The High Court on Thursday, 19 March, upheld a decision by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Leagues and Competition Committee (FKFLCC) that the abandoned Premier League match between Nairobi United and table leaders Gor Mahia stands as a completed fixture.Follow Our WhatsApp Channel For More NewsWhile suspending a decision of the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) that had directed FKFLCC to retry the dispute between the two sides, Justice Roselyn Aburili concurred with lawyer Charles Njenga, representing FKF, and ruled that the result would remain a 1-1 draw.The Milimani High Court stayed (suspended) the SDT directive ordering FKFLCC to revisit the dispute afresh, a matter that stemmed from the chaos that erupted when Nairobi scored during the match played at Dandora Stadium in December 2025.##NAJAVA_MECA_9611648##FKF had moved to the High Court to challenge the SDT decision on a dispute initially filed at FKFLCC to determine which team had won the match.Njenga told the court that the FKFLCC ruling was lawful, binding, and should not have been interfered with by SDT.In the case, filed under a certificate of urgency, FKF sought leave of the High Court to apply for an order of certiorari to quash the SDT decision of 6 March 6, which had directed FKFLCC to rehear the dispute lodged by Nairobi United, who were seeking to be declared winners of the match.STARS ABROAD: Kenyan duo feature in Tanzania as Pamba Jiji hold SimbaNairobi United had filed their application before FKFLCC and the FKF Leagues and Disciplinary Committee (FKFLDC).Further, FKF urged the High Court to bar SDT from handling the dispute arising between Gor Mahia and Nairobi United, arguing that the matter had already been determined by FKFLCC and FKFLDC.Njenga also asked the court to prohibit SDT from hearing disputes filed by the two clubs before exhausting the appeal mechanisms provided under the FKF Constitution, 2017, specifically Article 67, which establishes the FKF Appeals Committees.##NAJAVA_MECA_9612981##Justice Aburili certified the matter as urgent and granted a stay of the SDT ruling that had ordered the two committees to reconsider the dispute. She directed Njenga to serve SDT with the pleadings to allow it to file a response and set the case for hearing on 20 April 2026.In its earlier ruling, SDT had found that the FKFLCC, chaired by Peter Kamau, erred and ordered a fresh hearing of the case.Shabana promised Ksh1 million reward if they beat Gor MahiaThe tribunal also held that the FKF Disciplinary Committee, in its current form, was invalid.Additionally, SDT nullified the FKF Rules and Regulations Governing Kenyan Football (revised), ruling that they were not adopted in accordance with the federation’s constitution.It further directed FKF to regularize the composition of all its judicial bodies within 60 days to ensure full compliance with its constitutional framework governing elections and appointments.