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FIFA lifts development funding freeze for FKF after governance improvements

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Football Kenya Federation President Hussein Mohammed and FIFA President Gianni Infantino in a past event. [Hussein Mohammed, Facebook]

FIFA has officially resumed development funding for the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), marking a significant step in Kenya’s journey to meet global football governance standards.

In a letter dated December 15, 2025, FIFA’s Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC) informed FKF General-Secretary Harold Ndege that standard FIFA Forward development funding would restart with immediate effect.

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