Kenya Suspends 16 Footballers, Coaches Over Fixing Allegations
Kenya’s football federation has suspended 14 players and two coaches for match-fixing allegations after receiving a tip-off about cheating in the national league.
Among those suspended on Friday were six players from Zoo Kericho FC, which was found guilty of match-fixing by FIFA’s integrity unit in 2021 and expelled from the Kenyan Premier League.
Those accused, including one player from reigning Kenyan premiership side Tusker, until the matter was formally investigated.
In February 2020, FIFA banned four Kenyan players – one for life – over an “international conspiracy” to fix league matches.
Five Kenyan referees were later suspended over the same scandal.
Kenya returned to international football in November after being suspended by FIFA in February 2022 over the alleged misappropriation of funds and appointed a caretaker committee.
