In a few days, the Fifa World Cup qualifying matches will end and a complete line-up for Russia 2018 will be known. Exclusive clubKenya was predictably among those nations that exited the qualifying tournament three years before group stages. This seems to be down to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) itself, who determine the qualifying format adopted for each edition of the World Cup tournament. Yet, probably due to the penchant to classify countries within certain zones in Africa, Kenya has during its 68 World Cup qualifying matches met Nigeria, Malawi and Guinea eight times each. Smaller nations should arise and support the need for reform of the qualifying format for the World Cup.

Source: Standard Digital November 13, 2017 21:00 UTC