Kenya Footballers Welfare Association

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KEFWAFormation| 2011

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Location|

* Nairobi, Kenya

Region served

| Kenya

Official language

| English, Swahili

President

| James Situma
Affiliations| FIFPro
Staff| 4
Website| www.kefwa.com, www.kefwamedia.com

The Kenya Footballers Welfare Association, generally referred to as KEFWA, is a sports union for football players. Its headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya. KEFWA has Victor Wanyama and Denis Oliech as the honorary President and Vice President respectively.

## History

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KEFWA was formed in September 2011 in response to a perceived need to defend the rights of professional football players who at times are treated unfairly by employers (football clubs).[1] The association's stated intent is to act on behalf of the players in contract disputes, non payment of salaries, underpayment of players and improper insurance cover.[2]

## Administration

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President : James Situma

Vice President : Terry Ouko

Secretary General : Dan Makori

Recruitment and welfare Officer : Victor Ashinga

Software Engineer : Savio Wambugu

Cinematographer : Noah Okeyo

Photographer : Lenny Towett

Front Office Administrator : Rukia Yusuf

Media Liaison Officer : Paul Ombati

## Mission statement

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KEFWA is the exclusive collective national voice of footballers (male & female) in Kenya and is investing in a better and more sustainable future for both current and former footballers.

## See also

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* Football in Kenya

## References

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1. ^ "Muyoti: KEFWA is here to improve Kenyan football". Futaa.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
2. ^ Maingi, Fred (7 September 2013). "Kenya Footballers Welfare Association (KEFWA) is launched". StarAfrica. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

## External links

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* Official website
* Kenya Footballers Welfare Association at FIFPRO World Players' Union

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Members of FIFPRO World Players' Union

Full members|

* Argentina [es]
* Australia
* Austria [de]
* Belgium
* Bolivia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Bulgaria
* Cameroon
* Chile [es]
* Colombia
* Congo, Democratic Republic of
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czechia (Czech Republic)
* Denmark
* Egypt
* England
* Finland [fi]
* France
* Gabon
* Ghana
* Greece
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Hungary [hu]
* Indonesia
* India
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kenya
* Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
* Malaysia
* Malta
* Mexico
* Montenegro
* Morocco [fr]
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Poland [pl]
* Portugal
* Qatar
* Romania
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden [sv; de]
* Switzerland
* Türkiye (Turkey) [tr]
* Ukraine
* United States
* Uruguay [es]
* Venezuela
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Candidate members|

* Canada
* Iceland
* Kyrgyzstan
* Uzbekistan

Also see: FIFPRO § Members
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