Former Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee has proposed a bold way forward for the national team after failing to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.Kenya needed to win against Zimbabwe to keep their qualification hopes alive but drew the match which meant the latter joined Cameroon as Group J’s representatives in next year’s tournament.Kenya U20 team set to play English Premier League side in two friendliesVarious stakeholders continue to give their thoughts on the matter and so is former Harambee Stars coach ‘Ghost’ who proposed an ambitious way forward for the national team.The former Tusker FC coach has proposed the use of U20 players for the remaining 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as the country builds a team for the future.##NAJAVA_MECA_8511242##“AFCON is gone. For the World Cup, we have slim chances so what’s the way forward? Integrate the U20 which has qualified for the AFCON. Get a lot of those players in Harambee Stars right now. We better fail to qualify for the World Cup with a future generation,” said Ghost.TACTICAL ANALYSIS: Why Harambee Stars failed to register shot on target against NamibiaThe gaffer-turned-radio presenter likened the move to the days of former Harambee Stars coach the late Reinhard Fabisch who integrated lower-tier players to the national teams.“It is a very bold statement that I am making and I am doing so because I remember during Fabinsch days when we had the likes of Motego, Shollei and co. and they brought problems in the CECAFA, Fabisch came and changed the whole team and picked guys from lower divisions and formed a formidable team,” he remarked.##NAJAVA_MECA_8501816##This also comes after more stakeholders continue to call for the dismissal of Harambee Stars Turkish coach Engin Firat who has won only three competitive games since his appointment in 2021.A decision of whether to send him packing or not is likely to be made after the national FKF elections that are scheduled for Saturday 7 December 2024 when the country will have new FKF honchos.
