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There is some uncertainty about the 2019-2020 KPL league. With Covid-19 taking centre stage, there is a likelihood that the remaining matches will be canceled. So how will the league be decided.<\/p>\n
FKF CEO Barry Otieno says they are considering all options but they are likely to use the current KPL standings to determine the league winners, if the coronavirus pandemic persists.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a possibility that we could use the current Kenyan Premier League standings to determine the champions.\u00a0\u00a0But this is not the definite position because we are still deliberating and we don\u2019t know how long it will take for the coronavirus to be contained,\u201d Otieno told Standard Sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still engaging the government as we monitor the situation because this is a global problem. But in case it will not be remedied in the foreseeable future and because CAF will need us to submit a name for next season\u2019s Champions League competition, we will have no option but to use the current KPL standings to make that decision.\u201d Otieno continued.<\/p>\n
Asked about the FKF Betway Cup, whose committee is set to meet today to decide the fate of Gor Mahia, KCB and Bandari, who skipped last weekend\u2019s round of 16 matches, Otieno said:<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Betway Cup, it has to be played to its conclusion because we don\u2019t have an alternative to choose the team to represent the country in the Confederation Cup. We are engaging the government and all those involved to ensure the Cup comes to its conclusion to the best interest of all stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n
But for KPL CEO Jack Oguda, they will only make the decision on the league after getting the green light from the government.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is our hope that the league will come to its inclusion but this depends on the state of the coronavirus as updated by the government. The league might stretch and then force teams to have a short preseason. Those are some of the possibilities,\u201d said Oguda to the Standard.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven CAF and Fifa have said they will have to monitor the situation closely and there could be a change in calendar. That\u2019s why as KPL, we are not in a rush to make a decision and we will make so after getting a directive from the government.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kakamega Homeboyz chairman Cleophas Shimanyula differed with FKF CEO\u2019s opinion to award Gor Mahia the title.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, if this coronavirus persists, then we should have a play-off between the top two teams in a neutral ground. I think this will be a fair decision to determine the champion because this title race is too close to call,\u201d said Shimanyula.<\/p>\n
However, for Tusker chairman Daniel Aduda, FKF and KPL should borrow a leaf from European league\u2019s rule book.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis coronavirus is beyond our control but if push comes to shove and we are forced to end the league prematurely then we should take a leaf from the other developed league\u2019s rule book. Let\u2019s go with the best practice in the world,\u201d said Aduda.<\/p>\n
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