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FIFA rejects suspension of FKF President Hussein Mohammed, terms move unconstitutional

Football

By Robert Abong'o | May 26, 2026

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**FKF President Hussein Mohammed before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism Committee at Bunge Towers, Nairobi.** [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Hussein Mohammed has received a major boost after FIFA rejected attempts by a section of the National Executive Committee (NEC) to suspend him from office, deepening an already bitter leadership crisis at the federation.

In a strongly-worded communication copied to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), FIFA ruled that the decisions made by certain FKF NEC members were not compliant with the federation’s constitution and therefore could not be recognised.

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