Football clubs in the Kenya Premier League are yet to receive any financial support from the government appointed Football Kenya Federation Caretaker Committee more than two weeks after the Aaron Ringera led body made the promise to give grants to clubs plying their trade in various leagues.In a statement signed by the chairman at the start of December 2021, the FKF caretaker committee announced that it will avail Sh300,000 for each of the top-tier clubs and Sh250, 000 for each of the 20 clubs in the second-tier National Super League to help with league resumption logistics.“We received your requests for funding from FKF Caretaker Committee to help with some logistics of resumption of league fixtures. We note, however, that because of the limited resources available at this moment in time, for a start the FKF Caretaker Committee has agreed that it will provide Sh300,000 for each of the Premier League Clubs and Sh250,000 for each of the National Super League football clubs,” a part of the statement read back then.Aaron Ringera’s FKF Caretaker Committee has its work cut outHowever, since then, teams have not yet received even a single shilling from the caretaker body who stated that procedural challenges have hampered the promise to be delivered on just yet. This, they said, in a press conference held on Tuesday afternoon.“We are working on logistics currently. We are in the process of opening a bank account which of course requires a lot of clearance both from the Ministry and the Treasury. As soon as the logistical part is completed, we will be able to wire money to clubs to support them with the logistics as soon as possible. As it stands, they have not received the money,” Anthony Isayi, the caretaker treasurer said.The Football Kenya Federation Caretaker Committee wants all clubs and associations to ensure they fully comply with the requirements of the Sports Act to be able to run football activities at the grassroots.#fkfcaretakercommitteehttps://t.co/xXgLTCkcfm— Mozzart Sport Kenya (@MozzartSportKe) December 14, 2021 Since the withdrawal of the league and broadcasting sponsors, teams have found it even harder to cope with a majority of clubs already feeling the heat. In a recent interview by Mozzart Sport, Mathare United head coach Ezekiel Akwana decried how tough it is to conduct training situation with his team because of financial challenges.“It is really difficult currently because when you go to the top office you find that there are no resources available understandably because of Covid-19 challenges. The financial situation makes it hard to conduct training sessions because first team members are not in attendance,” he bemoaned.Mathare’s head coach decries lack of funds behind lethargic form
