Football in Kenya

Association football is the most popular sport in Kenya, followed by rugby. Around 45% of Kenyans are considered football fans.

The governing body of football in Kenya is the Football Kenya Federation.

The Kenyan Premier League is the only fully professional league in the country, while the Kenyan National Super League is a mix of professional and semi-professional clubs.

Kenyan football on television

Football is shown on television in the following channels:

SuperSport / KBC - Kenyan Premier League, Kenyan National Super League, FKF President's Cup, Kenyan Super Cup, KPL Top 8 Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, FIFA Club World Cup, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de EspaÃÂ±a, FA Cup, EFL Cup FA Community Shield, Coupe de France, CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship
Setanta Africa / Zuku Sports - French Ligue 1, Dutch Eredivisie, Belgian Pro League, Mexican Liga MX, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Major League Soccer, Africa Cup of Nations

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.

Football stadiums in Kenya

A minimum capacity of 5,000 is required for this list.

Support

Twitter research from 2015 found that the most popular English Premier League club in Kenya was Arsenal, with 31% of Kenyan Premier League fans following the club, followed by Manchester United (23%) and Chelsea (17%).

Attendances

The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:

<small>Source: League page on Wikipedia</small>

References