FKF wrangles could hurt Kenya’s AFCON preps, warns Alila

Former Football Kenya Federation presidential candidate Tom Alila has called on the current leadership to quell the ongoing wrangles in the federation that have seen CEO Harold Ndege go to court to stop the federation from ousting him from the position.

Federation president Hussein Mohammed has in the recent past accused the CEO of gross misconduct, a standoff Alila feels needs to be solved internally to avoid long and drawn-out legal battles.

“These wrangles are not good for Kenyan football at all; they need to take them out of court and sort them out internally.

"Court cases always delay a lot of this when it comes to football progress in any country and I feel ahead of next year's AFCON they paint a bad picture to the world," said Alila

The former Nyanza NEC member went on to urge the federation to focus on grassroots football development, saying it's where the bedrock of talent is.

“We need to go down to the basics; grassroots football should be the place to begin with school games. That is where the youth teams come from  and the backbone of any national team so I feel the federation needs to do more,” added Alila

With Kenya set to host the 2027 African Cup of Nations alongside Uganda and Tanzania, the veteran football administrator hailed the government for the efforts they are putting in to make sure Talanta Stadium is ready for the competition.

“The government has been very keen on developing sporting infrastructures like Nyayo, Kasarani, and the great facility Talanta Stadium, which is coming up very well.

"With this kind of facility, I think sports activities in the country will improve a lot,” stated the former FKF NEC member