Fifa recognises Mohammed Hatimy as the President of the KFF

Kenya's place in qualifying for the World and Nations Cups in 2010 is under threat because of a recent court ruling, according to football's world governing body Fifa.

The court decided that a group of administrators not recognised by Fifa should be considered executives of the Kenya Football Federation (KFF).

Fifa says the individuals concerned were appointed by a previous sports minister, against its rules.

Fifa does not allow government interference in the running of the sport.

Fifa says it wants immediate action to reverse the situation.

It also says the headquarters of the KFF, which Fifa paid for, has been "taken over by non-recognised individuals".

Fifa Secretary General Jerome Valcke imposed a deadline of 72 hours from Monday for its approved administrators to be registered.

If that is not achieved then Kenya's place in World Cup qualifying would be seriously under threat.

"In the absence of a swift reaction...to stop this blatant interference in football internal affairs, Fifa will have to consider all options", Valcke wrote in a letter to the man it still considers to be the leader of the KFF, Mohammed Hatimy.

"These latest events jeopardize the organisation of the forthcoming Fifa 2010 World Cup and CAF ACN 2010 qualifying matches."

Kenya are due to play Guinea, Namibia and Zimbabwe in their group, starting against Namibia at the beginning of next month.

This is not the first time that Kenya has fallen foul of Fifa having been banned from football in 2006 and 2004.