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Two Football Kenya Federation-Premier League (FKF-PL) teams were suspended this week by the federation. According to a letter from FKF, Mathare United and Zoo Kericho have been given 48 hours to sign a StarTimes endorsement deal for them to participate in the top tier league.
The two clubs are among others who have been against the new broadcast deal. Several clubs have however signed the deal and have already played in the three-week old league. What has come out from the stand-off is that it seems the FKF and the clubs have some issues that need to be ironed out.
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