The Football Kenya Federation (FKF), now under a fresh regime, is finalising plans to build a new headquarters, Mozzart Sport can exclusively reveal.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsThe new headquarters, according to sources privy to the information, will be constructed at the same venue where the Ksh47 billion Talanta City Stadium is being built.Babu tips Rising Stars to shine at AFCON U20 despite being paired against giantsThe Talanta City Stadium will be the main arena for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals.To actualise the dream, the federation has already received support from Middle East-based partners.##NAJAVA_MECA_8859962##“There is good support towards the project from a number of countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The project is scheduled to be finished in 16 months once it starts,” said our source.The current headquarters, known as ‘Kandanda House’, constructed under the FIFA Goal Project program, will be demolished, and instead, pitches built at the venue.Benson Omala’s brother sends message to Kenya U20 teammates after squad exclusion‘Kandanda House’ was constructed just before the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa and cost Ksh35 million. It was part of the legacy projects initiated by former FIFA President Sepp Blatter.However, it was not until 2017 that the federation moved permanently to the facility from which they have been operating from.##NAJAVA_MECA_8859961##The building of a new headquarters is part of the plans by the new FKF administration to upgrade infrastructure in the country.Last month, FKF President Hussein Mohammed signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Moroccan Football Association to strengthen the country’s football ecosystem.Boost for Rising Stars as skipper finally arrives in campThe agreement will encompass exchange programs and the improvement of football infrastructure.The national under-20 team leaves the country for Morocco on Friday as the agreement officially kicks off. The team will train in the Arab country for ten days before taking part in the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations that will kick off in Egypt next month.##NAJAVA_MECA_8859998##Under the agreement with FKF, Morocco has also agreed to donate two artificial turfs.
