the 2022 FIFA World Cup is currently being staged with the main objective being the lifting of the FIFA Suspension which was made official on Monday.Akhulia sets lofty season target for BidcoWhile announcing the lifting of the FIFA Suspension to the media on Monday at the Ministry of Sports office, Ababu revealed that he had a discussion with the FIFA President on developing of football in the country.”I indicated to FIFA that the government of Kenya is extremely keen on certain substantive developments like launching a program on talent sporting and talent development so there will be a lot of action on grassroot development of football.There will be a lot of work going on at the Kenya Academy of Sports, today it is only an Academy in name, you cannot be confident that it will develop talents but very soon we are launching something major on how to spot and develop talents,” said Ababu.##NAJAVA_MECA_6843404##FIFA through it’s Talent Development Programme launched in 2020 by Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s Head of Global Development aims to prepare the future football stars through a holistic program that focuses on academy players and coaches.FKF also launch Center of Excellence in a number of schools across the country that played hosts to the National U15 team players and coaches but the program is yet to reap the benefits of it’s investment.Were features in Zambia as Muguna and Onyango miss actionAbabu added that a target of qualifying for the 2030 World Cup has been set and will do anything within his vested powers to ensure the country qualifies for the intercontinental tourney.”We have a vision that in 2030 Harambee Stars must ay in the World Cup which is the minimum but if it comes in 2026, we will take it,” added Ababu.
