By ELIAS MAKORIMore by this AuthorIf the government fails to provide funding for football programmes in the next seven days, then Harambee Stars’ return to the Africa Cup of Nations finals in March will be disastrous, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa has warned. Speaking to Nation Sport on his concerns for the New Year, Mwendwa said his federation needs $2 million (Sh200 million) to launch any meaningful build-up to the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals for Harambee Stars. The national women’s team will also compete in a newly-introduced Africa Nations League. Mwendwa noted that his federation currently has a debt of over Sh54 million accruing from, among others, the national women’s team’s abortive Afcon campaign and unpaid salaries for coaches and officials. “With steady funding, we can also be able to set minimum rates for payments of players by Premier League clubs and compel these clubs to maintain these payment standards.

Source: Daily Nation January 01, 2019 12:11 UTC