Deputy Chief of Staff, Performance and Delivery Management Eliud Owalo has revealed the biggest problem ailing Kenyan football and preventing its growth.Owalo is a supporter of local football and sports in general where he has financed many teams with sporting gear and equipment through his foundation over the years.Kenya a game away from maiden U20 AFCON after Aldrine Kibet’s hat-trick against SudanSpeaking at his Asembo home over the weekend when he hosted local teams and a handful of retired football players, the former Cabinet Secretary for Information Communication and the Digital Economy said the biggest malady to Kenyan football is bad governance.“One of the things killing soccer in Kenya is bad governance. As we think of how to uplift the standards of soccer in the country, we must fix the governance,” said Owalo.##NAJAVA_MECA_8415851##The former CS has been one of the people at the forefront in trying to court the private sector to support sports in the country and says they shy away due to bad governance.“The biggest challenge we have is bad governance. If there’s bad governance, the private sector will not put money in the game,” he stated.Tactical Analysis: How Harambee Stars managed to contain Cameroon for more than an hourThe former Kibra constituency parliamentary aspirant also delved into the forthcoming FKF elections urging delegates to elect only leaders that can help grow football in the country.“In this upcoming FKF Elections, please elect the right people to office. People who have a passion for the game so that we can uplift and take soccer standards back to where it was in the 80s and 90s.##NAJAVA_MECA_8415817##The problem is that we have been electing the wrong people to the right positions. We must thus use these elections to elect the right people. If we do that, we will truly professionalize football in the country,” he added.Additionally, the management consultant who bought a bus for Gor Mahia in November last year said that he looks forward to having the right people in office.Kenyan midfielder hoping to complete move to Sweden this month“For some of us who are die-hard soccer fans, we long for the day that we will have the right people in the management of football in the country,” he stated.
