The shambles that is Kenyan football got a huge reprieve from football world governing body FIFA when the Zurich based organization’s top organ spared the country an outright ban, only ratifying an earlier suspension.Smart moves by concerned individuals within Kenya’s football fraternity who orchestrated a Special General Meeting (SGM) on 26th March 2020 probably averted the erstwhile imminent proclamation of an outright ban.Crazy 198 member associations of FIFA voted YES for Kenya to be suspended while only 2 voted NO Remember there’re 54 African member associations that are a part of FIFA Ibi your own niggas Charley— Yaw Ampofo Jr (@Yaw_Ampofo_) March 31, 2022 The SGM’s resolutions were promptly communicated to FIFA leading the Gianni Infantino led body to keep Kenya’s status in the suspension real. There was wide expectation that FIFA would upgrade the suspension to a ban.It is now emerging that Kenya’s issue has been referred back to the Bureau, which has been directed to lift the suspension immediately the reasons that led to the suspension has been addressed.“The Secretary General received the letter directing him on how to move based by the dint of Article 37(k) as well as the minutes and resolutions of the SGM,” a source with close contacts with Zurich confirmed to MozzartsportGovernment-crippled Football Kenya Federation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Barry Otieno has been duly served by FIFA with resolutions passed by the 44 delegates who congregated last Saturday to offer Kenyan football alternative route out of the impasse.FIFA Congress ratifies Kenya’s suspension from international football until demands set by the world football governing body are met pic.twitter.com/gk4erY2huW— The African Voice (@teddyeugene) March 31, 2022 “Fifa has not rejected the outcome of the SGM as was anticipated by those who were misleading the members of the General Assembly.The resolutions passed at the SGM stands and will be considered by the Bureau since the General Assembly was constitutionally convened, had the threshold of the quorum, was guided by the provisions of the FKF Constitution (2017) and unless invalidated by a competent Court of Law is finality in itself,” added the sourceAttempts to contact Barry Otieno have been unsuccessful as phone calls to the FKF CEO went unanswered.Among the resolutions passed by delegates present at the AGM, the FKF National Executive Committee (NEC) members’ mandate was revoked for 90 days, allowing them to address the damning integrity reasons which led the Sports Cabinet Secretary had to disband the NEC.With FIFA acknowledging the SGM’s resolutions it is only a matter of time before the coast appears clear for Kenya’s marooned football.
