CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Kenya and Zimbabwe are the newest African soccer associations to be suspended by FIFA as world soccer’s governing physique continues its crackdown on authorities interference.
Both nation’s associations had been dissolved by their respective governments final yr however they had been solely suspended from all worldwide soccer exercise after a call by FIFA’s Council on Thursday.
Kenya sports activities ministry in November disbanded its soccer federation as KFF president Nick Mwendwa was charged with a number of counts of fraud. He has since resigned because the federation’s president.
This month, 4 members of the Zimbabwe Football Association, together with its president Felton Kamambo, appeared in a Harare court docket charged with fraud.
The government committee of ZIFA was ordered dissolved final November by the nation’s Sports and Recreation Commission, a government-appointed physique, amid allegations that cash given to the affiliation by the state for Zimbabwe’s participation on the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals was misappropriated.
“Without prejudice to any investigations by nationwide authorities or different judicial our bodies, the FIFA Council determined to droop the Football Kenya Federation and the Zimbabwe Football Association with rapid impact as a consequence of undue interference by a 3rd occasion,” mentioned FIFA.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
