CAF Kicks Kenya Out of 2023 AFCON Qualifiers
Kenya has been barred from participating in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers as a result of FIFA’s decision to suspend the country from all football-related activities.
Kenya was disqualified by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday, May 19, for failing to resolve outstanding issues with FIFA.
Kenya, which was pooled with Cameroon, Namibia, and Burundi, will now have to wait even longer to compete in regional or continental competitions.
FIFA suspended Kenya after the Ministry of Sports, through Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohammed, decided to disband the Nick-Mwendwa-led FKF and install a caretaker committee.
Kenya was scheduled to begin its qualifying campaign in Cameroon on Saturday, June 4, prior to the CAF directive.
Furthermore, the country was given two weeks before its first qualifying match to meet FIFA’s requirements in order for the suspension to be lifted.
Among the conditions Kenya was to meet were the return of the disbanded FKF and the reopening of Kandanda House.
CAF had initially warned Kenya that failure to comply with the directive would result in the country’s elimination from the competition.
“In case the suspension is not lifted two weeks before the matchday of the qualifiers, both associations will be considered as losers and eliminated from the competition.
“Consequently, their groups will be composed of three teams. The first and the runners-up of groups of these teams will qualify to the final tournament,” read a past communication from CAF.
