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FKF DEFIES FIFA MAN: Niema accused of acting ultra vires, FKF still wants 18 clubs

From Left- Constitutional Implementation Committee Chairman Charles Nyachae, FKF Chairman Sam Nyamwea and Nairobi Businessman Abaga Sagero during Shabana Fundraising at Hotel SixEighty on Wednesday Night, December 10th, 2014. Photo/Jonah Onyango.

Kenyan football chiefs and a consultant sent by world ruling body, FIFA, have sharply disagreed on the composition of 2015 Kenyan Premier League (KPL).

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) top organ met on Monday and rejected recommendations by the independent expert consultant, Robert Nieman, sent to Kenya by Fifa to help iron out thorny issues that had threatened the start of the league. FKF said it will defy recommendations by the consultant and go ahead with plans for an expanded league.

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