Hey opens club v country debate again

May 14, 2009

Antoine Hey, who currently manages Kenya, has opened up the club v country debate again as he tries to get his players released form their cliub earlier to takepart in training with the national team.

Hey had to drop 4 players from his team for the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Tunisia after the players clubs refused to release their players early to take part in training.

Hey wants it to be unconditional for clubs to release their players for national duty and to take part in the training exercises.

But his directive has already sparked off a controversy with the head of the Kenya Premier League (KPL) Bob Munro announcing his resignation and some of the clubs insisting on holding on to their players until four days before the qualifying matches.

Hey named a training squad of 23 players who moved to the camp at Kasarani two weeks ago.

Kenya play Nigeria in Abuja on June 7 and host Mozambique in Nairobi two weeks later.

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