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Brazilian legend Juliano Belletti gives hope to suspended Kenya

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Brazilian legend Juliano Belletti at KICC during the second day of FIFA World cup tour in Kenya ahead of the FIFA world cup tournament in Qatar later this year. May 27, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Many young Kenyan footballers lost hope when the country was suspended by the world football governing body, Fifa on March 31.

Some players have been on the brink of hanging their boots as the future in the globally loved sport is proving bleak day by day.

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