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:

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: 1963196419651966196719681969
1970s:1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
1980s:1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
1990s:1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
2000s:2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
2010s:2010201120122013201420152016201720182019

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 and Chelsea.

Attendances

The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:
SeasonLeague averageBest clubBest club average
2023-24478AFC Leopards2,212

Source: League page on Wikipedia