AFC Leopards chairman Dan Shikanda is worried by the continued postponement of the 2022/23 season kick-off saying it could eventually cost teams sponsorship.The 2022/23 season kick-off has been pushed forward four times and the latest communication from the Transition Committee came a week ago where they indefinitely postponed the commencement of the league. Their term comes to an end in ten days’ time.Clubs had also made it clear that they were not going to take part in an unsanctioned league. They said that they will only take part in a league that is FIFA recognized thereby ending the government-installed committee’s hopes of running the league for another season.##NAJAVA_MECA_6698112##Clubs have been complaining over the postponements of the kick-off date saying they have been in pre-season for over two months and are now ready to play. Shikanda has now weighed in with a whole new perspective saying the confusion could end up costing people jobs.“I just pray that the confusion surrounding our football is resolved for the sake of our players who want to play and be paid. If things remain as they are then people may lose their jobs, and as a consequence, further harm the quality of the game nationally,” he told the Nation.Ingwe recently landed a multi-million sponsorship deal with a gaming firm and he says if normalcy doesn’t resume soon, they could also lose their sole sponsor and send the club back to financial struggles as has been the case in recent years.Something like this. Now let’s train. the true league, the sanctioned one, the one and only FKF Premier league starts end of this month. Nitakupa date this coming week. Let’s do this. pic.twitter.com/BHZb3Bj55E— Nick Mwendwa (@Nmwendwa) October 1, 2022 “We have sponsors who have invested a lot in the teams and if this situation persists we will lose the sponsors,” he added.Returning FKF President Nick Mwendwa announced last month that the new season would commence at the end of the month although he is yet to give a definite date and Shikanda wants the issue clarified soonest.“We are yet to get any communication from anyone on the league’s status since it was postponed indefinitely. We are still waiting and expecting to hear from the organisers on when we should start the league for the betterment of our teams.”Matano asks President Ruto to intervene in football impasse
