The signing and registration of FKF Premier League (FKF-PL) players in the FIFA Connect Portal has commenced today in readiness for the league kick-off on 12th November.This was confirmed by FKF Premier League clubs on Monday after a meeting of CEOs at a Nairobi Hotel. Since Football Kenya Federation (FKF) was disbanded in October, Kenyan players have not been registered in the portal and the exercise that is expected to run for one month will prove to be a tedious one.##NAJAVA_MECA_6736806##“In anticipation of the resumption of the league, the Connect portal will be activated and all clubs will update their records. It will be opened from October 20 and will run for a period of thirty days,” said Gor Mahia CEO Raymond Oruo.In the absence of FIFA Connect, the Transition Committee devised its own mechanism for registering and issuing player cards. FIFA blocked Kenya’s access to the system after there was some access to the system by unauthorized individuals.This also means that clubs are at liberty to recruit players despite the window that had been opened by FKF Transition Committee, whose mandate expired on Sunday was closed. A number of players like Ulinzi Stars were keen on beefing up their squads further. The Soldiers want to recruit former Kakamega Homeboyz midfielder Francis Omondi and have also reached out to Nzoia Sugar FC over the possibility of signing Captain Kevin Juma.Football Kenya Federation has on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, taken Division Two Clubs through training on the FIFA Connect System, which is set to be used for player registration and transfers https://t.co/rwfNr04Yh5 pic.twitter.com/LKFtAgCTTS— Football Kenya Federation (@Football_Kenya) September 18, 2019 The move is also a boost for players who are currently unattached. Some players had voiced concerns that they had been locked out by the closing of the transfer window and now they have 30 days to try and get new homes.The new season was initially set to start in October but clubs announced that they were not going to take part in a league not recognized by FIFA, ending the Transition Committee’s hopes of running football in the country for another season. The committee has since exited.Okumu and Marcelo clock full minutes but succumb to defeats in Belgium and Sweden
