The four officials also face a financial sanction of Euros 1,000 (Sh170,823) each, to be paid to AfHF before March 2024. All the Lakers players on the team sheet during the tournament in Malawi, regardless of whether they were registered by Lakers or in other clubs, have been banned from all forms of hockey (local and international) for one year. Following the communication from AfHF, Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) summoned the officials and players from Lakers Club and transmitted the resolutions and sanctions on the December 22. The affected parties can lodge their appeals to AfHF through the Kenya Hockey Union Executive Board. Formed in 2017, Kisumu Lakers first featured in the second tier in 2018 before earning promotion to Premier League in 2019.

Source: Daily Nation December 26, 2023 17:22 UTC