A.F.C. Leopards

A.F.C. Leopards

Full name	All Footballers' Confederation Leopards Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Ingwe (The Leopards)
Founded	12 March 1964
Ground	Nyayo National Stadium Nairobi, Kenya
Capacity	30,000
Chairman	Allan Kasavuli
Head coach	Ivan Minnaert
League	Kenyan Premier League
2015	7th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

All Footballers' Confederation Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards and commonly known as simply AFC, Leopards or Ingwe (Luhya for Leopards), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, the top tier of the Kenyan football league system, and was founded in 1964. With 13 top-flight league titles to their name, AFC Leopards is Kenya's second most successful club behind Gor Mahia (15 titles), with whom they regularly contest the Nairobi derby.^[1] The team currently plays its home games at the Nyayo National Stadium.

History

AFC Leopards' standing as one of the most successful clubs in the region is underlined by the fact that it has won the Kenyan Premier League a record 13 times. AFC Leopards has also won the Kenya Cup 8 times, and the CECAFA Club Championship 5 times.

The club was formed in 1964 as Abaluhya Football Club when a number of small clubs amalgamated.^[2] In 2008 they played in the Nationwide League and won the title in their zone. They returned to the Kenyan Premier League for the 2009 season in which it also won the KFF Cup.^[3]

Honours

• Kenya National Football League/Kenyan Super League/Kenyan Premier League: 13
  • 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1998.
• FKF President's Cup: 9
  • 1967, 1968 (as Abaluhya)
  • 1984, 1985, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2009, 2013
• CECAFA Club Cup: 5
  • 1979 (as Abaluhya)
  • 1982, 1983, 1984, 1997.

Performance in CAF competitions

African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League

• First round exits: 1971, 1972, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1993, 1999
• Second round exits: 1989
• Quarter-final exits: 1974, 1990
• Semi-final exits: 1968

CAF Confederation Cup

• Preliminary round exits: 2010

CAF Cup

• Quarter-final exits: 1994, 1997

CAF Cup Winners' Cup

• First round exits: 1992, 2002
• Second round exits: 1986
• Quarter-final exits: 1988
• Semi-final exits: 1985

Players

Current squad

As of 15 March 2014

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 MF Bernard Mang'oli 2 MF Ezekiel Seda 3 DF Edwin Wafula 4 MF Augstine Etemesi 5 DF Martin Imbalambala 6 GK Patrick Matasi 7 FW Oscar Kadenge 8 MF Charles Okwemba 9 DF Eric Masika 10 FW Allan Wanga 11 MF Paul Were 12 GK Martin Musalia 13 DF Jackson Saleh 14 DF Anthony Kimani 15 FW Noah Wafula

No. Position Player 17 DF Abdallah Juma 18 FW Michael Khamati 19 FW Mohamud Sadaq 20 DF James Situma 21 DF Joseph Shikokoti 22 MF Musa Mudde 23 GK Wycliffe Kasaya 24 DF Titus Wamalwa 25 FW Jacob Keli 26 FW Dennis Dodi 27 MF Duncan Otieno 28 FW Khalid Jumaan 29 MF Hassan Mohamed – FW Austine Uzoremeke

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ivan Minnaert
Assistant coach	Nicolas (football coach)
Goalkeeper coach	Washington Muhanji
Team manager	Francis Xavier

Managers

• Charles Gyamfi (1988–91)
• Luc Eymael (2013)

See also

• A.F.C. Leopards–Gor Mahia rivalry

References

1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kenyachamp.html
2. Daily Nation, 5 January 2004: Oyugi speaks on state of soccer
3. Kenyafootball, 17 November 2008: AFC Leopards confirmed for 2009 Premier League

• The Standard, 23 July 2006:Once proud ‘Ingwe’ bite relegation bullet
• Kenya Premier League,8 February 2009 :Over-flowing crowds finally a 'crisis'? Hope Centre ground fails to cope

External links

• Official website
• A.F.C. Leopards on Facebook
• Official supporters' website
• Official blog