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Gor was not able to honor the payments nor enter into new agreements with the aforementioned players within the set CAF timelines, leaving FKF'S First Instance Body with no choice but to revoke its license.
Gor Mahia have had their club license officially revoked by the Football Kenya Federation First Instance body (FKF-FIB), Pulse Sports Kenya can confirm.
The decision was guided by Article 16 8(b) of the CAF Club licensing regulations for “violating its obligation” in paying one of its former players on time.
In a statement released by the Kenyan football governing body, Gor’s certificate has been revoked upon the counsel of the African governing body CAF for being in breach of Article 60 of the CAF licensing rules.
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The development arises after the club failing to settle the dues of three of its former players, namely Adama Keita, Jules Ulimwengu and Sando Yangayay, the latter who took the matter to CAF after the club failed to honor its agreement.
“The FKF First Instance Body (FIB), upon the counsel of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has revoked Gor Mahia’s Club Licensing Certificate for being in breach of Article 60 of the CAF Men’s Club Licensing Regulations,” the statement signed by CEO Barry Otieno read.
“The article states that any club applying for a license must prove that it has no overdue payables towards current and former employees as at 31st March of the year in which the CAF club competitions commence.
“ If the Licence applicant has overdue payables as at 31st March of the year in which the CAF club competitions commence, it shall have a grace period of two (2) months to prove that by the following 31st of May, such overdue payables have been fully settled or deferred by mutual agreement with the creditor. “
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Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ordered Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to delicense Premier League champions, Gor Mahia Football Club.
Gor declared that it had no overdue payables and indicated the existence of two agreements with two former players – Sando Yangayay and Adama Keita.
“The agreements signed by both parties had specific payment timelines and penalties. It is on the basis of the agreements that the club was granted a license to participate in the CAF’s Men’s interclub competitions in the upcoming 2023-2024 season.
On July 18, 2023, CAF notified Gor Mahia and FKF of a complaint in relation to a case that had been determined by FIFA. The complaint had been raised by Yangayay, who cited the club's “failure to honor overdue payments” as per the agreement.
CAF invalidated Gor’s license and suspended Gor’s participation in CAF’s interclub tournaments unless Gor settled the amounts owed to the player within 24 hours. CAF also directed the FIB - an independent decision-making body set up by all CAF’s Member Associations to review clubs’ license applications – to investigate the breach and any other overdue payables.
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The FIB held a meeting with the Gor Mahia office to discuss the options on the table on how they wold resolve the matter, but the club “ was not able to honor the payments nor enter into new agreements'' with the aforementioned players within the set CAF timelines.
This now means that the club will not be able to participate in the Champions League next season. It will be interesting to see if the ticket will now be passed on to Tusker.
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