Kenyan Football Federation disbanded hours before World Cup Qualifier
3 years, 2 months ago

Kenyan Football Federation disbanded hours before World Cup Qualifier

The Hindu  

The Kenyan Football Federation was disbanded by the government on Thursday just hours before the national team was due to play in a World Cup Qualifier. The move was announced by sports minister Amina Mohamed, who said a preliminary investigation into the football federation by her department had shown it was unable to properly account for money given to it by the government. The decision to remove all elected officials at the federation and replace them with a caretaker committee will not affect Kenya's international matches, the sports ministry said. Kenya was due to play Uganda in a World Cup qualifier later Thursday, although Kenya has already been eliminated and cannot qualify for next year's tournament in Qatar.

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