GOR MAHIA FACE DISQUALIFICATION

Gor Mahia face disqualification
from the Kenyan Premier League Top 8
Knockout tournament for fielding an
“ineligible player” in their 2-0 win over
Tusker on Sunday.
Tusker filed a complaint with Football
Kenyan Federation on Monday after
Baron Oketch, who signed for K’Ogalo a
week ago from Western Stima, came in
as a second half substitute in the match.
Oketch’s move from Stima to Gor is yet
to be formally registered with the The brewers have however been asked to
take the matter up with the Kenyan
Premier League’s Independent
Disciplinary and Complains Committee
(IDCC), as they are the organisers of the
competition.
“We are not the organisers of the
tournament so we do not have the
mandate to grant Tusker their wishes of
being awarded the game,” FKF
communications officer Barry Otieno
said on Tuesday.
“It is true that the said player is still
unregistered but we have asked Tusker
to take the matter up with the
organisers. We shall be on standby to
provide the committee with any
information they will require from our
side.”
KPL CEO Jack Oguda confirmed that the
brewers have tabled a formal complaint,
but said that Oketch was duly registered
by KPL at the time of the match.
“They sent a protest and we responded
this morning. The player is duly
registered and documentation has
already been sent to FKF for the issuing
of his license,” Oguda said.
Goals from Enock Agwanda and Jacques
Tuyisenge helped K’Ogalo gain a
significant advantage over Tusker ahead
of the second leg of the semi-finals
which will be played this Sunday.
federation.
“We are hereby launching a complaint
over Gor Mahia fielding an ineligible
player; Baron Oketch during our KPL
Top 8 match against them on the 12th of
June 2016 at Nyayo Stadium.
“Subject to this, we are requesting to be
awarded the match as the rules were not
duly followed,” the letter, signed by
Tusker CEO Charles Obiny, said.
The letter, which was obtained by Daily
Nation Sport, also quoted Fifa Statutes on
Registration of Players Article 5, which
states that “a player must be registered
at an association to play for a club as
either a professional or an amateur