Saving for the future is becoming a major concern among athletes, with growing conversations around how well players prepare for life after football. Many former players struggle once their careers come to an end, often facing tough times and uncertainty about how to access or manage the savings they made during their playing days.

Simon Katanga, the FKF Kakamega League CEO, has listened to the concerns raised by players, especially former footballers from Kakamega County. He noted the need for a strong players’ welfare system to support those who have played the game from regional leagues up to the Kenya Premier League (KPL), long after they retire.

Katanga urged teams under the Kakamega branch to respect league fixtures on start of county league season and encouraged all 12 sub-branch leagues to register their players on the FIFA Connect system. According to him, this will make it easier to track player movement and ensure that teams benefit when the players are develop move to bigger clubs.

He also called on more sub-branch teams to register officially before the league starts and asked local tournament organizers to follow federation rules. Katanga stressed that all tournaments should be affiliated and run under FIFA regulations so that when players are scouted, the process is fair and beneficial to everyone involved.

During the meeting, Katanga shared his condolences to Bramuel Karamoja following the loss of his father. Karamoja is a well-known sports figure and the organizer of the popular Karamoja Cup. He further expressed sympathy to the Homeboyz family after the death of one of their players while still active in the game.

Katanga encouraged young people to take sports seriously, saying that with time, discipline, and commitment, sports can truly pay well.