Connect with us

General News

Kenya: Two League Goalkeeping ‘Errors’ That Raised Red Flag on Zoo FC

Published

5 years ago

on

[ad_1]

Part of the proceedings of a match that Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League side Zoo FC are accused of manipulating can, at best, be deemed suspicious.

Football’s world governing body Fifa on Tuesday relegated Zoo FC to the third tier league of Kenyan football after “individuals belonging to the top-flight club were deemed to have manipulated league matches between 2018 and 2020.

“As a consequence, the club has been held responsible for the behaviour of its members,” said Fifa in a terse statement on Tuesday.

Nation Sport has accessed footage of the goals in one of the games investigated by Fifa.

The match, involving Zoo and Wazito, was played at the Kenyatta Stadium, in Machakos, on March 1 last year.

Wazito won this league match 4-1 but it is evident the two goalkeepers put up a far from convincing performance.

In the run-up to one of the goals, Wazito keeper Kevin Omondi appears to let a feeble cross go past him, without any attempt to stretch his hand up to claim the ball.

His actions leave Zoo attacker Collins Neto a clear run into an empty goal and with the easiest chance of tapping the ball home

Moments later, Zoo keeper Vincent Misiko also allows a feeble Mungai Kiongera shot to pass underneath his body as his team concedes a very soft goal.

“A lot will be asked about Vincent Misiko’s performances today,” the TV match commentator of the day Jacob Mulee, who is the current Harambee Stars coach, was heard saying.