Female football players came from across Turkana last weekend for a groundbreaking football tournament in Lodwar, the first of its kind in Turkana.

It means that Kenya will be able to compete in upcoming international qualifiers for AFCON and the FIFA World Cup. Kenyan clubs will also be represented in continental tournaments including the CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup.

Alcohol had initially been permitted to be served in "in select areas within stadiums", despite its sale being strictly controlled in the Muslim country, but that reprieve was withdrawn just two days to the tournament.

The decision will have several implications for Kenyan football, although a path remains for the country's status to be restored. But how did we get here in the first place?

The decision leaves the club in limbo as it has been signing players including the talented Austin Odhiambo from AFC LeOpards, their derby rivals, in a highly publicized move completed on Tuesday, October 5.

Group B's opening match was stopped after Eriksen fell to the earth near the touchline at the end of the first half, with Danish players in tears as medical staff tried to revive the Inter Milan player. The previously raucous crowd at the Parken Stadium in the Danish capital fell silent, with the 29-year-old's teammates gathering around him to stop anyone from seeing his on-pitch treatment.