The recent confusion over Nyayo National Stadium being announced as 'sold out' by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) but later issuing a contradictory statement sparked a heated debate over what a sold out stadium really means.
In the aftermath of the melee and chaos witnessed during the Kenya vs Gabon World Cup qualifier match on Sunday, March 23, FKF released a statement announcing that the stadium was actually not fully sold out.
Leading up to the game, reports from FKF indicated that the federation had sold out tickets to the 22,000 capacity stadium, something that would have been in breach of Confederation of African Football (CAF) rules. However, FKF President Hussein Mohammed sought to clarify these reports, indicating that of the available 18,000 regular tickets, the Federation stopped selling at 15,968.
Further, 1,131 VIP tickets were sold out of 1,400, while 107 VVIP tickets were sold.
