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A section of Wananyuki football club in Mombasa is calling for club elections to end protracted wrangles. The top leadership of the Wananyuki FC and social club, one of the oldest football clubs in the coastal city, has been locked up in constant power wrangles since 2013.
The club established in 1950 is known for producing national team players such as Mahmud Abbas (Kenya One), Kadir Farah, Mahmud Mohammed and Badi Ali.
In 1980’s, Wananyuki was among top teams in the Division One of the defunct Kenya Football Federation (KFF) league Mombasa Branch and it was a thorn in the flesh for many established teams such as Mwenge, Feisal, Ramogi, Kenatco and Nyundo.
The Mwembekuku based team finished in the second position in the just concluded Division Two League of Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Mombasa County. The team boasts of having its own club complex where a larger part of it has been rented and fetching about Sh1.4 million annually.
Members and supporters of Wananyuki sports club in Mombasa call for an election to end the wrangles.
Members who addressed the press after a club meeting resolved to hold elections next week to bring an end to the leadership squabbles. Wananyuki members, football enthusiasts, stakeholders, and visionaries gathered at the club headquarters to call for the birth of a new era.
They want elections for new office bearers directly from the grassroots to end years of squabbles and to take Wananyuki FC to new heights and streamline the teams. Anwar Said, a veteran member of Wananyuki says an interim committee has been in place since 2013 and refuses to hold elections for selfish reasons.
Anwar says the club is now threatened by infighting and maneuvering over its poor leadership and wants election for new officials for the smooth running of the once successful club. “We demand for elections to pave the way for new leadership who have a vision to keep the club in top form and streamline its affairs,” he said.
Another club member Kassim Hussein wants elections held to bring onboard new officials to embark on a journey to shape the future of the club. Fauz Mohamed says they want elections held to bring onboard new officials able to command peace and sanity in the football club.
Players of Wananyuki Football Club in a group photograph during one of its FKF Division Two matches in Mombasa County.