Kenya: SDT Ruling on FKF Inconsistent With World Sports Conventions

opinion

The recent ruling by the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) and the consequent curt response from Fifa has once again brought football in Kenya to the brink of a crisis.

The current turmoil erupted when the SDT, for the second time cancelled FKF elections and ordered that the federation's National Executive Committee vacate office and a normalisation committee be appointed to run football matters in the country. The SDT averred that FKF's provisions on the eligibility criteria of contenders run contra to the Kenya constitution.

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