Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa has warned FKF Premier League (FKFPL) and National Super League (NSL) clubs that they risk relegation if they fail to adhere to all requirements of club licensing.Mwendwa was speaking at the initiation of a three-day club licensing workshop on April 2nd, 2024 at the Movenpick Hotel in Nairobi.FKF in conjunction with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has organized the event that started with FKFPL and NSL clubs. Subsequently, the workshop will be followed by sessions for 24 representatives from FKF Women Premier League clubs and 32 representatives from FKF Women National Super League clubs on April 4, 2024##NAJAVA_MECA_8002512##The primary focus will be on the CAF Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP), featuring comprehensive training sessions for club representatives on platform usage.Teams will also receive detailed presentations on the CAF Club Licensing regulatory framework (edition 2022) for both men’s and women’s categories, including explanations of the mandatory criteria for domestic and continental competitions.”If you don’t meet the criterion, you will fail and if you don’t do what you are supposed to do, you will be relegated. We are not joking when we say this and there are no shortcuts whatsoever,” Mwendwa told the delegation.”Don’t wait until you are relegated and then start kicking up a fuss for no reason at all. That’s why we are having this workshop now and we intend to repeat the process each year,” he added.Mwendwa added, “The truth is we cannot build our football without clubs the most important place where football is larger is at the teams, they are the feeder to the national team and we can only by making them better.”AFC Leopards’ ex-striker Ray Omondi reveals biggest regret of his career, sends a message to aspiring footballersThe federation honcho stated that teams need to understand the business of nurturing players is their responsibility and FKF can only help in making it better and offering an enabling environment for them.“The clubs need to understand that the business of nurturing players and growing the game in the country is first and foremost their job, we pick it from where you are and make it better.”He says, club licensing will not only help teams have a better growth structure but also bring more benefits to the country.“This initiative particularly is to get you to have a structure that grows clubs, the benefits to the country are immense as already witnessed in countries that have already implemented it,” he offered.Today we begin a three day club licensing workshop for our FKF Men’s and Women’s Premier League and National Super League Clubs➡️ The Men’s Workshop will run from April 2nd-3rd 2024.➡️The Women’s Workshop will be on April 4th, 2024. pic.twitter.com/192D3mpGcA— Football Kenya Federation (@Football_Kenya) April 2, 2024 Meanwhile, the Federation boss revealed plans to increase the number of live matches in the top flight to seven next season and potentially have games beamed in two years.Currently, five matches out of nine are televised in the top tier every weekend.“We are working our sleeves up and try as from next season to have seven matches in the FKF Premier League beamed and if possible all nine matches live the following season which will bring more revenue and build more commercial opportunities for clubs,” he stated.Mwendwa revealed plans to televise and find a sponsor for the NSL next season, the second tier has been in the dark since the exit of Bamba Sports.”In the NSL, we are making progress to see what we can do in the next season in terms of sponsorship, in terms of support. When we do this, we are creating the right medium for your clubs so that investing becomes easier.”Stars Abroad: Zak Onyego features in Bristol City’s win over Plymouth
