It’s just four months to go before curtains open on the African Cup of Nations qualifiers with Kenya expected to battle it out for a position in the 2008 finals to be held in Ghana. But the country’s football governing body, the Kenya Football Federation (KFF) seems least bothered about the national team’s preparation for these qualifiers.
Harambee Stars, do not even have a coach, and there seems to be no plan any soon to select a team and assemble it in camp ready for national duty. One just wonders how these officials operate.
Read more here.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Kenya Government: Public Relations Nightmare
DESPAIR AT THE MANNER IN WHICH THE Kenya government is conducting some of its public affairs is growing as revelations of fumbling, ineptitude or, worse, criminal negligence on matters touching on the national interest emerge.
While many of the errors of commission and omission committed by the Kibaki administration when it assumed office in 2003 could have been excused as part of the learning curve, this is no longer acceptable.
Each new revelation points at the frightening prospect of real systemic failure in the government. Such failings include the humiliation inflicted on the nation by two shadowy foreigners, allegedly from Armenia, who managed to circumvent all security checks in a manner unprecedented in post-independence Kenya.
Read more here.
While many of the errors of commission and omission committed by the Kibaki administration when it assumed office in 2003 could have been excused as part of the learning curve, this is no longer acceptable.
Each new revelation points at the frightening prospect of real systemic failure in the government. Such failings include the humiliation inflicted on the nation by two shadowy foreigners, allegedly from Armenia, who managed to circumvent all security checks in a manner unprecedented in post-independence Kenya.
Read more here.
Kenya: No 'Economic Freedom'
Tanzania and Kenya have been rated as "mostly unfree" countries economically, jointly placed 94th after scoring 3.20 marks on the 2006 World Index of Economic Freedom.
The duo trail Uganda, which "improved just enough to jump from the 'mostly unfree' category" to join other four sub-Saharan countries that have been rated as "mostly free", placing 66th after scoring 2.95 marks. It has been joined in this bloc by Botswana, Cape Verde, South Africa and Madagascar.
Read more here.
The duo trail Uganda, which "improved just enough to jump from the 'mostly unfree' category" to join other four sub-Saharan countries that have been rated as "mostly free", placing 66th after scoring 2.95 marks. It has been joined in this bloc by Botswana, Cape Verde, South Africa and Madagascar.
Read more here.
From Our Perspective......
A daughter of Sagam, Eva Rogo-Lévénez, who resides in France, has provided this article on the exploits of the French national team at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Hopefully, one day the people of Sagam can cheer the day the Harambee Stars make the World Cup:
The way “Zinédine Zidane and the Blues” had thrashed the Spaniards three days before the quarter finals made us believe this team was on its way to eliminate Brazil from the competition the same way the Blues had cut short the Brazilian ambitions in the quarter-finals at Guadalajara, Mexico in July1986. Eight years ago, at the World Cup Final in Stade de France, the whole world witnessed how the Blues knocked off Brazil, three clean goals to none. But this time, little did we know that Zinédine “the magician” repeating Pele’s own words, would in fact be demonstrating the true samba footsteps to Roberto Carlos, Kaka, Ronaldo, Cafu, Giberto Silva, Ronaldinho, Jurninho, Adriano, Robinho, Zé Roberto, Juan, Lucio and Dida the goal-keeper. Having made history by beating the five times World Cup champions, the French team will play the World Cup semi-final against Portugal. They have made history beating a team which has only lost twice in four World Cup Championships, that is from 1994 to 2006, and France is also the only country that has beaten Brazil three times in a World Cup Championship.
“The way they won in a very convincing manner has made us believe that they are out to bring back the title to France. No wonder the French Team coach, Raymond Domenech has repeated over and over again ever since the games started that the “rendez-vous” will be on July 9th. But whatever happens in Munich, they have made history at the same level as the heroes of Guadalajara, yet, they will have to push even harder not to be beaten in semi-finals. The fact that in 1986, France, the semi-finalist was beaten by Germany is a reminder that beating Brazil is not the end of the game. There are two more matches to be won.
The most remarkable point in this victory is that the team led by Zidane was solid and only trembled at the last seconds when Brazil applied all its force to try and come back, but the French defence block was impenetrable Brazilians are used to embracing the ball and not running after the ball. Tactically, Zidane and the Blues were the best, even the Brazilian coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira had to admit this.
The French Team 2006, led by Zinédine Zidane: Barthez, Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Abidal, Makelele, Vieira, Malouda, (Wiltord), Ribéry (Govou), Henry (Saha)
Coach: Raymond Domenech
ALLEZ LES BLEUS …. ALLEZ LES BLUES!!!
Zinédine Zidane and the Blues did it!
Goal by Thierry Henry at 57th minute, passing from Zidane
Goal by Thierry Henry at 57th minute, passing from Zidane
The way “Zinédine Zidane and the Blues” had thrashed the Spaniards three days before the quarter finals made us believe this team was on its way to eliminate Brazil from the competition the same way the Blues had cut short the Brazilian ambitions in the quarter-finals at Guadalajara, Mexico in July1986. Eight years ago, at the World Cup Final in Stade de France, the whole world witnessed how the Blues knocked off Brazil, three clean goals to none. But this time, little did we know that Zinédine “the magician” repeating Pele’s own words, would in fact be demonstrating the true samba footsteps to Roberto Carlos, Kaka, Ronaldo, Cafu, Giberto Silva, Ronaldinho, Jurninho, Adriano, Robinho, Zé Roberto, Juan, Lucio and Dida the goal-keeper. Having made history by beating the five times World Cup champions, the French team will play the World Cup semi-final against Portugal. They have made history beating a team which has only lost twice in four World Cup Championships, that is from 1994 to 2006, and France is also the only country that has beaten Brazil three times in a World Cup Championship.
“The way they won in a very convincing manner has made us believe that they are out to bring back the title to France. No wonder the French Team coach, Raymond Domenech has repeated over and over again ever since the games started that the “rendez-vous” will be on July 9th. But whatever happens in Munich, they have made history at the same level as the heroes of Guadalajara, yet, they will have to push even harder not to be beaten in semi-finals. The fact that in 1986, France, the semi-finalist was beaten by Germany is a reminder that beating Brazil is not the end of the game. There are two more matches to be won.
The most remarkable point in this victory is that the team led by Zidane was solid and only trembled at the last seconds when Brazil applied all its force to try and come back, but the French defence block was impenetrable Brazilians are used to embracing the ball and not running after the ball. Tactically, Zidane and the Blues were the best, even the Brazilian coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira had to admit this.
The French Team 2006, led by Zinédine Zidane: Barthez, Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Abidal, Makelele, Vieira, Malouda, (Wiltord), Ribéry (Govou), Henry (Saha)
Coach: Raymond Domenech
ALLEZ LES BLEUS …. ALLEZ LES BLUES!!!
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