Wadadia FC Operations Manager Omar Mandela wants the current football stalemate being witnessed in the country brought to a halt and hopes that the next government will streamline things so that the country can return to international competitions.Kenya was suspended by FIFA in February after the government disbanded the federation and installed a caretaker committee that later metamorphosed into the FKF Transition Committee. Kenya remains suspended from international competitions.##NAJAVA_MECA_6542344##Harambee Starlets missed out on CECAFA Women Championship in Uganda and the recently concluded WAFCON in Morocco, Harambee Stars have been kicked out of the 2023 AFCON and CHAN. Kenya U17 also missed out on the world cup qualifiers as well as the stalemate continues.Mandela wants a solution to the stalemate found. He says Kenyan teams need to go back to the international stage so that the players can profit from getting international deals.”It’s my hope and prayer that whichever Government comes in, we can resolve the matter that is Kenyan football. We want to see our teams playing in international competitions and our players landing Europe deals as before,” he told Citizen.His team is currently readying itself for next season’s women’s premier league campaign that kicks off in September and the manager has revealed that they will be recruiting five players to boost their ranks.Kenyan Referees Dr. Peter Kamaku Waweru, and Gilbert Cheruiyot omitted from the final list of Qatar 2022 match officials.The pair cannot officiate at the international stage with Kenya currently suspended by FIFA.#KEFootball pic.twitter.com/GMe884nXQj— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) May 19, 2022 “We are very eager to bolster our team going to the next season and that’s why we have already spotted some few talented players from other clubs whom we will invite for trials once we are done with the General Elections” he added.”We are aiming to sign five players but if we get more talent then we can increase that number in order to achieve our dream of finishing among the top three teams next season,”.Wadadi finished 8th in the log last season.
