Mohammed calls for good football governance as Donholm Seniors award best performers

Extreme Sports chief executive officer Hussein Mohammed has emphasized on the need to have good governance in football.

Hussein’s calls come at a time that the football management in the country is in limbo following a court ruling that barred Football Kenya Federation[FKF] temporarily barred the federation  from proceeding with its Annual General Meeting until a petition filed by Sports journalist Milton Nyakundi is heard and determined.

But hardly had ink dried on paper, world football governing body Fifa wrote a terse letter to FKF warning of ‘third-party’ interference urging the federation to proceed with the AGM, a development that has created a lacuna in football management in the country.

Nick Mwendwa, who has served for maximum two terms, is expected to exit from FKF leadership, as per the Sports Act 2013, but it remains unclear if he intends to make another stab.

Others who've shown interest in the race include ex-FKF chief Sam Nyamweya, former international Sammy 'Kempes' Owino, Gor Mahia CEO Sammy Ocholla, among others.

In the run-up to the AGM, the federation had blocked Hussein Mohamed from attending the meeting noting that he was not among the officials they recognised from Kenyan Premier League Club Murang’a SEAL, a move that drew sharp reactions from the latter.

Meanwhile, speaking when he presided over the Donholm seniors’ football club awards gala, Hussein commended the team for putting in place a good structure noting that this can be emulated in the governance of football in the country.

''It’s important for us as stakeholders to offer the younger generation a solid football base,'' Hussein said, adding that, “The Wadau League has been a pivotal structure in mentoring retired  footballers.”

On his part, Charles Karisa, Donholm Football Club noted:  ''We formed this team as a way of injecting positive change into the community.”

During the gala, Donholm seniors’ football club awarded the best performing players as they celebrated winning the Wazee Pamoja League for the second year running.

The Donholm Seniors Football Club President Abdalla Yusuf, Club Patron Charles Karisa and Deputy Patron Ernest Farrah congratulated the season winners noting that the success of Donholm Seniors in football is an inspiration to other retired players who should use football as a means of taking care of their mental wellness health and keeping fit.