Football in Kenya
Football(Soccer) is the most popular sport in Kenya. Both national and international games are followed in the papers.The World Cup brings the whole country to a virtual standstill. Children can be seen in urban areas as well as in villages playing with a bundle of rags for a ball .
The Kenya national football league draws teams from all over the country and is played all year round. The premier division consists of 20 teams. Each year 4 teams are promoted from the provincial Leagues to the Premier League while the four teams with the worst record in the premier league are relegated to the provincial leages. A list of Kenya's league winners since 1963 can be found
here . The latest standings in the KNFL can be found here.The winner of the League each year represents the country in the Africa Champions League while the runner up represents the country in the CAF cup. In addition the Moi Golden cup which is contested on a knockout basis is played annually. See the cup winners since 1963 hereThe national team popularly known as the Harambee Stars consists of the best players available in the country. It regularly participates in competitions such as the CECAFA cup. The African Cup of Nations , All Africa Games as wellas world cup qualifiers.
Kenya versus Nigeria in 1998 read the match report here
Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards are Kenya's most popular club teams. Matches pitting the two regularly draw huge crowds. Supporters of both teams are among the most passionate in the world.
Gor Mahia midfielder Tom Ochieng shields the ball from Leopards fullback Wycliffe Jumba during an encounter at the Nairobi city stadium.
