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Kenyan Football Federation Ordered to Pay Sh55 Million to Fired Coach

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Nyakundi Report

Newsroom 1 min read

This archive report was first published on 25 October 2019.

On October 25, 2019, the Sports Dispute Tribunal made a landmark ruling in favor of former Harambee Stars coach Bobby Williamson, awarding him Sh55 million for unlawful dismissal.

The decision comes just a fortnight after another former Stars coach, Adel Amrouche, was awarded Sh108 million for unfair dismissal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

FKF boss Nick Mwendwa has confirmed the development, stating that the federation will appeal the ruling.

Scotsman Williamson, formerly Gor Mahia and Uganda Cranes coach, was fired by Mwendwa just a week after the FKF boss assumed office in 2016.

The trainer had been employed by the federation and was paid Sh15 million, but there is no record of the payment, which Mwendwa claims was made in cash.

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