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FIFA BACKS FKF ON 18 teams:Talks down KPL in move that effectively ends body’s absolute grip on top-tier football

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FKF Premiere League Chairman and sponsor of Nairobi Champion's Cup 2015 Nic Mwendwa address during the unveiling of Nairobi Champions Cup 2015 at Hotel SixEighty on Tuesday, May 5th, 2015. PHOTO/ JONAH ONYANGO.

World football governing body Fifa has called for a new agreement on an expanded Kenyan Premier League, a move that could effectively end KPL’s overbearing attitude on the local football association.

The letter, signed by the new Fifa Secretary General Fatou Samoura, cites various Fifa Statues that could have serious consequences on the existence of KPL and its mandate to run the top-tier league, given its insubordination to Football Kenya Federation (FKF).

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