Thursday, November 21, 2024

Fraud Allegations: Kenya Government Dissolves Football Federation, Risks FIFA Ban


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Fraud Allegations: Kenya Government Dissolves Football Federation, Risks FIFA Ban Sampson Adedeji The government of Kenya has announced the dissolution of Football Kenya Federation (FKF) following the corruption allegation rocking the football body, BSNsports.com.ng can report. The move was announced by sports minister Amina Mohamed, who said a preliminary investigation into the soccer federation by her department had shown it was unable to properly account for money given to it by the government. Mohamed said police and anti-corruption authorities in Kenya should now carry out further investigations and decides if there should be criminal prosecutions. 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. FIFA does not allow governments to interfere in the running of national federations and Kenya risks being banned from international soccer. 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. Kenya also failed to qualify for the upcoming African Cup of Nations in Cameroon in January and February.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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