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McCarthy, Sissoko endorse Mariga's bid for FKF office

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The FKF Presidential aspirants, Extreme Sports CEO Hussein Mohammed (left) and former Kenyan international MacDonald Mariga as his running mate has been unveilled for the highly anticipated Football Kenya Federation Presidential election in Dec 7, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Former Ajax striker and Manchester United assistant coach Benni McCarthy, and current Watford FC midfielder Moussa Sissoko are among the global beaters who have endorsed MacDonald Mariga's bid to become Football Kenya Federation (FKF) vice president.

Mariga was unveiled on Friday night in a colourful ceremony in Nairobi as Hussein Mohammed's running mate ahead of the December 7th national football polls.

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