AFC Leopards CEO Victor Bwibo says it has become difficult for his club and other FKF Premier League to bring on board big talents due to financial constraints and have been forced to turn to young talents to feed the first team.The FKF Premier League is currently without a title and broadcast partner and more than half of the teams are not in a position to uninterruptedly honour their contractual obligations. This has resulted in teams being sued. Leopards and Gor Mahia have been the worst teams as cases involving their foreign legion as resulted in heavy fines and transfer bans.##NAJAVA_MECA_6736783##Both teams did not sign players in the just concluded window. Gor’s ban ends in January 2023 while Ingwe will have to wait until July 2023 to recruit players outside their youth team setting.According to Bwibo, they have been forced to turn to the youth team due to financial challenges and they encourage the players to work their way up.”It is expensive to maintain high salaries, especially for Kenyan clubs that depend more on gate collection to survive.We encourage our young players to climb the ladder on the way to the senior team. That is the only way we can use the limited resources we have,” he said.Ingwe’s youth team has been a success in recent years. Among the players, it has produced is Vincent Oburu now with Zesco of Zambia, Gor Mahia’s Austin Odhiambo, and Kenya Police’s Charles Ouma among others. In the current first team setup, a number of players have been elevated from the junior side. They include; Maxwell Otieno, Brian Wanyama, Giovanni Lukhumwa, Zachary Njite, and Victor Otieno among others.Highly-rated Kakamega Homeboyz defender set for dream move to Europe
