AFC Leopards fans plan a boycott of Sunday’s Mashemeji Derby to send a message to the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) that “football without fans is not football.”The fans are feeling slighted after the federation banned them for four matches for the chaos witnessed at Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega during the league outing at Kakamega Homeboyz FC on April 16, 2023.”Branches and AFC Leopards SC fans/ supporters/ followers have sacrificed a lot to ensure they get to the stadium for the love of the game. On the other hand FKF has done absolutely nothing to encourage fans back to the stands. They have failed in professionalizing and marketing our league hence clubs are going through some serious financial problems to honor their league matches,” partly reads a statement by a caucus of Ingwe fans branches, “But instead of the Federation trying to cushion clubs they are keen on settling non-existence scores with punitive penalties against clubs like us,” it adds, ##NAJAVA_MECA_7244831##The statements also laments of poor officiating in the league that the federation has allegedly not addressed. “Nothing much is done to rogue referees, who are killing the beautiful game with their fixed and biased officiating.”Leopards chairman Dan Shikanda wants the ban he terms punitive and a witch hunt lifted despite the fact that it has already elapsed. Derby Fever: Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards ready for thrilling Mashemeji Showdown”We don’t want to be taken advantage of by other clubs. Let the federation officially lift the ban before our fans can return to the stadium,” Shikanda told Mozzart Sport. He took issue with other clubs, accusing them of not standing with Ingwe.”No club has come out to support Leopards and condemn the unfair treatment from FKF.”Apart from the ban, Ingwe were also fined Ksh 500,000, docked three points and ordered to cater for medical bills of the referee who was attacked on the
