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Day 1 in office: Ababu Namwamba makes phone call to FIFA to lift football ban

Namwamba begins talks with Fifa to lift football ban [Facebook]

Newly appointed Sports, Youth Affairs and Arts Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has begun talks with World football governing body FIFA to restore normalcy in Kenyan football after taking over on Friday.

Taking to his official Facebook account, Namwamba said he spoke with FIFA officials on Friday- adding that the phone conversation was the start of the process of resolving the impasse that led to Kenya's ban by the global governing body.

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