AFC Leopard’s match against Sofapaka FC initially set for this Saturday will now be played on Monday as part of the Jamhuri Day National Celebrations at the Nyayo National Stadium.In a statement confirming the change, Ingwe noted that the kick-off time for the match would remain unchanged at 3:00 PM, taking place shortly after the national celebrations set for the same venue.Perfect start for Tusker.Kakamega Homeboyz and KCB join the Top Five.Nani anaenda na hii?Full Standings: 🔗 https://t.co/uMmY2LVAAz#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/ICBt7nux2c— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) December 6, 2022 “Our FKF-PL match against Sofapaka FC will be played on Monday 12th December at Nyayo Stadium as part of the Jamhuri Day National Celebrations. The match will kick off at 3.00pm,” the statement read.The match will be courtesy of the Ministry of Sports who requested the Federation to have one of the matches set for the weekend played on that day after the national celebrations, with all expenses for the match day catered for by the Department of Sports.”The federation is in receipt of a request from the Ministry of Sports to organize for a football match, as part of the Jamhuri Day National Celebrations, scheduled for December 12, 2022.In this regard, having considered all matches scheduled to take place this weekend the federation has reached a decision to present FKF PL Match No 33 Sofapaka vs AFC Leopards to be part of the said National Celebrations, kick-off 3pm.Kindly note that the match, though part of the Jamhuri National Day Celebrations remains an FKF PL 2022/2023 season league match and will be played in accordance with Article 2.5.4 of the Rules and Regulations Governing Kenyan Football (2019): Each team participating in a league or mini-league match shall be awarded three (3) points for a win, one (1) point for a draw, and zero (0) points for a loss. FKF may draw specific regulations for some specific competitions.In case of a tie in the match, there shall be penalty shoot-out to determine the winner of the event but the outcome of the post-match penalties Shall not count as part of the league match results.The Federation has scheduled a planning meeting for the aforementioned match on December 9, 2022 at FKF Offices beginning Ilam between FKF, Ministry of Sports and the clubs’ representatives.The Department of Sports will cover for all the expenses related to the organization of the said match,” the statement by FKF read.The clash was one of the two matches slated for Saturday afternoon, the other one being that of Bidco United and defending champions Tusker FC at the Thika Stadium.##NAJAVA_MECA_6874287##Three matches are penciled for Sunday as Kakamega Homeboyz host Ulinzi Stars at Bukhungu Stadium, Nzoia Sugar make the trip to the capital to face off with KCB at Kasarani Stadium, while Posta Rangers and Nairobi City Stars continue the hunt for their maiden win with a clash at Thika Stadium.Cautious Matano anticipating a tough clash when Tusker face Bidco UnitedInitially, only the match pitting Kenya Police and Bandari FC was set for Monday but with the change it means two matches will be played then.The 12-time Kenyan champions will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways after falling to Tusker FC by a solitary goal last weekend at Kasarani Stadium while Batoto Ba Mungu continue the chase for their first win of the season having fallen to Bandari in the opening round before being held to a barren draw by Posta Rangers, and then falling to Nzoia at Sudi.
