- FKF sold 17,406 tickets, contrary to the 22,900 tickets announced earlier by FKF CEO Harold Ndege for the Kenya vs Gabon match.
- The federation claims they could not sell all 22,000 tickets to comply with CAF regulations.
- In total, FKF generated KSH 7,191,400 from ticket sales on that day.
The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has amended its earlier claim, clarifying that not all 22,900 tickets, as previously mentioned, were sold for the Kenya vs Gabon match held on Sunday, March 23, at Nyayo Stadium.
In a statement released on Tuesday, FKF revealed that only 17,406 tickets were sold, contradicting the earlier figure of 22,900 provided by FKF CEO Harold Ndege before the match.
FKF explained that they could not sell the full capacity of 22,000 tickets due to compliance with CAF regulations. Following the renovation of Nyayo Stadium, seating was reduced.
We wish to clarify the official number of tickets sold for the Kenya vs Gabon match held on Sunday, 23 rd March 2025, at Nyayo National Stadium. All ticket sales were conducted in advance through http://www.tikiti.co.ke and *519*55# Following renovations and the installation of individual seats, Nyayo National Stadium’s capacity has been reduced to *22.000*. In adherence to CAF regulations, we could not sell the full capacity, as 100% ticket sales are not permitted.- The statement read.
The 17,406 tickets were distributed as follows: VVIP tickets (107 tickets at KSH 10,000 each), VIP tickets (1,331 tickets at KSH 1,000 each), and regular tickets (15,968 tickets at KSH 300 each). Additionally, 329 parking slots were sold at KSH 300 each.
In total, FKF generated KSH 7,191,400 from ticket sales on that day.
Initially, FKF had declared that all tickets were sold out, leading many to believe that the entire 22,000 capacity had been filled. The breakdown had previously stated 21,000 regular tickets, 1,800 for VIP, and 100 for VVIP.
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Official breakdown of tickets sold by the FKF
- VVIP Tickets: 107 – KSH 10,000 each – KSH 1,070,000
- VIP Tickets: 1,331 – KSH 1,000 each – KSH 1,331,000
- Regular Tickets: 15,968 – KSH 300 each – KSH 4,790,400
- Parking Slots: 329 – KSH 300 each – KSH 98,700
- Total sale : KSH 7,191,400
FKF president respond to hoarding allegations
During a press conference at Nyayo Stadium on Monday, FKF President Hussein Mohamed addressed rumors of ticket hoarding and emphasized the importance of substantiating such claims.
“We need to substantiate those allegations (ticket hoarding). It is important to not go with what is on social media but Tikiti is doing a review, the guys who were doing the ticketing process, and they will give us a report if there’s any suspected case of hoarding and who is responsible for it
So far, we don’t have any indication of bulk purchases as stipulated by those allegations but anybody who has that information, because I saw there was somewhere that there were allegations of this thing happening,
we don’t have that kind of evidence where we sit but we are looking forward to anyone with evidence to come forward and bring whoever is responsible to book, “Hussein stated.
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