FIFA Ban: Kenyan Government Shows Nigeria How To Deal With Corrupt Administrators

Kenyan Government Shows Nigeria How To Deal With Corrupt Football Administrator Without Being Banned By FIFA By Our Reporter Today, investigators arrested Kenya FA (FKF) President, Nick Mwendwa following an audit report which exposed monumental corruption in the Federation. Part of the report said the FA President and his officials stole $2.4 Million meant for the country’s preparation for the 2019 AFCON. It was unearthed that they used a consultant to hire a training venue at inflated costs and that way lined their personal pockets, the same story with the NFF led by Amaju Pinnick. Mwendwa, who previously was talking tough, is expected to cool off in police custody over the weekend before he will be arraigned in court next Monday. In the meantime, the Kenyan Government has damned any threat of a ban by world football governing body, FIFA, by dissolving the FKF and forming a Caretaker Committee to run football in Kenya in the meantime. FIFA correspondences to the Kenyan Government have been rather tame, reconciliatory in tone and not threatening fire and brimstone as we have had in their past correspondences with Nigeria. Interestingly, FIFA has requested for a dialogue with the Kenyan Government. This has shown that FIFA cannot ban any country who stand up to fight corrupt football administrators. FIFA ban as a threat should not be an excuse if Nigeria government is ready to fight corruption that has bedevilled Nigeria football. -Inside Glass House