Chronology of events that led to Kenya’s suspension by FIFA

Harambee Starlets Lydia Akoth and Luka Elia (left) of South Sudan in the Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualifiers return leg match at the Nyayo National Stadium, Oct 23, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

On November 11 2021, Sports CS Amina Mohamed decided to appoint a ‘Caretaker Committee’ in lieu of the elected Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Executive Committee, as a result of several inspections of the FKF by Sports Registrar prompted by ‘an extended deterioration of the state of football management in Kenya’.

On November 12 2021, the Fifa administration referred the FKF to art. 14 par. 1 i) and art. 19 par. 1 of the Fifa Statutes on undue third-party interference, as well as to art. 14 par. 3, under which sanctions may be imposed in the event of a breach of the aforementioned provisions. On the same day, the Caretaker committee released a statement announcing that it was suspending all top-tier football leagues. Later that day, the FKF president was arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and taken into custody.