Former Tusker FC captain Eugene Asike has shared his thoughts on how to revive Kenyan football from its deathbed and in particular the FKF Premier League.Asike was hoping that the league could get back to where it was in the glory days of yesteryears if not better than that.Harambee Stars to seek new ‘home’ for AFCON qualifiers after new development in Ugandan stadiumThe defender was speaking in an interview with Passion Sports when he compared the league back then, especially when SuperSport were the league’s broadcasting partner, and how it is currently.He noted that the standards are low now compared to what it was then and shared what needs to be done to avert that.”The level of our football has gone down and I think to bring it up, we need to deliberately invest more in the game to revive it and lift it to at least where it was.##NAJAVA_MECA_8269442##We need to hype our game more and market it out there for the world to see as it happens in Tanzania.”Part of the investment that the center back believes needs to be done is towards marketing the league.Why Dan Shikanda is confident of AFC Leopards ending 26-year title drought next season”When we market our league better, we attract more quality players as was the case back then when SuperSport was around,” he said.Asike who played in both eras went on to compare how it was for him as a defender back then to what is the case currently.##NAJAVA_MECA_8269518##”Back then the league was more competitive because when you market the league, and bring in more quality talents from abroad, the levels go up. It was more difficult as a defender then than now “The former Sofapaka player further went ahead to say that even on the management front, he believes the league was managed better by a private body than it is now when it is solely handled by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF).STARS ABROAD: Kenyan trio suffer Carabao Cup exits as Odada and Mwangi feature in Scotland”Management of the league was also better back then than it is right now in my opinion. Right now we even have walkovers in the top tier which is very unfortunate,” he stated.Asike is currently weighing his options before making a decision on which club he will sign for after parting ways with Tusker FC at the end of last season upon the expiry of his contract.
