Former Nairobi governor Gideon Mbuvi, popularly known as Mike Sonko, lodged a formal complaint with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the officiating in Kenya’s 2025 CHAN quarter-final clash against Madagascar.
In a complaint filed before the CAF Disciplinary Board, Sonko accused the match officials of bias and misconduct, claiming their decisions unfairly disadvantaged the Harambee Stars.
The highly contested game, played on August 22, ended with Madagascar advancing after a penalty shoot-out.
According to the complaint, Sonko alleged that referees wrongfully disallowed two goals scored by Kenya without subjecting the incidents to a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review or proper consultation with team captains and coaches.
He further claims that the match officials acted in a manner that contravened CAF statutes, the spirit of sportsmanship, loyalty, integrity and ethics.
The complaint also contended collective responsibility by referees, assistant referees, the match commissioner, referee inspector, security officers, and other CAF-appointed officials as liable for conspiring to deny Kenya a place in the semi-finals.
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