Football body Boetes Kenya, again, about safety problems

Kenya receives another fine about the safety of the public and the infringements of security, said a football board body on Wednesday, with officials who promise to prevent chaotic scenes outside of stadiums with extra security.

It is the first time that three East African countries – Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda – have organized the current African Nations Championship, but the historic moment has been overshadowed by long delays about the willingness of the stadiums and now unmanageable spectators.

Veilijen stormed the Kasarani Stadium of Nairobi without tickets in previous competitions in which Kenya was involved, with videos on social media that stream people chaotic in the facility that are shared – and convicted – broadly online.

The continent has a deadly history of football mixture that loses control, with 140 people who die last year in a rush outside of a Guinese stadium.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has already given Kenya a fine – on Monday a fine of $ 17,500 – and the crowd limited for their match against Zambia on Sunday.

The disciplinary board of CAF said that there had been ‘several safety and security infringements’ in the Kasarani stage, stating that it had been guilty of Kenya and had imposed a fine of $ 50,000 «.

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In a statement online, CAF warned that Kenya should meet the safety and security requirements – additional security advising on competitions – otherwise the games of the country can be moved «to an alternative location».

Sports Minister Salim Mvurya said they had assured CAF that they would meet international standards.

«We held a senior security meeting this morning with the senior ranks in our police service, and we have agreed that we will take extra measures to ensure that we protect Kasarani and Nyayo stages,» he said reporters.

Mvurya said there would also be more checkpoints on the roads approaching the stadium.

He also acknowledged that many Kenyan football fans would not be able to gain access to the stadium and announced the establishment of six «fan zones» in the capital.

In the past decade, FanGeweld and Stadium Stamp on Africa have led to the death of hundreds of supporters, including in 2020 when seven fans died in a rush in Kenya.