Harambee Stars head coach Engin Firat believes that the Kenya national team, Harambee Stars, can indeed qualify for the 2030 World Cup and says that if the right plans are put into place it is a dream that can be achieved.Kenya have never qualified for the premier international football competition. No country from East Africa has ever made it to the tournament, and Firat believes that it is possible for Kenya to achieve that feat if the right steps are taken.##NAJAVA_MECA_7118270##”There is nothing that can really stop us from qualifying in 2030 as long as we are doing the right steps,” the tactician stated.He warned, however, that the right steps had to be followed if his goal was to be achieved.”I don’t want to sell you false dreams; instead, face reality and think about how we can go and make the dream come true.” Firat’s sentiments are in tandem with the sports ministry’s vision to have Kenya feature at the showpiece. Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has severally reiterated the government’s desire to have the nation grace the 2030 World Cup.”We are going back to the basics to rebuild Kenyan football bottom-up, with the grassroots as the foundation and our youth as the reservoir. The Football Vision 2030 of Harambee Stars at the 2030 World Cup is truly on,” he said in an earlier interview.Kenya will be banking on the expansion of the World Cup starting in 2026. The move expands the competition from its projected 80 matches to 104, including a new round-of-32 stage. Ex-FIFA assistant referee Aden Marwa opens up on match-fixing ban, slams Anas Aremeyaw AnasThe number of teams participating in the competition have been increased from 32 to 48, and slots for the African continent have also been raised from five to nine.Homeboyz after Nzoia Sugar winger
