{"id":71685,"date":"2022-10-19T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/aps-bomet-fortune-sacco-stay-in-top-tier-hangs-in-balance"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:10:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T16:10:24","slug":"aps-bomet-fortune-sacco-stay-in-top-tier-hangs-in-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/aps-bomet-fortune-sacco-stay-in-top-tier-hangs-in-balance","title":{"rendered":"APS Bomet, Fortune Sacco stay in top tier hangs in balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The fate of two clubs promoted to the Kenyan Premier League hangs in the balance following a meeting held at a hotel in Nairobi on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>APS Bomet and Fortune Sacco were promoted directly to the top tier after emerging as winners and runners-up in the preceding National Super League season.<\/p>\n<p>But their future now looks bleak after Mathare United and Vihiga Bullets sent representatives to a KPL meeting that had the blessings of Football Kenya Federation CEO Barry Otieno.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 18 KPL clubs that participated in the previous tournament, only Bandari, Kakamega Homeboyz, Talanta and Nzoia FC failed to appear.<\/p>\n<p>The new season is scheduled to start on November 12. APS Bomet coach Charles Odera has said that any decision to exclude the team will be catastrophic to his players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be a big setback, especially considering that our players are already thinking about taking that big step,&#8221; Odera said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Such a move would also discourage our sponsors who have given so much to push us to this level,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Vihiga Bullets head coach Juma Abdallah dismissed any possibility that they will feature in the second-tier league next season. Vihiga were relegated after their first debut appearance in the toplight league.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What we know is that we are still a big part of the Kenya Premier League. The court emphasized that the league was not run legally and there is no basis to demote us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have seriously started the preparations for the next season and everyone is happy that we will register a stronger performance than last season. We are just waiting for FKF to confirm the date,&#8221; Abdallah said.<\/p>\n<p>The government-backed Transition Committee and the ousted federation led by Nick Mwendwa have been embroiled in a power struggle over the past two months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. The fate of two clubs promoted to the Kenyan Premier League hangs in the balance following a meeting held at a hotel in Nairobi on Monday. APS Bomet and Fortune Sacco were promoted directly to the top tier after emerging as winners and runners-up in the preceding National Super League season. 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