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The Brewers CEO Sam Nzau discusses the strategies the club will make to achieve short-mid and long-term success.
Tusker FC CEO Sam Nzau has revealed that Ruaraka Grounds is set to undergo renovations at the end of the season to accommodate more fans and improve the surface of the pitch.
Tusker FC is one of Kenya’s biggest clubs, having won 12 league titles since being founded in 1969. It is a club that has also done well at the continental stage before, reaching the finals of the CAF Cup Winners’ Cup in 1994.
However, although the club has continued to do well domestically, it has gone through numerous challenges, including the obvious elephant in the room, andthe rather indifferent state of the Ruaraka Grounds that serves as its home ground.
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Nzau spoke about the structures the club has set in order to help it achieve its goals in an exclusive interview with Tusker's media.
“We are looking into having a young vibrant Tusker FC,” he said. ”The whole point of having a club is to be able to not just get more trophies by winning leagues, but also getting into a position where we are able to get players out there by getting international recognition,” he added.
“For that to happen, we have to ensure the structures we put in place give our players that space and atmosphere where they can be able to play good quality football so that our players can be noticed.
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“We have to ensure the team and our players are disciplined. Sometimes, there is laxity between the players and the technical bench. They have to understand the magnitude at which Tusker has been built and the brand we represent, Tusker, the top alcoholic beverage brand in the country, so we have to be at the same level when it comes to professionalism.”
Nzau has spoken about plans to invest more in the club’s youth structure and the improvement of the facilities in Ruaraka.
“A lot has changed even in infrastructure. We are looking to ensure we have a world-class stadium and we are also looking forward to investing in our youth team. The whole point of having a youth team is to ensure there is a transition to the first team.
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“Tusker FC has been sourcing most of its players from outside but we want that to change. It will not be an instant change but we want to put structures in place to ensure that come the next two seasons, we are signing from our youth teams— at least 70 percent of our signings–.”
“Unfortunately, our stadium has gone through various challenges from the pitch to the stand where our fans can enjoy matches from but with the surface, we have tried to do the things we can turn around quickly to level the surface.
“We have worked with our groundsmen and checked and consulted with different stakeholders to find a solution, but in the long run, the goal is to have a standard quality football pitch. We are working tirelessly and our sponsor Tusker is working hard to give our players the best when it comes to infrastructure.
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“The hope is that between the end of this season and the start of next season, we are going to see works coming up on our pitch in Ruaraka. We will work on our surface and ensure that stands are worked on as well.
“We might not accommodate everyone like Nyayo Stadium or Kasarani would, but we have to start from somewhere.”
Last week, CAF released a statement detailing the list of requirements every club needed to have in order to be able to participate in both the Champions League and Confederation Cup respectively.
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One of the requirements was that every men’s club had to have a women’s team as the federation attempts to develop women’s football in Africa, and Nzau says plans were already in place to achieve that.
“Even before CAF sent the requirements, we had already foreseen this and started engaging different women’s clubs. There are two ways we can do this. One, buy a women’s team and absorb it into the Tusker family.
“Second, we can partner with a women’s team and build an affiliation. There are conversations that are ongoing. By the end of the season, we will either have bought a women’s team or be affiliated to a women’s team.”
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Nzau says the aim of the club is to at least reach the group stages of the continental competitions next season.
“Our goal was not just to retain the title, but also to qualify for the continental stage. Our aim is to at least get to the group stage and there is a budget set aside for that. We intend on being among those teams that get to the group stage.
“We are going to support our technical bench led by Robert Matano to achieve that. Our players are dedicated and the mindset we have is to achieve all that.”
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