Football in Kenya

Football in Kenya

Country Kenya
Governing body Football Kenya Federation
National team Kenya
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions

Association football is a national sport in Kenya, and is considered one of the most exciting sports to watch in the country, besides rugby.

The governing body of football in Kenya is the Football Kenya Federation.[1][2][3][4] [5][6]

Kenyan football on television

Football is shown in television in the following channels:

League system

Men

There is a three-tier league system, with provincial, county and sub-county leagues below used to promote clubs to national leagues.

Women

Seasons in Kenyan football

The following articles detail the major results and events in each season since 1963, when the first organised Kenyan competition, the Premier League, was created.

1960s:       1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

See also

References

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  2. "Is it really money that is Kenya soccer's problem?". The Star. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. "Kenyan football clubs lose revenue to counterfeits | Africatime". En.africatime.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  4. "The sad state of player development in Kenyan football". The Star. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  5. "Looking back at previous youth soccer development initiatives in Kenya - Kenyan sports; The Revival". Kenyanstar. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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