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Harambee Stars players train during the CHAN 2024 tournament in Nairobi. [File, Standard]
Somewhere in Europe right now, a footballer with Kenyan blood is pulling on a club jersey, scoring goals, winning aerial duels, commanding a penalty box. Benni McCarthy needs to know his name. More urgently, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) needs to have already made the call.
12 months remain before Kenya hosts Africa's biggest football tournament. On June 19, 2027, the Harambee Stars walk out at Kasarani or the new Raila Odinga Stadium before a nation that has waited generations for this moment. Hosting Afcon is one thing. Competing in it is another entirely.
And that is why we need to prepare early even as we enjoy the World Cup where African teams have done well so far.
