Julius OkorieWorld Soccer ruling body FIFA, has ordered the immediate relegation of Kenyan second-tier club Muhoroni Youth for match-fixing.
FIFA found the team guilty of match manipulation and approved the club’s relegation to third-tier league.The Football Kenya Federation confirmed on Friday that the order has already been carried out.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelIn a decision published on Friday, FIFA found Muhoroni Youth “guilty of activities related to the manipulation of football matches and competitions.”
It expelled the club’s senior team from the FKF’s second-tier National Super League and ordered their relegation to the third-tier Division One League ahead of next season
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The FKF said it “fully supports FIFA’s decision” and reiterated “its zero-tolerance stance on match fixing and all forms of manipulation that threaten the integrity of the game.”
The Federation added that the relegation of Muhoroni Youth serves as a warning to other clubs and players involved in match manipulation.
The FKF’s decision demonstrates its dedication to upholding fair play and ensuring the credibility of football competitions in Kenya
The move follows the suspension of former national team goalkeeper Patrick Matasi at the end of March over allegations he helped rig a 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Cameroon in Yaounde last year.
In February 2020, FIFA banned four Kenya-based players — one for life — over an “international conspiracy” to fix league matches.
Five Kenyan referees were later suspended over the same scandal.
The Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis, an independent think tank, warned that match-fixing had infiltrated Kenyan football from grassroots competitions to the professional leagues.
FIFA in the last paragraph of the letter to Kenyan Football Federation, concludes that “Football must remain fair, honest and competitive”
Muhoroni Youth, once seen as a symbol of rising football talent in the region, is faced with a dark chapter in their history.
The club now faces the daunting task of rebuilding not just their sporting credentials but their reputation both locally and internationally.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
