AFC Leopards chairman Dan Shikanda has announced the timelines for the club’s elections to find a new chairman following his election as a Football Kenya Federation (FKF) National Executive Committee (NEC) member for Nairobi.Shikanda was elected to the NEC in the FKF national elections held in December 2024.##NAJAVA_MECA_8632815##With his election, his position as the club’s chairman is no longer tenable, and he was therefore expected to resign as the club’s head.With AFC Leopards fans and football stakeholders eager to know when the 1998 league champions will have a new chairman, the former AFC Leopards player said the members will decide through an election in either May or June 2025.“We will be having an election in May, or at the latest June, to effect that change of guard, and I am appealing to all lovers of AFC Leopards to come out and vie for these seats because they are very important for the club and require serious individuals,” said Shikanda.Shikanda explained that he has not resigned from his position because he wants to oversee a smooth transition and hand over the reins to a duly elected chairperson.“I cannot hand over the club to just anyone. We have to go through an election. We have already started the talks for an election,” he added.Ugandan and Tanzanian sports ministers petition CAF to rename CHAN 2024The former Gor Mahia player was first elected as AFC Leopards chairman in 2019 and successfully defended his seat in June 2022, ensuring he serves a second and final term according to the Sports Act.Although the second term was set to end in June 2026, Shikanda will now exit earlier. However, the other elected officials will remain in office until their terms conclude.Shikanda’s message comes less than a day after the Sports Disputes Tribunal ordered AFC Leopards’ arch-rivals Gor Mahia to conduct their elections within 90 days following the expiry of the current office holders’ tenure, led by city lawyer Ambrose Rachier.Patrick Matasi to depart Kenya Police
