Nairobi, Jan 10 (Ians) A delegation from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (Caf) started a tour to Kenya, as the country tries to recover following a lengthy international ban last year.
The nine-month FIFA suspension ended on November 28, 2022, following the intervention of Kenya’s new sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba, who asked Caf to consider reinstating the country’s senior national team to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification, reports Xinhua news agency.
Kenya was grouped in Pool C alongside Burundi, Namibia and Cameroon, but was banished by FIFA in February 2022.
This followed the disbandment of the Nick Mwendwa-led Football Kenya Federation (Fkf) National Executive Committee by Namwamba’s predecessor at the ministry, Amina Mohamed, with Kenya missing the opening two rounds of qualification that resume in March.
“We are very keen to see the Harambee Stars back and firing. The issue of how they are going to...
The nine-month FIFA suspension ended on November 28, 2022, following the intervention of Kenya’s new sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba, who asked Caf to consider reinstating the country’s senior national team to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification, reports Xinhua news agency.
Kenya was grouped in Pool C alongside Burundi, Namibia and Cameroon, but was banished by FIFA in February 2022.
This followed the disbandment of the Nick Mwendwa-led Football Kenya Federation (Fkf) National Executive Committee by Namwamba’s predecessor at the ministry, Amina Mohamed, with Kenya missing the opening two rounds of qualification that resume in March.
“We are very keen to see the Harambee Stars back and firing. The issue of how they are going to...
- 1/10/2023
- by News Bureau
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