The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has confirmed that the 2021/2022 seasons in the FKF Premier League, the second tier National Super League and the Kenya Women Premier League, Men and Women Division One leagues have been declared null and void.This is barely a week after their reinstatement back to office by newly appointed Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba.In a statement signed by Chief Executive Officer Barry Otieno, the country’s football governing body passed the news of the declaration as it also confirmed that there will be neither promotion nor relegation in the mentioned leagues.Additionally, FKF revealed that the new 2022/2023 league campaign will kick off on November 19 with the NSL starting a week later on November 26.Full StatementFootball Kenya Federation National Executive Committee has passed the following resolutions with regard to the recently concluded 2021/2022 Leagues Season and the upcoming 2022/2023 league season.1. That the 2021/2022 FKF Premier League, National Super League, Women Premier League, Men’s Division One and Women’s Division One leagues will not be recognised and have been declared null and void. 2. That there will be no promotion or relegation in the FKF Premier League, National Super League and Women Premier League.3. That the FKF Men’s Division One and FKF Women’s Division One leagues will neither promote nor relegate. 4. That the 2021/2022 FKF Division Two, Regional and County leagues run by FKF Branches, in accordance with the FKF statutes and the FKF Rules and Regulations(2019) Governing Kenyan Football shall be recognised and their decisions upheld.5. That the 2021/2022 FKF Division Two, Regional and County leagues will promote and relegate clubs in their respective tiers. Olunga reveals how he gave up a chance to join French giants AS Monaco##NAJAVA_MECA_6798291##6. That the Men’s and Women’s Division One leagues will be expanded for the season 2022/2023 to include teams promoted from the FKF Div Two and Women Regional Leagues, respectively. 7. That the FKF Women Div One and FKF Men’s Division One leagues will be regularised in the 2023/2024 league season. 8. That the Kick off date for the FKF Premier league be November 19, 2022 and National Super League be November 26, 2022.9. That the Kick off dates for the FKF Women Premier league. Women Div One league and Men’s Division One league be December 3,2022.The resolution by the FKF National Executive Committee has been guided by FKF Statutes, FIFA statutes, FKF Rules and Regulations (2019) and the Sports Dispute Tribunal rulings on a number of cases filed at the Tribunal, regarding the 2021/2022 League season.The decisions were arrived at after weighing all possible options, and with legal guidance, according to a reliable source who attended the meeting, but is not authorized to speak to the media.”We looked at all viable options, and we were left with no other option but to scrap the league. The FKF Caretaker Committee was mandated to run the league in accordance with the FKF rules and regulations, but there were several violations that even the Sports Dispute Tribunal, SDT pointed out, so it was not possible to uphold the league.” he said, Nonetheless, some NEC members felt that they were only being used to rubber-stamp a decision that was already taken and in the public domain. “It was such a stormy meeting. The NEC members want to be involved in decision making at the federation. They want to be consulted at all levels and not just to ratify decisions that have already been taken elsewhere.”The move by the NEC means that there will be no relegation or promotion of clubs, and that the championship that Tusker FC won is scrapped.Aussems wants league to start in a fortnightThe 2021-22 FKFPL season was taken over midway by the FKF Caretaker Committee after the NEC was disbanded by the former Cabinet Secretary for Sports Ambassador Amina Mohammed. This takeover led to FIFA, the world’s football governing body, suspending Kenya indefinitely from all football activities. The suspension still stands but is expected to be lifted soon after the government complied with demands to reinstate the disbanded office.Additional reporting by Bonface Osano
