ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ɪt wʌz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt sˌʌm spˈoːɹts ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzɚz ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli mˌeɪd mˈʌni baɪ jˈuːzɪŋ ðɛɹ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz tə ɡɛt kˈɑːntɹækts fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl spˈoːɹts kˈaʊnsəl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˌiːˌɛnpˈiːlˈɛd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ænd kˈɑːnən wʌz wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðiːz ˌækjuːzˈeɪʃənz hiː wʌz ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌm hɪz pˈoʊst ɪnðə fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən, ˈoʊnli təbi ɹˌiːɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
In June 2007, it was reported that some sports organisers allegedly made money by using their offices to get contracts from the National Sports Council during the BNP-led government, and Kanan was one of them, Following these accusations he was removed from his post in the Federation, only to be reappointed in 2008.