Over the past week, local football has made news across the country, from the corridors of court to the Sport’s CS office, and finally to the field where it should matter more, but not at the moment.FKF Transition CommitteeWell, the FKF Caretaker committee saw its mandate come to an end on May 11, followed by the High Court dismissal of a petition filed challenging the legitimacy of the Committee.What followed was the appointment of the Transition Committee. Not really an appointment but rather a christening of the Caretaker Committee, with some mix and match from the Secretariat, exclusion of some members led by Titus Kasuve, and just one new inclusion to the Secretariat. CS Amina Mohamed appoints Transition CommitteeWhat that means to Kenya’s participation at the AFCON Qualifiers set for less than a month leaves little to the imagination.FKFPLThe title race for the Football Kenya Federation will undoubtedly go down to the wire, with both Kakamega Homeboyz and Tusker FC giving everything they have left to the race.After going for five matches without recording a league win, Homeboyz finally got back to winning ways when it mattered most as they beat KCB 2-1, on a day when defending champions Tusker were held to a barren draw by Nairobi City Stars. Stubborn City Stars dent Tusker’s title chargeFollowing the confirmation of the relegation of Mathare United earlier in the week, Homeboyz saw three points collected in their second leg with the Slum Boys chalked off from their tally, giving Tusker a two-point lead heading to their respective matches on Sunday.Currently, the two are tied on points at 56, with Homeboyz having played a matchless.Oh hail the Champions, Vihiga QueensVihiga Queens confirmed why they are the legacy makers, as their slogan goes, after winning the FKF Women Premier League with four matches to spare, and without losing a single game. The Boniface Nyamunyamu charges saw off Zetech Sparks 3-1 over the weekend to clinch their fourth title in their short existence, and now await coronation at the end of the campaign. Hail the champion! Vihiga Queens bag fourth WPL titleThe rest of the 11 teams have been left to fight for the second position with Ulinzi Starlets, Thika Queens and Gaspo Women the front runners. The relegation battle is also heating up with Kangemi Ladies, Kisumu All Starlets, Bunyore Starlets and Kayole Starlets fighting to leave the red zone.Haalang saga is over, he is a CitizenOne of the main stories in the upcoming transfer window is the future of Erling Haaland, along with another young star – Kylian Mbappe. And while the Frenchman saga is yet to be resolved (he hinted that the decision would be made by May 28th), the Norwegian striker relieved himself and his fans worldwide by announcing that he will join the club his father used to play for, Manchester City. Man City set aside 60 million euros for their new no.9 only for compensation, which is significantly less than the 75 million euros, which was allegedly the buyout clause that was supposed to be valid this summer. The mega transfer will be officially completed on July 1, and Haaland will be in line with Kevin De Bruyne’s salary. His basic weekly salary should be almost 600,000 euros or over 30 million euros annually! The contract will last at least five years, and late agent Mino Raiola insisted on a release clause set at 128 million pounds and kicks in after two years.Manchester City confirm: Erling Haaland is one of us!Lewandowski out of Munich?Just as one transfer saga ended (Haaland goes to City), another one opened, and it was an unexpected one. Bayern Munich’s striker Robert Lewandowski apparently told the club’s executives that he wanted to leave the club. All relevant sources in Germany confirmed the news, and the only response from the current Bundesliga champions were that the player has to honour his contract, which runs in 2023. Is this looks like a Mbappe scenario, where the club (this time Bayern and not PSG) will risk losing such a star for free next season? The Bavarians have let many players go for free in recent times (Alaba, Boateng, Sule), so this option looks like the worst one.Lewa tells Bayern he won’t sign an extension, wants a Barca moveBarcelona’s only club currently interested, and the Pole is eager to join for various reasons. First of all, he wants a new challenge. Second, he is disappointed that the club opened the discussions about the new contract too late and offered only one-year extension, and finally, the money is also an issue (as always), but he is already Bayern’s highest-paid player, while in Barcelona he would have to lower his salary. A strange situation and we will monitor this situation closely.
