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Government’s hardline position resonates with football fans, but...

Kenya Pipeline Central region football team player (in green) battles for the ball with his Coast counterparts during The Kenya pipeline games at Nakuru Athletics Club on December 3,2014.PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH

The hard stance taken by the Government on the wrangles in football management perhaps resonates very well with football lovers aspirations.

But unfortunately there is very little they can do given Fifa’s protection. Fifa’s accountability remains questionable, but there you are — who says life is fair? You can imagine the protection African football federations get from the governing body because they are used as voting machines in Fifa elections.

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