A sharp division has emerged within Fortune Sacco FC hierarchy over the fate of the team after Football Kenya Federation (FKF) moved to relegate them to the third tier.Last week, FKF wrote to the club informing them that they have been suspended from the National Super League and that from next season they will feature in the third tier, this is after the team failed to honour three consecutive three matches.The Kirinyaga based side had been promoted to the top tier alongside APS Bomet by the FKF Transition Committee that was in charge of football in the country last year. However, when FKF was reinstated it nullified the 2021/22 leagues dashing the duo’s hopes of gracing the top league.Fortune Sacco FC has been disbanded. The team was last week relegated to the third tier after failing to honour three NSL matches.Fortune and APS Bomet had been promoted to the FKF Premier League before the 2021/22 season was nullified. #KEFootball pic.twitter.com/9MQ2L425QY— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) January 31, 2023 They then moved to court alongside other affected teams like Mayenje Santos, Dimba Patriots, and Kona Rangers. They were handed hope when the Sports Disputes Tribunal ruled that FKF NEC, that had initially been disbanded had no powers to relegate them.FKF however moved to constitutional Court and obtained orders staying the Tribunal’s ruling and continued to run the league. The affected clubs refused to honour games until a mater they filed in court was heard and determined and after issuing three walkovers, they were relegated.##NAJAVA_MECA_6988540##On Tuesday, Fortune Sacco Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Timothy Muthike announced that the team has been disbanded and that the Sacco was no longer interested in running the club.”When things changed, we felt there is no need to take part in the lower league as that was not our expectation. We are no longer interested. The excitement of qualification is no longer there and we have since moved on,” he told Mozzart Sport.”We had set aside Ksh 12 million for this season. The sponsor cannot release the money after failing to get promotion. We are now looking at supporting either the local leagues or other sports. But we are not coming back as a team either now or in future.” Fortune Sacco disbandedHis announcement appears to have caught the other Sacco directors by surprise and there appears to a storm within the company hierarchy regarding the status of the team.Mashemeji Derby gate collection highlights key area Kenyan game needs to strengthen”The board makes decisions on behalf of the club and there after the people in charge of the team implement. There was no single sitting where disbanding the team was discussed and what Muthike said doesn’t not represent the club’s position,” a director speaking on condition of anonymity told Mozzart Sport.”The Sacco made a decision to move to court to challenge what we believe is an injustice from FKF. We first filed the matter in Meru before it got transferred to Nairobi. It is still a matter in court and we cannot make a decision on the future of the team until the case is heard and determined. The position of the Sacco is that the team is still there and we are hopeful of getting a favorable ruling in court,” the source added.High-flying Shabana FC look to avoid past pitfalls in race for promotion
