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The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has commenced the selection process for Under 17 players who will join the National Team for the CECAFA Championship and AFCON zonal qualifiers in Uganda in December.
FKF officials, led by National Under-20 Coach Salim Babu, braved the scorching sun of the Port City of Mombasa to scout for players at the Ronald Ngala Pitch in Mvita Constituency.
“We have come to scout for talents. We have decided to select youths from every region because if we call them to Nairobi, we will lock out many talents,” said Coach Babu.
“Talents are in the grassroots; we are scouting for Under 17. They will travel to Uganda for the CECAFA tournament in December,” he said.
Coach Babu says they expected to scout for the best talents from the youths who came in numbers to have a formidable team for the regional tournament.
“Mombasa has talents when you look at the youths albeit young with prowess in football. Those are the ones we are targeting. If you told them to come to Nairobi, it is a hurdle,” he stated.
11 youths will be selected from the two-day Mombasa trials and will participate in the National trials in Nairobi. Those who will not be picked to travel to Uganda will be in the federation database.
He encouraged Mombasa County Government to build more sports grounds to nurture talents and also provide a platform for the youths to showcase their talents.
As schools have closed for the long holidays, Coach Babu urged youths to take part in sports and not to engage in indecorous behaviour or indulge in drug and substance abuse.
“If we will have many sports facilities, the youth will be active in sports thus reducing cases of drug abuse and theft. They will be tired and by the time they reach home, they refresh and sleep. You may find the youths have talents but lack sports facilities to train,” said the Coach.
By Sadik Hassan
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