Football Kenya Federation Division Two side Young Boys FC have been handed a reprieve in their quest to feature in the FKF Division One League following the decision by the Sports Dispute Tribunal to put on hold the promotion of Kibera Soccer and Dimba Patriots to the third tier league.Young Boys petitioned the Caretaker Committee on the legality, or lack of it thereof, surrounding the promotion of the two sides from the promotion playoffs at their exclusion.While responding to the petition, the tribunal ordered thati. That the application be and is hereby certified as urgent;ii. That pending the hearing and determination of the suit interpreted an order for stay be and is hereby issued upon the 1st and 2nd Respondents staying the decision of the 2nd respondent promoting the 2nd and 3rd interested parties to the National Division One League season 2021-2022 enshrined in the letters dated 16th November 2021;iii. That pending the hearing and determination of the suit interpreted an order for prohibition be and is hereby issued prohibiting the 1st and 2nd Respondents from enforcing their decision as against the applicant and from proceeding with the FKF National Division One 2021-2022 play-offs as scheduled;iv. That the application be served upon the respondents immediately and in any event by Friday 4th February 2022;Gogo Boys FC the 2020 is a grassroots team from Kibra officially established in 2014, won the 2015 Sub-County League then rose through the ranks in 5 different tiers currently in FKF National Division one.#WeAreGogo pic.twitter.com/QDQo86hjal— Gogo Boys Football Club (@Gogo_Boys_FC) January 20, 2022 Young Boys also included Gogo Boys as an interested party in the petition but the latter earned his place in Division One by a different means and not promotion as is the case with the other two clubs.Gogo Boys merged with and acquired Nairobi Stima who had been relegated from the National Super League, a process that was okayed by the FKF office back then and also by the FKF Caretaker Committee when they took over.In their petition to the tribunal, Young Boys were seeking to have the commencement of the FKF National Division One League set to kick off this weekend put to hold until they are included.Also, they were seeking compensation in damages from the Caretaker Committee for breaching the FKF 2019 Football Regulations intentionally.
