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2008 in Kenyan football

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FieldValue
countryKenya
season2008
division1Premier League
champions1Mathare United
division2Nationwide League
champions2A.F.C. Leopards
(Zone A)
Sofapaka (Zone B)
domesticKFF Cup
dchampionsGor Mahia
prevseason2007
nextseason2009
flagiconyes

(Zone A) Sofapaka (Zone B)

The following article is a summary of the 2008 football season in Kenya, the 45th competitive season in its history.

[[Kenyan Premier League|Premier League]]

The Premier League was sponsored by South African television channel SuperSport, meaning that it was broadcast live on TV after several years and offered financial benefits. Francis Ouma, with 15 goals, finished as the top scorer.

16 teams took part and Mathare United won its first league title. The season concluded on November 22, 2008.

Relegation

Mahakama and Mathare Youth were relegated from the league and were replaced by Nationwide League champions A.F.C. Leopards and Sofapaka, who were top in Zone A and Zone B respectively.

Nationwide League

The Nationwide League was played in 2 zones. Zonal winners were A.F.C. Leopards and Sofapaka, who gained promotion for the following season.

Zone A

Team nameTown
AC NakuruNakuru
AFC LeopardsNairobi
Compel FCWebuye
Eldoret MahakamaEldoret
Fluorspar FCKeiyo
Homegrown FCNaivasha
Kisumu Black StarsKisumu
Laikipia CampusNyahururu
Longonot HorticultureLongonot
MinicusNairobi
Muhoroni YouthMuhoroni
Nairobi StimaNairobi
OserianNaivasha
Real KisumuKisumu
St. Andrews FCMolo
Strathmore University FCNairobi

Zone B

Team nameTown
Administration Police FCNairobi
Bidco UnitedThika
Dagoretti SantosNairobi
Gachui Black BootsGachui
Green Berets FCRuiru
Kangemi UnitedNairobi
KawangwareNairobi
Kenya Revenue Authority FCNairobi
Kenyatta National Hospital FCNairobi
Magongo RangersMombasa
Malindi UnitedMalindi
Opera FCSultan Hamud
Re-UnionNairobi
SofapakaNairobi
Super Eagles FCMombasa
VegproNairobi

Coast Stars from Mombasa were relegated from the Premier League in 2007, but refused to join the Nationwide League. They were replaced by Malindi United. Shalimar of Naivasha were to compete in Zone A and had already played some games before pulling out of the league. They were replaced by Kisumu Black Stars which joined when the league was halfway done.

[[KFF Cup]]

The President's Cup was renamed to the KFF Cup. The tournament was won by Gor Mahia, who beat Provincial League side Posta Rangers in the final. Apart from Gor Mahia, all other Premier League teams skipped the tournament due to high costs.

[[Kenya national football team|National team]]

World Cup qualifiers – CAF second round (group 2)

The national team played in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers and reached the 3rd qualifying round. The qualifiers also doubled as the 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Khaiseb Oliech Bah Zayatte Opondo

[[2008 CECAFA Cup]]

Main article: 2008 CECAFA Cup#Group B

Kenya took part in the 2008 CECAFA Cup, which continued into 2009 due to postponements. They reached the final but were beaten 1-0 by Uganda. Shortly after the end of the tournament, Francis Kimanzi was sacked as the head coach due to disagreements with the Kenya Football Federation.

Group stage

Other matches

There were no other matches played by Kenya in 2008.

References

References

  1. Sportsbusiness.com, March 3, 2008: [http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166292/supersport-agrees-tv-rights-deal-with-the-kenya-premier-league Supersport agrees TV rights deal with the Kenya Premier League]
  2. BBC Sports, November 22, 2008: [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7744303.stm Mathare win first Kenya title]
  3. Daily Nation, November 19, 2008: [http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/-/1102/492790/-/yh2vg1/-/index.html Leopards, Sofapaka confirmed]
  4. The Standard, April 24, 2008: {{usurped
  5. link. (2010-01-01)
  6. The Standard, October 22, 2008: {{usurped
  7. (2009-01-18). "Kimanzi sacked as Kenya coach". BBC.
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