Sammy ‘Kempes’ Owino has acquired 75 acres of land in the outskirts of Nairobi and intends to build a state of the art football academy that will transform the fortunes of youth football in Kenya and Africa .The US-based former Harambee Stars and Gor Mahia midfielder has kick started his plan of building the academy on the 75 acre parcel of land and will later on Thursday visit the site.“The academy will develop future Harambee stars players, develop them for the European market and make Kenya a competitive country in football,” Owino told Mozzart Sport.
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Kempes says he has given enough to US football where he has a 32-acre academy in Texas and now plans to start investing back home, with a view of raising the next generation of stars.“There are three things that are very important to consider in order to develop football anywhere in the world. The first is to eliminate corruption because it is holding back the development of football. Then you need good academies with international standards as well as making sure you raise coaching standards. These three things will advance our game,” he saidFKFPL goal scoring record sparks fresh controversy: 27 or 26 goals?Owino, a product of the Olympic Centres in Kenya made his national team debut in 1978 at the age of 18 and also played for Luo Union and Re-Union.The U.S Soccer Federation Level A coaching license holder built his AYSES Academy in Texas, United States, from scratch and now has over 700 players and seven fields, sitting on a 32-acre land.Owino also noted that, Kenya has a lot of potential football wise and only need visionary leaders to build on it.##NAJAVA_MECA_7331166##“The potential Is plenty in this country and we only need visionary and innovative leadership to move our football to the next level,” said the former Gor Mahia man.During his stay in the country, Kempes has been on limelight with sports donation across the country including a token of Kes 500,000 to KWPL runners up Gaspo Women.Safari Rally 2023: Ott Tänak sets early pace on Thursday
