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HOW SAM NYAMWEYA AND NICK MWENDWA ARE KILLING KENYA’S SOCCER

Many Kenyans are wondering how did Kenya even get closer into attracting Fifa’s wrath. Below find how Nyamweya and Mwendwa did it. Unfortunately the two protagonists are now posing as Heavenly sent angels as far as Kenyas soccer is concerned.

February 20, 2013: FKF, under Sam Nyamweya, appointed Mr. Adel Amrouche as Harambee Stars coach on a one-year contract

December 2013: FKF, under Sam Nyamweya, hands Mr. Adel Amrouche an improved 5-year contract effective January 2014 after Harambee Stars won the 2013 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup

June 7, 2014: Adel Amrouche allegedly spits on a referee during Harambee Stars’ Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier against Comoros

July 18, 2014: Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Committee finds Mr. Adel Amrouche guilty of misconduct. The coach is handed a one-year suspension.(not a ban)

August 3, 2014: FKF, under Sam Nyamweya, unprocedurally terminates Mr. Adel Amrouche’s contract after he was suspended by CAF.
This was the genesis of our war with Adel.

August 5, 2014: FKF, under Sam Nyamweya, appoints Mr. Bobby Williamson to replace Mr. Amrouche

August 18, 2014: CAF Appeals Board reduces Mr. Amrouche’s ban to six months following a successful appeal by FKF. The ban is also backdated to be effective May 30, 2014.Which raises technical issues on Kenyan side.

February 2016: Nick Mwendwa is elected FKF President. CAF also lifts Mr. Adel Amrouche’s six-match ban. The ban is lifted but Adel is no longer our coach.

March 2016: Both Mr. Amrouche and Mr. Williamson claim to have running contracts with FKF. (Amrouche – 5 Years/Bobby – Open Contract)

April 2016: Mr. Amrouche files a case at the FIFA Player Status Committee demanding compensation for wrongful dismissal

August 2017: FIFA communicates the decision of the Players Status Committee to award Mr. Amrouche KES 65 Million plus interest that had accrued since July 2014

September 2017: Mr. Amrouche appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as he was not satisfied with the amount that was awarded to him by FIFA’s Players Status Committee. FKF also files a petition at CAS contesting the amount awarded to Amrouche

September 2019: CAS makes a ruling on the matter, awarding Mr. Amrouche KES 108,194,863 in compensation for wrongful dismissal.

December 2019: CAS directs FKF to pay Mr. Amrouche a further KES 1,181,511, bringing the whole amount to a total of KES 109,376,374

February 28, 2020: FIFA Disciplinary Committee writes to FKF instructing the Federation to pay the amount owed to Mr. Amrouche or risk sanctions

March 3, 2020: FKF requests FIFA for more time to settle the payment owed to Mr. Amrouche

March 5, 2020: FIFA informs FKF that they have been granted 6 days to complete the payment

March 24, 2020: FIFA Disciplinary Committee directs FKF to pay within 30 days or risk sanctions, amongst others, expulsion from FIFA competitions. FKF is also fined KES 3,243,241

Kenya is now at a crossroad. With SDT ruling also being contested, unless the government comes onboard, Kenya will be kicked out of all Fifa sanctioned activities

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