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Mwendwa: Government response positive, FKF Premier League to kick off as planned

The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has assured fans the response from the government to kick off the 2020-21 FKF Premier League season is very positive.

The Kenyan top-flight which was suspended in mid-March owing to the outbreak of the coronavirus is yet to resume despite the FKF securing sponsors for the league.

Despite the FKF setting November 27 as the date to kick off the new campaign, the government is yet to lift the ban on contact sports which includes football and rugby.

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FKF boss Mwendwa has now told Goal the response from the government is very positive and that the league will kick off as planned with players and officials of all the participating teams being tested for Covid-19 on Monday.