Kenya  will most likely go along with CAF to vote Salman Al Khalifa on Friday in Switzerland as the next president of world football governing body FIFA.

Asia Football Confederation (AFC) president Salman is favourite in the presidential polls that also has  UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino, Prince Ali bin Al Hussein from Jordan, ex-FIFA chief Jerome Champagne and South Africa’s Tokyo Sexwale.

The top officials of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) led by newly elected President Nick Mwendwa have categorically intimated that they will vote for Salman as per CAF decision  the President said before travelling to Barcelona on his way to Zurich .

Nick Mwendwa  has his eyes fixed on being more relevant internationally and as such he will “not want to rock the boat” by opposing CAF just days after being elected in an overwhelming vote where he garnered 50 out of the possible 77 votes to beat his closest challenger who got the other 27 votes.

Nick Mwendwa intends to  also cultivated a good personal relationship with acting FIFA  president Issa Hayatou who also doubles up as the CAF President within a short time, and all these point to Kenya  going with CAF to vote Salman as the most powerful man in world football.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com