Fifa rejects suspension of FKF President Hussein Mohammed
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president, Hussein Mohammed speaks to the media in Nairobi on May 26, 2026.
What you need to know:
- Nine out of 14 FKF NEC members voted to suspend the three over allegations of fraud.
- But Hussein Mohammed secured court orders blocking his removal from office.
The world football governing body, Fifa, has rejected the suspension of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president, Hussein Mohammed; the acting general secretary, Dennis Gicheru; and the nominated FKF National Executive Committee member, Abdulahi Yusuf Ibrahim, saying it was unconstitutional.
In a letter addressed to the FKF's National Executive Committee (NEC) and seen by Nation Sport, Fifa stated that the suspension of the three individuals was not carried out in accordance with the FKF constitution.
On April 24, 2026, FKF's National Executive Committee voted to suspend Hussein, Dennis Gicheru, and Abdulahi Yusuf Ibrahim over fraud allegations over procurement of insurance worth Sh42.8 million for 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).
Allegations of fraud
Nine out of 14 FKF NEC members, led by Hussein's deputy McDonald Mariga, voted to suspend the three over allegations of fraud. The delayed 2024 CHAN was held in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
On April 24, the nine NEC members, including Benard Korir Lagat (Upper Rift), Caleb Amwayi Sikobe (Western), Collins Opiyo Kalee (Nyanza), Dan Shikanda (Nairobi), Gabriel Mghendi (Coast), Peter Kamau (Lower Rift), Robert Macharia (Central), and Kerubo Momanyi (Woman Representative) had resolved that the trio step aside pending investigations into fraud allegations over procurement of insurance cover worth Sh42.5 million for the 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) that Kenya co-hosted with Uganda and Tanzania in August 2025.
The dissenting NEC members installed Mariga as the federation’s acting president. But Hussein secured court orders blocking his removal from office.
