By Emmanuel Muga BBC Sport in Dar es Salaam

Tanzania's sports minister Professor Juma Kapuya has given his support to his Kenyan counterpart, Najib Balala, for disbanding the KFF in the aftermath of the Under-17 age cheating scandal.

Fifa are threatening to ban Kenya from international competition as rules strictly prohibit political interference in football federations.

Fifa threatens to ban Kenya

But Kapuya told BBC Sport at the Tanzania Information Service offices in Dar es Salaam on Friday that Balala deserved Fifa support.

"Age cheating is threatening the future of our football," Kapuya said.

"For us, we have left the matter to FAT (The Tanzania FA) but they are doing nothing.

"The Kenyan minister had evidence and he acted rightfully to help his country's football. But I have surprisingly learnt that Fifa intends to ban them. Why?" he asked.

He added that he felt Fifa were actually damaging the game in taking action against Kenya.

"I thought Fifa should be the first to support anyone doing something for the good of the game, but now they are doing the contrary.

"Fifa is just Fifa."