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Hope as Sports CS Ababu Namwamba re-instates Football Kenya Federation

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CS Sports Ababu Namwamba, Doris Petra (right) deputy FKF President and the suspended FKF President Nick Mwendwa (left) flanked by FKF National Executive Committee members after a meeting at Maktaba Kuu, Sports headquarters, November 4, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

There is hope for return to football normalcy in the country after new Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba on Friday re-instated the disbanded Football Kenya Federation.

Speaking during a presser on Friday evening, Namwamba said football is too important than individuals and must return- adding that embattled FKF president Nick Mwendwa will stay out of office until his pending court case is determined.

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