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Football Kenya Federation

CAF
Founded	1960
FIFA affiliation	1960
CAF affiliation	1961
CECAFA affiliation	1973
President	Hussein Mohammed
Vice-President	McDonald Mariga
General Secretary	Patrick Korir
Website	footballkenya.org

The Football Kenya Federation (abbreviated as Football Kenya or FKF) is the governing body of football in Kenya. The FKF organizes the Kenyan Premier League, the Kenyan Women's Premier League, FKF Division One, FKF Women Division One and Kenya national football teams. It is headed by Hussein Mohammed.

History

The Federation was founded in 1960 as a FIFA affiliation, in 1961 it was a CAF affiliation, and later it was a CECAFA affiliation in 1973.

In November 2011, Football Kenya Limited (FKL) was disbanded as it wanted to cease being a limited company. The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) replaced FKL, but most of the new executive positions were retained by their former occupants on FKL.

FKF

FKF was headed by Sam Nyamweya between 2011 and 2015. During this time Nyamweya was heavily linked to embezzlement of federation funds. This period in Kenyan football has been seen by the Kenyan public as a dark time, with money often being unavailable for use by the national team. This extended to internationally based players such as Victor Wanyama often having to pay for their own flights to and from international matches.

In April 2016, the ladies national team, the Harambee Starlets qualified for their first-ever AFCON set to be hosted in Cameroon in 2016.

In June 2016, FKF moved its offices to FIFA goal project at Kasarani stadium.

FKF and betting company SportPesa signed a 5-year partnership in June 2016.

In October 2023, the FKF announced an investment scheme that would see funding directed into upskilling and training physiotherapists in the Kenyan women's leagues.

Suspension

In November 2022, FIFA lifted the suspension against the Kenya Football Federation (FKF), following the local government's decision to reinstate the body after disbanding it over suspicions of corruption.

References

1. CAF and FIFA, 50 years of African football - the DVD, 2009, CAF Correspondence 13 March 1961
2. Nation, 9 Dec, 2024 Hussein Mohammed elected FKF president
3. "About Us". Football Kenya Federation. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
4. Kenyanstar.com, 1 November 2011 - Out goes Football Kenya Limited (FKL) incomes Football Kenya Federation (FKF), new constitution within 90 days Archived 2011-11-02 at the Wayback Machine - by Timothy Olobulu.
5. "Mwendwa elected FKF boss". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
6. "Graft report accuses Nyamweya of embezzlement". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
7. "WHY FKE Boss Sam Nyamweya MUST GO!". 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
8. "History as Starlets book Cup of Nations berth". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
9. Gacharira, Samuel. "FKF: Goal Project move in line with FIFA requirements". Archived from the original on 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
10. "FKF unveils Sportpesa as official sponsor/partner". Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
11. Diamond, Drew (2023-10-23). "FKF invests in physio development for Premier & National Leagues". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
12. "Football. La FIFA lève la suspension de la Fédération kényane" (in French). 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

External links

• Official website
• Constitution of the Football Kenya Federation
• Kenya at the CAF website
• Kenya at the FIFA website

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