FKF President Hussein Mohammed Makes Game-Changing Request to Government on Match-fixing Solution

Football Kenya Federation president Hussein Mohammed.

FKF President Hussein Mohammed Makes Game-Changing Request to Government on Match-fixing Solution

Mark Kinyanjui 19:44 - 09.04.2025

Hussein Mohammed has made a game-changing request to the government which could help reduce the alarming cases of match fixing.

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Mohammed has offered suggestions to the government on how they can help the organisation in their quest to curb matchfixing woes in Kenya by incentivising players, especially in the national team,

Mohammed was facing the Parliamentary sports select committee chaired by Webuye West MP Daniel Wanyama. on Wednesday alongside his deputy McDonald Mariga and CEO Harold Ndege when he made the said suggestions.

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According to Hussein, the Federation’s efforts to combat match-fixing are also limited by a lack of legal support, stressing the importance of criminalising the practice to preserve the integrity of the sport.

“Our hands are tied when it comes to match-fixing. We need laws that criminalize this practice,” Hussein said.

“Match-fixing is a cancer in football, and we must act decisively to protect the integrity of the game.”

His stance comes a week after the federation suspended Harambee Stars goalkeeper Patrick Matasi for 90 over match-fixing allegations, although at the time of writing, a Kakamega court lifted it.

According to Hussein, the government should take a more active approach in increasing the amount of allowances it grants national team players significantly in order to motivate them into working hard for the country, while satisfying their day-to-day needs.

" The amount of allowances that we give to our players is still way, way below what is expected and what it should be. So we need to improve the remuneration and the allowances of our players, especially for the national teams.

“We have made a request to the relevant ministry to have a look at remuneration—not only for players but also for the technical benches for our national teams—and see what we need to do.”

Mohammed has revealed plans to attract more corporations into financing the organisation in order to find ways to give players more revenue.

“The private sector can play a big role if they are incentivized. If we give companies tax rebates on time for the monies that they put into football and the monies that they put into sports, then they will be inclined to support us a little bit more.

“We have legislation, maybe in terms of tax laws, that is currently holding back some corporations who would want to invest in football. 

“And our request is that sometimes we need to have an open discussion about this and see what kind of incentives we can give to the private sector so that they can come and pump in more money.”

He also made a case for amending the Sports Act of 2013, which he believes is too restrictive for international investors who are otherwise eager to inject capital into the game.

“There are investors from outside the country—we’ve had interests from Europe and from the US on investing in Kenya in matters of sports because they’ve seen how big it is all over the world.

“But our laws our Sports Act 2013 are not friendly for investors who want to come and invest in sports."

Mohammed’s proposals could represent a turning point in Kenyan football governance, blending regulatory reform with strategic incentives to boost funding and restore credibility in the game.

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