Mathare United chairman Bob Munro has faulted the expansion of the Kenya Premier League from 16 teams to the present 18 as the major point that marked the beginning of the country’s football problems.Back in 2017, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) led by the embattled Nick Mwendwa took the decision to add two more teams to the top flight in what was largely an unpopular decision among stakeholders in the country.Consequently, owing to that decision, broadcasting sponsor SuperSport, who pumped much needed revenue to teams in the league, exited the Kenyan market due to what it termed as a breach of contract from FKF’s side.Sumgong fails doping testSupersport terminates contract with KPLCourt stops use of alcoblow.What a day in Kenya— Fabrizio Bryomano (@bryoshavin) April 7, 2017 With his Mathare United currently being one of the sides to be affected financially due to the lack of league sponsors, Munro revealed his thoughts about what signaled the start of footballing problems in the country.“The rain started beating us particularly five years ago with the expansion of the league. What we have been experiencing over the last couple of years is a significant drop in income plus a significant rise in costs, so the deficit gap in a majority of KPL clubs was just getting wider and wider. It started with this expansion of the league, then the loss of Supersport and the title sponsors,” he said on NTV’s The Game Plan.According to Munro, who has seen his team relegated to the second-tier National Super league (NSL) for failing to honour three league matches, the inability by teams to cover the additional financial expenses incurred is what first led to the problems currently being experienced.FKF Transition Committee confirms Mathare’s relegationThe Mathare United chairman also stated that playing the 2019/2020 season for only half a season and the novel coronavirus pandemic also contributed to the financial challenges being witnessed in the country.