Confusion in KPL as Clubs move to IDAC

The just-released bookings audit seems to generate more heat. Clubs are seeking to reap maximum mileage from the situation and impeccable sources indicate that already one Club, Mathare Youth FC will, this coming Monday, move to the Independent Discipinary and Appeals Committee to stake its claims on being awarded points. The KPL members had passed in one of their meetings earlier that any team found to have fielded ineligible players who should have sat out due to suspension, will automatically lose that match only.

But Mathare Youth are taking one further step. They want FIFA, KFF and CAF rules to be followed. The rules state that a player who has accumulated 3 yellow cards should automatically be suspended for 2 matches. In one of its cases the youthful side claims Tusker FC’s points. Mathare lost 3-1 to Tusker but it is reported that Tusker FC fielded Humphrey Okot, who was on three yellow cards and should have actually missed a previous match which Tusker lost 2-0 to Chemelil. Tusker then next went on to beat Mathare Youth. Okot played in both matches. In other 2 undisclosed matches the team suffered losses in similar situations and Mathare Youth still urgues that those teams should not only lose their first matches but also the second ones which happened to be against Mathare Youth. In total Mathare Youth claims 9 points which can see them survive relegation.

Unconfirmed sources even say that such moves by other clubs might see some clubs condemned to relegation, if IDAC’s ruling favours the Clubs that will appeal. KPL has promised to clean its house. But the question many people will ask is why has it taken this long? With only 3 rounds of matches left this will surely generate a lot debate.

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