FKF Premier League: 2021/22 Premier League season to start in September.
The Football Kenya Federation has announced that the start date of the 2021/22 Premier League season will be 25th September, 2021.
Alphas Arap Lagat 
In a statement written to all participating clubs, the federation said that the current season will end on Saturday, August 21, 2021.
“Further, the federation has adjusted its competition calendar as per below; 2020-21 season to end on Saturday, August 21, 2021, and the new season 2021-22 to commence on Saturday, September 25, 2021.”said CEO Barry Otieno in the statement.
The statement continued that players’ contracts which could have ended between May and July have been extended to August due to the delay of the remaining fixtures after the effects of COVID-19 pandemic.
“The suspension of sporting activities in the country due to the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic saw the disruption of the 2020-21 season which was initially slated to conclude in June 2021. Guided by Fifa Covid-19 regulations and the Fifa regulations on the status and transfer of players, FKF hereby confirms that agreement between clubs and players due to expire on May/June/July 2021, unless mutually terminated, will remain valid until the season’s new end date in August 2021.”read the statement.
Otieno had earlier revealed that there will be no friendly matches in the international break for the national team Harambee Stars since there is a tight schedule for the Premier League and the domestic cup.
“We will not have any matches lined up for the national team Harambee Stars this international break simply because we have a very tight schedule ahead of us in terms of the top-flight tier and also the domestic cup,” said Otieno.
“We want to make sure the league is played to the end before any eventualities hit us again and also we want to have a winner for the FA Cup determined this season, so we will use the Fifa period to play domestic cup matches and any other league matches that will be lined up.”
Following the directive from the CAF that the qualified team for the CAF Champions League to be announced by the end of June, the FKF has resorted that the top team on the league table by that time will qualify for the CAF Champions League group stages.
