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Chaos of Kenyan football: Top teams spending millions and yet take nothing home

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Gor Mahia FC's Ernest Wendo (L) challenge Tusker FC's Jackson Macharia during their FKF Premier League match at the MISC, Kasarani on February 8, 2023. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

In the 2021/22 season, Tusker were crowned champions, but they only pocketed a paltry Sh2 million in prize money from the FKF Caretaker Committee which had been installed by former Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed to manage football affairs in the country after the disbandment of FKF for alleged misappropriation of funds.

But the brewers were not able to represent the country in the CAF Champions League the following season due to the suspension imposed on Kenya by world football governing body, Fifa.

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