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The FKF decision to use ex-players as scouts for the national teams has received the backing of local coaches, including Sofapaka's Robert Matano.
Seasoned tactician Robert Matano has backed the decision by the Football Kenya Federation to use former players as scouts for grassroot talent as he belives it will help build formidable teams with a national outlook.
The FKF administration is expected to roll out a plan that will ensure the talents are tapped from different parts of the country as the Hussein Mohammed-led federation lays down a marker in its first year in office.
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The Sofapaka FC coach maintained that, to build the national teams, talent identification must be the starting point, arguing that they can be found anywhere and the need to dispatch scouts across the country.
“Ex-internationals are all over as well as the football talents. Scouting should be the starting point and that is how we will develop our national teams for both boys and girls. You can’t know where you will get a best player and such talents are scattered all over,” Matano said during the Ezekiel Otuoma fund drive as repored by Citizen Digital.
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The former Tusker FC title-winning coach observed that patience is needed from coaches to mold the players once they have been identified. Matano, 60, who boasts of four KPL titles, said not every player is talented and the less talented must be handled with caution so as to bring the best from them.
"In some instances, coaches will need to be patient. There are those that may not be that talented but if they are willing to learn they should be given an opportunity to learn," Matano reiterated.
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