FKF Told To Smooth Out CHAN Ticket Issues, Another Fine Looms
The ongoing CHAN 2024 events in Kenya have sparked criticism from political authorities, who question the transparency of letting football fans purchase tickets.
Hundreds of spectators were left upset on Sunday after being denied access to the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani, despite having valid-looking tickets.
Many people were denied access after their tickets were marked as already scanned.
The majority of them claimed they were deceived by people who bought tickets in bulk and then resold them to several naive consumers.
This generated concerns about Kenya’s ticketing system, with many seeing graft as the primary problem hurting Kenya’s football landscape.
Former nominated Member of Parliament (MP) Wilson Sossion told Citizen TV on Monday that the ticketing system should be rigorous so that the sport’s flaws do not increase as the continental competition unfolds.
Wilson Sossion – Former Nominated MP: Government policies matter because they drive everything. The flagship initiative on monetising the creative economy has even helped revive Harambee Stars #CitizenDayBreak pic.twitter.com/IEsoUhpzhV
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 11, 2025
“We must strengthen our sports ticketing system because if we need to monetize the creative economy and football, then we must have a very efficient ticketing system that enables FKF to collect the so-desired revenue,” he said.
“These fraudsters who come in are spoiling the broth. We need a clean system in sports. The corruption and inefficiencies within the FKF ticketing system must be dealt with.”
Kajiado North MP Onesmus Ngogoyo, on his part, suggested that the government, through the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), create new means to accommodate spectators during tournaments because stadiums have limited capacity.
MP Onesmus Ngogoyo: We’re facing a ticketing issue. The online system isn’t working, and demand from supporters is more than we can accommodate. We need a new strategy, such as setting up screens in multiple locations, to ensure more people can participate #CitizenDayBreak pic.twitter.com/NAJmKgLWpx
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 11, 2025
He claimed that this would help to fix the failing online ticket purchase systems.
“We also have more supporters than we can accommodate. The stampedes you see are teething problems. We need other strategies, of maybe putting screens in different places,” he noted.
Concerns are growing over the unregulated ticket resale market near Kasarani, particularly on match days.
Many of those who were locked out pointed fingers at rogue sellers operating just outside the stadium.
Chaos erupted on Sunday as Kenya faced Morocco when a section of fans resorted to jumping over the perimeter fence to gain illegal access to the venue.
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Despite a substantial security presence, many people managed to penetrate the stadium from one end, resulting in a near-stampede.
This generated further concerns about punishment from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The breach occurred just days after the CAF fined the FKF Ksh. 2.5 million for crowd control failings.
The Federation also threatened harsher punishments if similar incidents occurred at the current competition, co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
FKF Told To Smooth Out CHAN Ticket Issues, Another Fine Looms
