By Rebecca Magoma
Sportpesa Premier League broadcaster Supersport has withdrawn their contract with Kenyan Premier League Limited.
Since the 2017 season kicked off, the broadcaster has aired only a single match in the first round of the league.
According to a letter addressed to KPL CEO Jack Oguda, contractual concerns led to the withdrawal.
Part of the letter read: “You warranted to us contractually that the KPL is the only body recognized by FIFA to run, administer and be responsible for the administration of professional club football in Kenya, known as the Kenyan Premier League and any of its successor in the title, which warranty is directly contradicted by the relevant SDT ruling and the views of FIFA. We submit, despite your section to the contrary, that ruling by the SDT subordinates your authority to run the Kenyan Premier League to the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and therefore you have failed to and cannot in the future grant such warranty to us. You have furthermore not taken any steps to challenge that ruling.
“You are accordingly in breach of our Licensing Agreement and we must unfortunately herewith terminate our contractual relationship,”
This will be a big blow for the sport in the country with players among the most affected.
