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FIFA lifts Kenya's global suspension from football

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Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and The Arts Ababu Namwamba. [Jonah Onyango]

Kenya will resume international football activities after FIFA lifted the global suspension on November 25.

The world governing body imposed a ban in February this year after Kenya's sports ministry disbanded the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) over alleged misappropriation of funds and appointed a caretaker committee in November 2021.

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