Football Kenya Federation is set to bag 1.13 billion shillings from world’s governing body FIFA courtesy of the FIFA Forward Programme.The progamme is set to launched in the course of the month to support football development projects across the globe and enable federations sustain day to day activities.According to information provided by the global body, each member association will receive USD 5 million which translates to 617 million shillings on current exchange rates.##NAJAVA_MECA_6925032##The amount will cover administrative costs with USD 3 million (Ksh. 370 million on current exchange rates) set to promote the development of projects.Kenya is likely to fall to the category of federations identified to be in dire need of more financial held. The federations in this category will pocket an additional USD 1.2 million (Ksh. 148 million on current exchange rates).FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the funds have helped raise the development and standards of the game across the globe to remarkable highs.He called for prudent use of the fundsKenyan attacker joins top side in Slovenia”When we launched the FORWARD development programme, FIFA embarked upon a new era of global football development that is now heading into its third cycle. It is vital that we are now strengthening our commitment to building a stronger foundation for the growth of football,” he is quoted on the FIFA website.“The new cycle will provide increased investment, greater impact through the achievement of football development objectives and continued oversight to ensure that all funds are used responsibly. We have increased this funding seven-fold but our revenues are not increased seven-fold; just that at the new FIFA since 2016 money goes where it has to go and that is back into football,” he added.Kenya stands to benefit from the programme after the global body lifted the suspension imposed on the East African country due to government interference with the running of the game.Harambee Stars trio overlooked in club duties abroadFormer Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed disbanded the federation and replaced it with a Caretaker Committee in November 2021 a move that saw FIFA suspend the country.However, Kenya was reinstated in November last year after the new administration met the demands set out by Zurich among them was allowing the FKF secretariat to resume official duties.
