Kenya’s Harambee Stars, the national men’s soccer team has been pooled alongside two times AFCON champions Ivory Coast ahead of 2026 Fifa World Cup preliminary qualifiers. The draw that was conducted today in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, the Engin Firat side will also face Gabon, the Gambia, Burundi and the Seychelles in pool F where nine […]
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Olunga recognized by FIFA
Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga has been recognized by World football governing body, Fifa among the five ‘little-known’ strikers who starred in 2020. Fifa has selected Kashiwa Reysol striker Olunga in a detailed report on their website. He was selected alongside Costa Rican Marcel Hernandez, Danish Kasper Junker, Argentian Ramiro Rocca and Estonian Rauno Sappinen. […]
Infantino congratulates Mwendwa
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has commended Nick Mwendwa on his re-election as FKF President. Mwendwa and his deputy president Doris Petra racked up 77 votes out of a possible 87 in the national elections held on Saturday, October 17, 2020. “Please accept my warmest greetings and sincerest congratulations on your re-election as President of the […]
Mwachiro lauds FIFA COVID-19 funds
Football Kenya Federation Presidential (FKF) aspirant Herbert Mwachiro has lauded the efforts by the football world governing body FIFA for approving Covid-19 funds that will be disbursed to federations around the world. He said that the move is very timely and it’s a shot in the arm for many federations whose footballers, match officials, coaches […]
FKF to benefit from FIFA COVID-19 grants
Federation for International Football Association (FIFA) will cushion Football Kenya Federation (FKF) with kshs 106 million in this coronavirus pandemic. The reliefs grand where the 106 will be grand while Kshs 53 million to help in women football. FIFA is to make available $1.5 billion in grants and loans as a relief fund to help […]
FIFA postpone meeting Mwendwa, Amina over elections
World football governing body Fifa has postponed its meeting with Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa and other football stakeholders by a month. The said meeting’s main agenda is to deliberate on the protracted impasse between FKF and the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) on the aborted elections and the […]
Aden Marwa caught in bribery expose
Aden Range Marwa, the Kenyan referee who was to officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia tha kicks off on 14thJune has been involved in bribery allegations.
Harambee Stars drops one step
Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) senior challenge champions Harambee Stars has dropped by one step in the latest FIFA Ranking released today as top five worldwide remains the same with Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium retaining the first five slots.
Kipchoge stadium earmarked to host CHAN
Kipchoge Keino stadium has been earmarked for hosting Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) set for 2018.
Harambee Stars stagnates in Fifa as it drops in Africa
Kenya’s Harambee Stars remained in position 89th in the world’s FIFA rankings but it dropped one place in the African continent to sit 22nd but maintained its second position in the CECAFA region behind neighbors Uganda who will be competing in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and are placed 72nd in the […]