The Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) reversed a decision of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Caretaker Committee which handed Kisumu All Starlets their abandoned game against Kayole Starlets last season. The three points were very important as they saw the Kisumu-based side survive relegation in the FKF Women’s Premier League at the expense of Kayole, who kissed the grass.Upon appeal, however, the SDT found Kisumu All Starlets responsible for the abandonment of the game.”The Panel hereby finds and holds that the 2nd Respondent’s members and supporters were responsible for events leading to the abandonment of Match no. 128 between Kayole Starlets FC and Kisumu All starlets and shall therefore forfeit the match as per the Rules and Regulations governing football 2019. A declaration be and is hereby made that the last Match of the 2021-22 FKF Women Premier League between Kayole Starlets FC and Kisumu All Starlets shall be awarded to the Petitioner on a 2-0 basis as per the Rules and Regulations governing Football.” The decision from the SDT reads. Kisumu All Starlets’ Team Manager Beryl Akinyi, who was accused by Kayole Starlets of assaulting the assistant referee, has said they will seek a review of the ruling. According to her , the match report the Tribunal relied on is not correct.##EDITORS_CHOICE##”If I assaulted anyone, the police were there, I would have been arrested. This incident occurred in June, and up to now nobody has accused me of assault,” Akinyi told Mozzart Sport.”The match report submitted to the SDT as evidence was falsified. The original match commissioner in that game was Haji Adede and not Alex Ondima. Ondima was the center referee but he wrote a falsified report,” added Beryl.##NAJAVA_MECA_6685894##Beryl was red-carded in the 60th minute for bad-mouthing the assistant referee, but she insists she never assaulted anyone.”I have video evidence showing that I celebrated our goal and went back to where I was seated, I never assaulted the referee as stated in the match report.”The match was abandoned in the 80th minute after Kisumu All Starlets scored with pitch invasion and threats to match officials cited being cited as the reasons.
