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AFCON qualifier: CAF slaps ban on FKF CEO, fines Kenya for breaching COVID-19 regulations

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CEO FKF Barry Otieno during the unveiling of the reconstituted Electoral Board ahead of the upcoming elections set to be held before March 30 in Nairobi on Monday, Feb 3, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slapped bans on Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Barry Otieno and Harambee Stars Team Manager Ronny Onyando for breaching the COVID-19 regulations put in place during their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier away game against Comoros.

According to a statement from CAF website, the duo were handed a six-month ban each from football activities relating to CAF after they allegedly tore apart PCR tests copies of the Kenyan team.

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