2008 in Kenyan football

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

Football in Kenya
Season2008
Men's football
Premier LeagueMathare United
Nationwide LeagueA.F.C. Leopards
(Zone A)
Sofapaka (Zone B)
KFF CupGor Mahia
Kenya

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.[1] Francis Ouma, with 15 goals, finished as the top scorer.[2]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mathare United (C, Q) 30 18 9 3 47 22 +25 63 Qualification for 2009 CAF Champions League
2 Sony Sugar 30 17 9 4 34 17 +17 60
3 Agrochemical 30 13 9 8 28 24 +4 48
4 Ulinzi Stars 30 12 9 9 30 25 +5 45
5 Thika United 30 11 10 9 23 20 +3 43
6 Chemelil Sugar 30 10 10 10 28 22 +6 40
7 World Hope 30 11 7 12 25 31 −6 40
8 Tusker 30 9 12 9 36 36 0 39
9 Gor Mahia 30 10 9 11 20 23 −3 39 Qualification for 2009 CAF Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 1]
10 Sher Karuturi 30 8 14 8 17 19 −2 38
11 Kenya Commercial Bank 30 8 12 10 23 27 −4 36
12 Red Berets 30 8 9 13 26 31 −5 33
13 Bandari 30 9 6 15 28 36 −8 33
14 Western Stima 30 9 6 15 32 41 −9 33
15 Mahakama (R) 30 8 8 14 27 34 −7 32 Relegation to 2009 Nationwide League
16 Mathare Youth (R) 30 6 7 17 27 43 −16 25
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2008. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Gor Mahia as winners of the 2008 FKL Cup qualified for the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup.

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.[3]

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 Name Town
AC Nakuru Nakuru
AFC Leopards Nairobi
Compel FC Webuye
Eldoret Mahakama Eldoret
Fluorspar FC Keiyo
Homegrown FC Naivasha
Kisumu Black Stars Kisumu
Laikipia Campus Nyahururu
Longonot Horticulture Longonot
Minicus Nairobi
Muhoroni Youth Muhoroni
Nairobi Stima Nairobi
Oserian Naivasha
Real Kisumu Kisumu
St. Andrews FC Molo
Strathmore University FC Nairobi

Zone B
Team Name Town
Administration Police FC Nairobi
Bidco United Thika
Dagoretti Santos Nairobi
Gachui Black Boots Gachui
Green Berets FC Ruiru
Kangemi United Nairobi
Kawangware Nairobi
Kenya Revenue Authority FC Nairobi
Kenyatta National Hospital FC Nairobi
Magongo Rangers Mombasa
Malindi United Malindi
Opera FC Sultan Hamud
Re-Union Nairobi
Sofapaka Nairobi
Super Eagles FC Mombasa
Vegpro Nairobi

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Guinea Kenya Zimbabwe Namibia
 Guinea 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 — 3–2 0–0 4–0
 Kenya 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 2–0 — 2–0 1–0
 Zimbabwe 6 1 3 2 4 6 −2 6[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 0–0 — 2–0
 Namibia 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 2–1 4–2 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. Zimbabwe and Namibia are ranked by their overall goal difference.
May 31, 2008 Namibia  2 – 1  Kenya Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
16:00 UTC+1 Risser 17'
Khaiseb 89'		 Report Wanga 40' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
June 7, 2008 Kenya  2 – 0  Guinea Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Oliech 3' 50' Report Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lambert Eyene (Cameroon)
June 14, 2008 Kenya  2 – 0  Zimbabwe Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Mariga 12'
Oliech 85'		 Report Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
June 22, 2008 Zimbabwe  0 – 0  Kenya Rufaro Stadium, Harare
15:00 UTC+2 Report Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alex Kotey (Ghana)
September 6, 2008 Kenya  1 – 0  Namibia Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Jamal 44' (pen.) Report Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jean-Marie Hicuburundi (Burundi)
October 12, 2008 Guinea  3 – 2  Kenya Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
16:15 UTC+0 Bangoura 32'
Bah 61'
Zayatte 71'		 Report Ouma 81'
Opondo 90+3'		 Attendance: 16,400
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

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.[7]

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kenya 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 8
 Burundi 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7
 Sudan 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
 Zambia 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5
 Djibouti 4 0 1 3 2 13 −11 1
Source:
December 31, 2008 Sudan  0 - 0  Kenya Bugembe Stadium, Jinja

Other matches

There were no other matches played by Kenya in 2008.

References
  1. Sportsbusiness.com, March 3, 2008: Supersport agrees TV rights deal with the Kenya Premier League
  2. BBC Sports, November 22, 2008: Mathare win first Kenya title
  3. Daily Nation, November 19, 2008: Leopards, Sofapaka confirmed
  4. The Standard, April 24, 2008: More woes for Coast Stars Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Kenyafootball.con, July 8, 2008: Nationwide: Shalimar results canceled Archived 2010-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. The Standard, October 22, 2008: Gor cruise to cup WIN
  7. "Kimanzi sacked as Kenya coach". BBC. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
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