Top Five Stories From Tuesday You Must Read Today

15th August 2018

KPL turn down Kerr request as landmark Chespol case is heard at SDT

Celiphine Chepteek Chepsol of Kenya crosses the line to win gold in the final of the women's 3000m steeplechase on day four of The IAAF World U20 Championships on July 13, 2018 in Tampere, Finland. PHOTO/ Stephen Pond/Getty Images for IAAF
Celiphine Chepteek Chepsol of Kenya crosses the line to win gold in the final of the women's 3000m steeplechase on day four of The IAAF World U20 Championships on July 13, 2018 in Tampere, Finland. PHOTO/ Stephen Pond/Getty Images for IAAF
SUMMARY
  • Gor Mahia FC will have to play five games in only 13 days after the KPL rejected head coach Kerr’s plea to postpone SPL games
  • A number of ‘bums’ are squeaky in the FKF National Super League as the race for promotion to the 2019 SPL was blown wide open
  • FIFA warned West Africa football powerhouses Nigeria and Ghana on Tuesday that they risked being banned
  • Two-time World Under 20 women 3000m steeplechase champion Celliphine Chepteek Chespol will learn on September 11 the judgement date of a landmark case 

NAIROBI, Kenya- Gor Mahia FC will have to play five games in only 13 days after the Kenyan Premier League rejected head coach Dylan Kerr’s plea to postpone some of their local fixtures on Tuesday.

Legendary retired Manchester United FC manager, Sir Alex Ferguson coined the phrase ‘squeaky bum time’ to denote that time of the season when the pressure builds to boiling point.

A number of ‘bums’ are squeaky in the FKF National Super League as the race for promotion to the 2019 SportPesa Premier League was blown wide open after the defeat of joint leaders, Western Stima FC and Ushuru FC.

Outside the borders, FIFA warned West Africa football powerhouses Nigeria and Ghana on Tuesday that they risked being banned for international football over State interference in running the game.

Turning to athletics, the hearing of the case where Kenyan teenage sensation, Celliphine Chepteek Chespol has sued Athletics Kenya and American sports apparel giant, Nike was heard at the Sports Dispute Tribunal on Tuesday which set September 11 as the day when a judgment day will be set.

Following a regime change in Ethiopia, the country’s athletics and Olympic national bodies made an impassioned plea to dissident marathoner, Feyisa Lelisa, to return home from his exile in the US where he fled after winning silver at Rio 2016.

To get more on this, here are the top five picks on SportPesa News from Tuesday you must read today.

KPL Turn Down Kerr's Petition To Postpone Local Fixtures

NAIROBI, Kenya- The Kenyan Premier League (KPL) has turned down the petition by Gor Mahia FC head coach Dylan Kerr to postpone forthcoming domestic fixtures to aid their 2018 CAF Confederations Cup quarterfinal qualification push. The SportPesa Premier League (SPL) champions lead Group D of the Confed Cup on goal difference from USMA Alger with both tied on eight points with Rayon Sport from Rwanda (three) and already eliminated Yanga SC of Tanzania (one) propping the standings. READ MORE

SDT To Announce Chespol Case Judgement Day On September 11

NAIROBI, Kenya- Two-time World Under 20 women 3000m steeplechase champion Celliphine Chepteek Chespol will learn on September 11 the judgement date of a landmark case she has filed against Athletics Kenya (AK) and American sports apparel giants Nike. In a suit filed at the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT), Chespol, 19, seeks to annul a contract she claims she was coerced and duped into entering aged 16 in 2015 with an initial promise of USD10,000 (KSh1m) from Nike used as bait. READ MORE

'Squeaky Bum Time' In NSL: SPL Promotion Race Reaches Boiling Point

NAIROBI, Kenya- It is ‘squeaky bum time’ in the race for promotion to the 2019 SportPesa Premier League after a stunning weekend in the second-tier that saw joint leaders, Western Stima FC and Ushuru FC lose, blowing the competition wide open. The phrase coined by legendary English giants Manchester United FC manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, implies that time of the season where pressure almost reaches melting point with the stakes rising with every game has arrived. READ MORE

Nigeria, Ghana Threatened With FIFA International Ban

LAUSANNE, Switzerland- FIFA on Tuesday threatened to suspend the Nigeria and Ghana football federations over government interference. Nigeria will face the wrath of world football's governing body unless "the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) offices are not handed back to the legitimate NFF executive committee under President Amaju Melvin Pinnick", a FIFA statement warned. READ MORE

Come Back Home Feyisa, Ethiopia Pleads

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- Ethiopia has asked dissident marathoner and Olympics silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa to come home, promising a "hero's welcome", in an open letter published Tuesday. Feyisa has lived in self-imposed exile in the US since 2016 when he raised his arms in a gesture against government repression while crossing the finish line in second place at the Rio Olympics. READ MORE