Hussein Mohammed has dismissed FKF ticket hoarding allegations due to a lack of evidence while promising thorough investigations and improved security for future matches.
Football Kenya Federation president Hussein Mohammed has addressed the claims that senior officials engaged in ticket hoarding ahead of the Harambee Stars vs Gabon match.
On the eve of the event, FKF announced that all the tickets had been bought. However, shortly after, allegations of hoarding from top FKF officials emerged.
Harambee Stars vs Gabon: Ticket hoarding
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It was alleged that the tickets were largely bought by the senior officials who were selling the tickets for double or triple the price.
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There has not been any substantial information concerning the allegations so far and Hussein Mohammed has promised that investigations are still being done.
Hussein Mohammed explained that they had checked the backend system of Tikiti, the company responsible for ticketing and had not found any unusual activity.
“We need to substantiate these allegations, it’s important that you don’t just go with whatever is on social media but we need to investigate those allegations,” Hussein Mohammed said in a press conference on Tuesday.
“Tikiti is doing a review, the guys who were doing the ticketing process, and they will give us a report if there’s any suspected case of hoarding and who is responsible for it.”
He called upon the people who spread the information to come out with substantial evidence to help in the investigation.
Hussein Mohammed added that all they have right now is the allegations but there is no real evidence, making it difficult for the federation to proceed and act against the people alleged to have engaged in the heinous act.
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“So far, we don’t have any indication of bulk purchases as stipulated by those allegations but anybody who has that information, because I saw there was somewhere that there were allegations of this thing happening,” he added.
“We don’t have that kind of evidence right now where we sit but we are looking forward to anyone who has concrete evidence to show it.
“Allegations are one thing, reality is another so if there are any specific instances where someone was trying to ticket scalping then we can investigate it. Otherwise, it’s purely allegations but we shall look into it.”
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Harambee Stars vs Gabon: Security lapse
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Harambee Stars vs Gabon: Security breach. Image source: Imago
Speaking about the incident that happened before the Harambee Stars and Gabon match at the Nyayo National Stadium, Hussein Mohammed revealed that they have been in talks with the relevant authorities.
On Sunday, a few hours before the match, fans stormed the Nyayo National Stadium and broke one of the gates, forcing their entry into the stadium.
Hussein Mohammed explained that going forward, they are looking forward to tightening security and ensuring that only people who have tickets can access events organised by FKF.
“Our brothers and sisters in the discipline forces are working hand in hand with us and we’ve discussed the lapses and gains and we are going to work together moving forward,” Hussein Mohammed said.
He lauded the efforts of the police officers despite the losses that were made at the stadium and promised that going forward, FKF will be out to host successful matches and give fans an out-of-this-world experience.
