Four Kenyan youths have enlisted their names to participate in the Gothia Cup which will be held in Gothenburg from July 12th to 18th 2009. The enlistment follows information at KSB about the event which is being coordinated from Kenya by Mohammed Kheri, former coach of the Kenya National football team who also runs the Mombasa Football Academy.
Mr. Makan Macharia, a Kenyan footballer resident in Sweden, is coordinating the Kenya Stockholm Youth group which is expected to link up with their colleagues from Kenya next month to represent Kenya in the Gothia Cup. Interested parties should therefore contact Mr. Makan or KSB (kenyastockholm(at)gmail.com)
So far, youths who have made themselves available in Stockholm are in the age group of 18. Other age groups of 13 and 16 are still needed and Mr. Kheri has appealed to parents with youths interested in football to come up and support the initiative.
During the event, talent scouts from all over the world will be present to hunt for young talent to be developed and therefore, the event could be key to a major breakthrough in a football career.
Mr. Kheri told KSB that it will be good if the youth in Kenya could combine with Kenyan youth in Sweden to put together a winning team that could scoop the cup and raise the country’s flag high up at the prestigious tournament.
Okoth Osewe
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