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Mariga accused sections of FKF leadership of deliberately excluding seven NEC members and 32 accredited delegates from the meeting, while allowing unauthorised individuals to participate.
The Football Kenya Federation’s leadership crisis has deepened after a fourth attempted NEC meeting failed for lack of quorum, with the Mariga faction demanding action on governance, finances, judicial bodies and the football calendar.
The FKF Premier League is set to start after two months of court battles, a referee assault and a disputed Kariobangi Sharks-Mombasa United playoff. The story examines how the crisis unfolded and what remains unresolved.
As Kenya moves closer to AFCON 2027, the league's continued uncertainty adds another dimension to preparations for a tournament that will place both the country's football facilities and its national team under heightened continental attention
Infantino, who has served as FIFA president since 2016, announced in April that he would contest the election.
Fifa and Infantino wanted to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including its World Cups, and external investors would have been able to buy stakes in it.
The proposal, announced earlier this week, sought to establish a separate FIFA subsidiary that would manage the commercial and operational rights of the men's and women's World Cups. Private investors were expected to acquire a stake in the new entity, with FIFA insisting that the money raised would be reinvested into football development around the world.
The decision was reached unanimously by UEFA's 55 member associations during an emergency meeting on Thursday.
While support for the FIFA chief has grown across much of the football world, opposition has mainly come from parts of Europe, where concerns have been raised over FIFA's recent handling of several issues during the World Cup.
The statement came after Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan accused match officials of favouring Argentina following his team's elimination in Atlanta on Tuesday, comments that quickly fueled widespread debate among Egyptian supporters and football fans.
According to Argentine newspaper La Nación, the FBI is investigating the AFA over suspicious financial activity involving the alleged channelling of an estimated US$300 million.
The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority said the transaction was funded entirely by CAF-controlled accounts and not public funds, placing it outside its jurisdiction under Kenyan procurement law
Kcb and Kabras players pictured during a past clash, a fierce battle is looming this coming May 2nd in the Kenya Cup finals.