Hussein Mohammed, the Yearned Saviour of Kenyan Football?

He has been seriously asking for the headship of Kenyan football. Seriously is the word here. 

A keen follower of the elections campaigns ought to have realised by now that we only have one serious contender-Hussein Mohammed-for chairmanship of Kenyan football come 13 August poll. Others are mere jokers, the common heads whose faces are smeared with all spots of dirt spewed out of recent local football mess; most of these lazy, not-so-clean individuals have screwed up our beloved game and now have tendered their names for a last chance to totally destroy our football by wiping the very last of the remains. These old guards are now singing holy, holy in sheep skins yet inside they are wishing there were no elections so they could continue with their sucking habit coated in self-seeking hyena skins.

This coming Saturday is the lyrical red day for Kenyan football enthusiasts. It’s either the day we’ll redeem this game’s leadership from the brink of total demise or we’ll allow it to slide into the dogs’ den. For lovers, it’s their big wish that the game get spruced up sooner than later and that August 13 proves to be a stepping stone towards that dream.

Reading the mood, one easily realises that Hussein could be the saviour coming at the right time. He might not be so pushy or having a forceful, affirming voice, nonetheless he has some enticing reasoning.

For those who will vote this Saturday, here’s what Hussein tells you: "I believe in football. I believe it has the potential to change lives and communities all over Kenya but this potential remains untapped due to mediocre and visionless management of the game at the highest level."

Much is known about this guy football-wise. Nairobi’s Super 8 Soccer Tournament has been labelled a perfect model to nurture young footballers. He’s the brainchild behind the tournament. Apart from this he has also shown some commitment in him to take Kenya’s game to the next level. In Sammy Sholei, a former Kenyan international, as his deputy, football leadership would be firing from all cylinders come August 14.

Quick fix: What does Sam Nyamweya has for us? After many years at the top of Kenyan football and neither doing anything worth engraving in any memorable part of the mind nor giving a worthwhile act to spur growth in this sector, he should just hang his boots. No one wants old wine when new, promising and sweetness-oozing wine is copiously available. After all the man was busy inviting ‘chiefs’ from his countryside to grace his official launch recently.

Others are just messed up heads whose excitement springs up every moment Kenya’s rating drops down. They are not after the good of the beautiful game but only craving for a chance to satisfy their bloated ego born out of doing nothing for the good of football in the country.

We don’t even have space for Hussein Swaleh, the recognised Fifa chieftain in the country. Do we?

Moral Lesson: it’s time Kenyans tasted new wine made by fresh football brewers. Let the old brewers bury their old heads in their stinking wine.