President William Ruto has promised to improve football in the country when he said that Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will on Wednesday submit a joint bid for the upcoming African Cup of Nations.
Ruto made the remarks during a press conference held at State House in Nairobi on Sunday evening.
“Kenyan football had hit a snag because of the Fifa ban and so the first thing I did was to ask Ababu Namwamba to work with Fifa so that we can get ourselves out of the ban,” Ruto said.
“I’m happy within the first three and four months, we were out and now we are up and about and hopefully, this Wednesday we hope to place our bid for Afcon 2027 as a joint ticket bringing together Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Hopefully, I think we will get it,” Ruto said.
The president expressed confidence in the team led by Cabinet Secretary Namwamba and Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke, saying they had the right credentials to move the country’s football forward.
“We have a good team at the Ministry of Sports and I will work with them to turn football around in this country. We have a very good chance,” Ruto said.
He further reiterated the importance of transforming the country’s football landscape by embracing professionalism in the way things are done.
“I was talking to the teams and I told them that we need to improve the situation in football to attract funds.