Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has implored the country’s Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to turn their attention on improving the standards of the game from the junior national team setups all the way up on the aftermath of world football governing body, FIFA, lifting the indefinite suspension it placed on the country back in February.On Monday morning, the suspension was finally lifted after 277 days of Kenya missing out on international football over the last nine months that saw the country’s national teams miss out on a chance to feature in continental tournaments such as the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the African Nations Championship (CHAN).277 days later, Kenya’s football suspension is finally lifted by FIFA!The country was suspended back on February 24 this year following government interference. Comeback.#FKF #FKFPL pic.twitter.com/uvncDf1Gi3— OptaKe (@ke_opta) November 28, 2022 The junior teams were also denied a chance of participating in regional qualifiers such as for the 2023 U17 AFCON tournament set to be held in Algeria owing to the suspension.With the lifting of the suspension, McKinstry has called on FKF to use the fresh start to lay the steps for future success by starting from the junior teams.##NAJAVA_MECA_6843412##“It has been a long time for Kenya without international football and this is where the step by step process begins. It is important right now that work is put in the national teams for both the boys and girls.Right now that the qualification for the junior AFCON has been regionalized in the U17 and U20 levels, it is important that Kenya has national teams in all age categories competing on the continental stage and uses these opportunities that they have missed out on,” the coach told Mozzart Sport.Psyched up Omala drooling for ‘Golden Shoe’ after positive startIn addition, the coach expressed his delight in having the league once again recognized which will mean that Gor Mahia or any other club that wins the league or the Football Kenya Federation Cup will get the chance to play continental football unlike the previous campaign where league winners were not allowed to do so courtesy of the league failing to be recognized by FIFA.“Having the suspension lifted is what everyone wanted because we needed to play in a league that is sanctioned and recognized and that our effort is going towards something. It is also good because teams that finish top at the end of the season will have the prize of competing in Africa again,” he addedBREAKING NEWS: Kenya’s FIFA suspension liftedGor Mahia are currently placed second on the table on 6 points after a perfect start to the new 2022/2023 camapign.
