Gor Mahia face disqualification from KPL Top 8
What you need to know:
- Oketch’s move from Stima to Gor is yet to be formally registered with the federation.
- 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.
Holders 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 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…”
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.
