Gor Mahia star accused of forgery as move to Italy hits snag

Kenyan international Rooney Onyango. Photo: FKF Media.

Gor Mahia star accused of forgery as move to Italy hits snag

Joel Omotto 15:07 - 16.08.2024

The defender is among four players who have been accused of forging an FKF letter to apply for a Visa to Italy before their passports were confiscated.

Gor Mahia player Rooney Onyango is among four players who have been accused of using a forged letter from the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to apply for a Visa to Italy.

Onyango was reportedly set to travel to Italy to finalise a transfer but the journey hit a snag when his passport was confiscated by the Italian Embassy over the letter that he used to apply for the Visa.

Now, FKF has revealed that the player, alongside three others namely; Ben Stanley, Shariff Majabe and Musa Masika, used a forged federation letterhead and the FKF CEO’s signature to apply for the Visa to Italy.

“Preliminary investigations indicate that a former player, currently residing abroad, and an NSL club official and/or their agents are behind the forged FKF documentation and the Visa applications,” a statement from FKF read.

“The federation continues to engage the Italian Embassy with a view of having the retained passports released back to the four players.

“The federation has formally initiated internal disciplinary proceedings against the individuals believed to have forged the FKF documents used in the Visa application.”

Onyango was not part of the Gor Mahia players that left for South Sudan for this weekend’s CAF Champions League first preliminary round opening leg match.

The player remained behind amid rumours that he was set to travel to Italy for seal a deal before it later emerged that his passport had been held at the Italian Embassy.

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