Once upon a time in Africa

They say simplicity is the epitome of sophistication, but most times we wander in oblivion with the hopes of getting answers to questions well beyond our scientific intelligence. Mankind has for ages marvelled at  the the universe and funny enough sent craft far into space to ascertain that we are truly alone. Laika the dog sadly paid the price of human curiosity but it just didn't end there, we have had cosmonauts in space and the prospects of space tourism is imminent. What we fail to understand is that we have only covered a negligible fraction of what space entails, consider counting grass in a football field. We found our race in the universe, we have known no other way other than what earth has to offer but with each passing day we endeavour to demystify the modus operandi of this spectacular maze. The only impediment we are seemingly never going to solve is the exit from the maze, apparently we are searching a needle in a haystack. The voyager probe 1 set sail back in 1977 a

The last piece of the puzzle is certainly lost, for if it were available as expected the game would be sealed, so lets face it, this is a big oddity. The Kenyan football is a far cry from the continental standards and far worse when compared to Standards elsewhere, but why? Some tabloid stated that the problem is not with the coaches but with the entire football fraternity in the country. To begin with, football hasn't been given much attention like the other sports, like for instance athletics among others, the lack of goodwill and support has dented the image of the game. Secondly the country is teeming with vast talent which rules out the excuse of lack of players. Thirdly the country has got the facilities atleast going by the standards of a third world country and lastly the country has one of the best competitive domestic leagues on the continent the kenya premier league. So why can't the national team and top clubs deliver in their continental assignments. This is the si