We are still awaiting the resumption of financial assistance from Fifa. We are confident the money will be coming soon so we can offset some of the debts we have incurred on the boys and girls teams and also arrange for better training facilities for the boys before their next match.

He showed us a passport showing he was within the right age, but we had our doubts and asked him to leave the team.

We have entered many teams in various competitions this year and the under-17 is not a priority.

We hope the sporting spirit of football will prevail and the two sides can play to decide who qualifies for the next round.

I am happy to announce that sanity has prevailed and the match is on tomorrow (Tuesday).

We are hoping that the French government will second a technical director to Kenya in line with a promise they made last year.

Both sides can agree on a change of date if the referees arrived late but this would have to be within 72 hours of the scheduled match day. The rules are, however, silent on the visiting team coming late.