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The Sports CS has pledged a 'mega deal' that will make the FKFPL more financially sustainable.
Sports Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ababu Namwamba has revealed that the ministry is preparing a ‘mega package’ for the next season after FKF announced that there would be no prize money for this campaign.
“I promise you, we are putting together a mega package, a package that has never been seen before ahead of the start of the next Kenya Premier League (FKFPL) season that will include a live broadcast of football, that will include significant sponsorship money going to the pockets of clubs and therefore the bags of players that is part of what we’re putting together under this Talanta Hela program,” the CS said.
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13:20 - 26.05.2023
FKFPL Sorry Gor Mahia and Tusker! Mwendwa explains why Premier League winner will receive no money
This is set to be a big blow to the title-chasing clubs, who would have wanted a better way to finish the season.
Last week, FKF President Nick Mwendwa made it clear that there would be no prize money for winners in the FKFPL season owing to a lack of sponsorship in the league.
"There’s no money, and we won’t reward the league champions this season," Mwendwa told the Standard.
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18:12 - 30.05.2023
STARS ABROAD Wanyama opens up on new fixture experience in Canada never witnessed in England
The 31-year-old turned out for Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur during his time in England.
"We will not have any prize giving, where is the money going to come from? This was just a rescue season. We might want to try and even have a gala, but we don’t have the statistics and a committee in place that should have been following players’ performance."
In an interview with K24, Mwendwa promised that the committee was in the process of securing a mega deal that would not only sponsor FKFPL clubs but also the lower divisions as part of the plan to make clubs financially sustainable in preparations for the 2027 AFCON, which Kenya bid to host.
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13:28 - 30.05.2023
FOOTBALL Four goalkeepers chasing for FKF Premier League Golden Glove gong
The golden glove standings after matchweek 31 of the FKFPL
“We are going to have record breaking deals and sponsorships, not only for the Premier League but cut down to the bottom of the leagues.
“The president has enabled us to start wrapping up something along the ideas that we came up with the minister about how Kenyan football will be sponsored in a way that has never happened before.”
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11:45 - 30.05.2023
Golden Boot Rupia closes in on colorless Omala as Bandari’s Abdalla hits double digits
The golden boot race standings after matchweek 31 of the FKFPL
In 2021, the FKF Caretaker Committee took charge when former Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed disbanded the federation over allegations of misuse of funds.
After Namwamba took over the seat he reinstated the Mwendwa-led office and, subsequently, FIFA lifted the ban on Kenya.
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17:45 - 30.05.2023
FKFPL Tusker linked with a move for AFC Leopards defender Lewis Bandi
The Brewers are keen to add Bandi to their ranks to help improve their defence.
"There was nobody to speak to the sponsors when we were forcefully removed from the office. We had a seven-year broadcasting deal with StarTimes worth 1.4 million dollars a year. We used to give clubs between Ksh300,000-Ksh400,000 per month.
"Do you know how such an amount of money comes in handy for these clubs? But that was cut off the day I was arrested. Two days later, StarTimes walked away."
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15:51 - 29.05.2023
FKFPL Gor Mahia vs Tusker: Review of an epic showdown of football styles
Both title contenders were unable to get the best of each other in a match that epitomized what competition really is.
“With more money in the league, you won’t have clubs and players suffering anymore, and with that, the competitive nature of our league will grow.”
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