TRUE ‘DARK FORCES’ OF KENYAN FOOTBALL: Harambee Stars poor show should be blamed on the so-called big clubs

Harambee stars vs Guinea Bissau - AFCON Harambee Stars technical from left Frank Ouna Stanley Okumbi and Musa Otieno during their AFCON Guinea Bissau match at Nyayo Stadium on March 27, 2016. [PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]

It is always predictable. Harambee Stars puts in a limp show against continental opposition and as sure as the sun rises from the East, here in Kenya they are tossed out of respective competitions.

The aftermath is always long drawn finger pointing and a call to a return to the drawing board. Case in point is the comprehensive beating at the hands of Guinea Bissau in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.