Kenya Police FC are free to field their creative midfielder Kenneth Muguna in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup matches.Muguna, alongside former Gor Mahia goalkeeper Boniface Oluoch, were handed a four-game ban and each fined Ksh1.6 million back in 2021 after CAF found them guilty of assaulting a referee.The two were slapped with the sanctions, following the ugly scenes witnessed, during the second leg of a Confederation Cup playoff match between Gor and Zambian Super League side Napsa Stars in Lusaka.Agitated Gor players confronted Mosotho referee Lebalang Mokete for awarding Napsa a late and what appeared to be a controversial penalty, forcing security detail to intervene and whisk the officials away to safety.##NAJAVA_MECA_8238571##The penalty, converted by veteran Zambian striker Emmanuel Mayuka ended Gor’s march in the tournament and thus the heated reaction after the final whistle.Both Muguna and Oluoch were made to pay for the rowdy scuffle with CAF instructing Gor to pay for the damages the players inflicted on the Heroes Stadium’s changing room.Will Ian Otieno break Kenya’s ‘curse’ in South Africa?Muguna confirmed that he served his four-game ban during his stay at Azam FC and that he was ready to mark his return to continental inter-club tournaments after three years out.Impeccable sources hinted to Mozzart Sport that Azam paid the hefty fine imposed on the player before acquiring his signature from Gor.“I served the ban when I was at Azam. I am looking forward to my return to the continental scene,” the Harambee Stars midfielder told Mozzart Sport.Police are set to debut in the Confederation Cup with a clash against Ethiopian Coffee on Friday 16 August.Kenya Police goalie lauds exposure gained in Loss to VipersThe return leg will be held a week later with Coffee being the host.“The game against Coffee will be the first since 2021,” confirmed Muguna.Should Police go past the preliminary round, they will meet defending champions Zamalek of Egypt.
