AFC Leopards have been handed sort of a reprieve after the FKF Appeals Committee delivered a clement decision on an appeal lodged by the club against the decision of the Leagues and Competitions Committee on their abandoned against Kakamega Homeboyz.In April, the Round 25 league match between Kakamega Homeboyz and rivals AFC Leopards at the Bukhungu Stadium was forced into abandonment after rowdy fans from Ingwe stormed the pitch past the half-hour mark, shortly after their team had conceded.Three days after the incident, the FKF Leagues and Competitions Committee delivered a decision to dock Ingwe three points and fined them Ksh 500,000. on top of that, the 12-time Kenyan champions were set to play four home matches behind closed doors among other things.##NAJAVA_MECA_7283749##The club then moved to the FKF Appeals Committee seeking to have the initial ruling which panned out in their favor to some extent.In the decision rendered by the Appeals Committee, the move to dock Leopards three points has been set aside and that will see Ingwe move to 48 points same as Bandari, with the fine also reduced from Ksh 500,000 to Ksh 300,000. As opposed to playing four home games behind closed doors, the ban has been reduced to three games with the match against Nairobi City Stars on Monday being the last one.However, the committee held the decision to award Kakamega Homeboyz the points in the game on the basis of three points and two goals as well as that to have the club reimburse the center referee for incurred medical costs.AFC Leopards docked points, hit with massive fine following Homeboyz game debacleAlso, they maintained that the FKF Disciplinary Committee should open proceedings against the parties involved in misconduct, namely head coach Patrick Aussems and his assistant Lawrence Webo as per the initial ruling.Full ruling by the FKF Appeals CommitteeThe FKF Appeals Committee has rendered its decision on an appeal lodged by AFC Leopards against the decision of the FKF Leagues and Competitions Committee on the abandoned Match no. 222 against Kakamega Homeboyz.Having analyzed the submissions presented before it, the Committee confirmed the decision of the Leagues and Competitions Committee and partially upheld the sanctions imposed on AFC Leopards as follows:That the FKF-PL round 25 match no.222 be awarded to Kakamega Homeboyz on three (3) points two (2) goals basis.The decision to dock AFC Leopards SC 3 points is set aside.That AFC LEOPARDS SC shall cater or refund for incurred medical costs by the Center Referee Mr. Michael Obuya.That AFC Leopards SC shall play 3 Home games behind closed doors, namely Match 226, 245 and 271.That AFC Leopards SC to pay a fine of Kes. 300,000/=.That Disciplinary proceedings be opened by FKF Disciplinary Committee against all relevant parties in violation for misconduct as set out in Article 9.1,9.4,9,5,9.6 of the Rules and Regulations Governing Kenyan Football (2019).This decision passed by the Appeals Committee has been notified to the parties concerned.
