Nairobi, Sept 8, 2026 (AFP) - Kenya charges top ex-official over CHAN graft allegations

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A top former Kenyan sports official was charged in court on Tuesday with abuse of office over graft allegations connected to the country's failed bid to host the African Nations Championship in 2018. The east African country has long been plagued by corruption, and its football teams have suffered from years of financial mismanagement and graft. Kenya was stripped of hosting the 2018 CHAN by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after an in......

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