2014 in Kenyan football

Football in Kenya

Season	2014
Men's football
Premier League	Gor Mahia
National Super League	Posta Rangers (Zone A) Shabana (Zone B)
President's Cup	Sofapaka
Top 8 Cup	Tusker
Super Cup	Cancelled
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The following article is a summary of the 2014 football season in Kenya, which is the 51st competitive season in its history.

The announcement of the men's under-17 national team's failure to participate in their 2015 African U-17 Championship qualification match against South Sudan was met very negatively by Kenyan football fans, and questioned the administration of current Football Kenya Federation president Sam Nyamweya.^[1]

Domestic leagues

Changes in the football league system

On 10 July 2013, it was announced that the Football Kenya Federation introduced a new league system to take effect from the beginning of the season.^[2] This involved the introduction and scrapping of a few leagues, and the re-organisation of the system. For the 2015 season, the Kenyan Premier League will be contested by 18 teams.^[3]

Promotion and relegation

Premier League

The 2014 Kenyan Premier League season began on 15 February and ended on 8 November.

National Super League

The 2014 Kenyan National Super League season began on 15 March and concluded on 2 November.

Zone A

Zone B

Domestic cups

President's Cup

The 2014 FKF President's Cup began on 26 April and ended on 15 November.

Super Cup

The 2014 Kenyan Super Cup match to be contested by 2013 Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia and the 2013 FKF President's Cup champions A.F.C. Leopards was cancelled by the Football Kenya Federation due to a lack of sponsors.^[4][5]

Top 8 Cup

The 2014 KPL Top 8 Cup began on 5 April and concluded on 15 June.

International club competitions

Champions League

The 2014 CAF Champions League began on 7 February and is scheduled to end on 2 November. Gor Mahia represented Kenya in the competition, having won the 2013 Kenyan Premier League.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, Gor Mahia faced 2012–13 Gabon Championnat National D1 champions US Bitam over two legs, played on 8 and 16 February.

Gor Mahia v US Bitam

8 February 2014	Gor Mahia	1 – 0	US Bitam	Madaraka Estate, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3	Sserunkuma 75' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

US Bitam v Gor Mahia

16 February 2014	US Bitam	1 – 0 (2 – 4 p)	Gor Mahia	Bitam, Gabon
	Unidentified 12'	Report		Stadium: Stade Gaston Peyrille
	Penalties
			Walusimbi Salim Shakava Mutiso

1–1 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.

First round

In the first round, Gor Mahia faced 2012–13 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runners-up and 2011 CAF Champions League winners Espérance de Tunis over two legs, played on 1 and 10 March. They were eliminated from the competition, having lost 8–2 on aggregate.

Gor Mahia v Espérance de Tunis

1 March 2014	Gor Mahia	2 – 3	Espérance de Tunis	Madaraka Estate, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3	Sserunkuma 15' (pen.) Shakava 80'	Report	Akaichi 27' N'Djeng 64' Jouini 89'	Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)

Espérance de Tunis v Gor Mahia

10 March 2014	Espérance de Tunis	5 – 0	Gor Mahia	Radès, Tunis
16:00 UTC+1	Jouini 44', 48', 57' Afful 55' Mhirsi 75'			Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Confederation Cup

The 2014 CAF Confederation Cup began on 7 February and is scheduled to end on 7 December. A.F.C. Leopards represented Kenya in the competition, having won the 2013 FKF President's Cup.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, A.F.C. Leopards faced 2013 Ethiopian Cup champions Defence over two legs, played on 9 and 16 February.

A.F.C. Leopards v Defence

9 February 2014	A.F.C. Leopards	2 – 0	Defence	Madaraka Estate, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3	Imbalambala 18' Keli 43'	Report		Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Gervais Munyanziza (Rwanda)

Defence v A.F.C. Leopards

16 February 2014	Defence	1 – 2	A.F.C. Leopards	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Tilahun 38'	Report	Wanga 46', 89'	Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium Referee: Fuengi Claude Ntuntu (Congo DR)

First round

In the first round, A.F.C. Leopards faced 2012–13 Nedbank Cup runners-up SuperSport United over two legs, played on 1 and 9 March. They were eliminated from the competition, having lost 4–2 on aggregate.

SuperSport United v A.F.C. Leopards

1 March 2014	SuperSport United	2 – 0	A.F.C. Leopards	Atteridgeville, Pretoria
21:15 UTC+2	Mathebula 43' Chenene 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium Referee: Jose Rachide (Mozambique)

A.F.C. Leopards v SuperSport United

9 March 2014	A.F.C. Leopards	2 – 2	SuperSport United	Madaraka Estate, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3	Situma 48' Wanga 90'	Report	Phala 54' Doutie 79'	Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

Kagame Interclub Cup

The 2014 Kagame Interclub Cup began on 8 August and ended on 24 August. Gor Mahia represented Kenya in the competition.

Group stage

In the group stage, Gor Mahia were drawn in Group B alongside Ugandan club Kampala Capital City Authority, Rwandan giants A.P.R., Burundian side Atlético Olympic and Djibouti Télécom of Djibouti. They were eliminated from the competition, having garnered only 2 points from a possible 12 from 4 matches, and finished bottom of their group.

Group B

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kampala C.C.A.	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	9
A.P.R.	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7
Atlético Olympic	4	2	0	2	3	3	0	6
Djibouti Télécom	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	4
Gor Mahia	4	0	2	2	5	7	−2	2

Gor Mahia v Kampala C.C.A.

8 August 2014	Gor Mahia	1–2	Kampala C.C.A.	Amahoro Stadium
15:00	Sserunkuma 27'	Report	Majwega 53' Umony 88'	Referee: Gervais Munyanziza (Rwanda)

Gor Mahia v Atlético Olympic

11 August 2014	Gor Mahia	0–1	Atlético Olympic	Stade Régional Nyamirambo
15:00		Report	Hakizimana 72'	Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

A.P.R. v Gor Mahia

15 August 2014	A.P.R.	2–2	Gor Mahia	Stade Régional Nyamirambo
17:00	Mugiraneza 22' Mubumbvi 90'	Report	Kizito 60' Walusimbi 81'	Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

Djibouti Télécom v Gor Mahia

17 August 2014	Djibouti Télécom	2–2	Gor Mahia	Stade Régional Nyamirambo
15:00	Djama 38' Andasanco 74' (pen.)	Report	Otieno 57' Mohammed 90'	Referee: Gervais Munyanziza (Rwanda)

National teams

Men's senior

Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The men's senior national team participated in qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

First round

In the first round, Kenya faced Comoros over two legs, played on 17 and 31 May.

Kenya  v  Comoros

17 May 2014	Kenya	1 – 0	Comoros	Madaraka Estate, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3	Omolo 35'	Report		Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)

Comoros  v  Kenya

31 May 2014	Comoros	1 – 1	Kenya	Mitsamiouli, Grande Comore
15:00 UTC+3	Saandi 72'	Report	Masika 58'	Stadium: Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)

Second round

In the second round, Kenya faced Lesotho over two legs, played on 20 July and 3 August. Lesotho won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group C in the group stage.

Lesotho  v  Kenya

20 July 2014	Lesotho	1 – 0	Kenya	Maseru, Maseru District
16:00 UTC+2	Moletsane 65'	Report		Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

Kenya  v  Lesotho

3 August 2014	Kenya	0 – 0	Lesotho	Madaraka Estate, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Aurélien Juenkou (Cameroon)

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2014.

Sudan  v  Kenya

5 March 2014	Sudan	Cancelled	Kenya	Al-Fashir, Sudan
20:00 UTC+3

Kenya  v  Burundi

15 July 2014	Kenya	0 – 0	Burundi	Madaraka, Nairobi
17:00 UTC+3	Wanyama  59'	Report		Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium

Egypt  v  Kenya

30 August 2014	Egypt	1 – 0	Kenya	Aswan, Aswan
22:00 UTC+2	Gamal 55'	Report		Stadium: Aswan Stadium

Women's senior

African Women's Championship qualification

The women's senior national team participated in qualification for the 2014 African Women's Championship.

First round

In the first round, Kenya faced Rwanda over two legs, played on 16 February and 1 March. They were eliminated on away goals rule, after drawing 2–2 on aggregate.

Rwanda  v  Kenya

16 February 2014	Rwanda	1 – 0	Kenya	Nyamirambo, Kigali
15:30 UTC+2	Niyoyita 29'	Report		Stadium: Stade Régional Nyamirambo

Kenya  v  Rwanda

1 March 2014	Kenya	2 – 1	Rwanda	Machakos, Machakos
	Ogolla Amau	Report	Nyirahatashima	Stadium: Kenyatta Stadium

2–2 on aggregate. Rwanda win on away goals.

Men's under-20

African U-20 Championship qualification

The men's national under-20 team participated in qualification for the 2015 African U-20 Championship.

First round

In the first round, Kenya faced Tanzania over two legs, played on 6 and 27 April. They were eliminated, having lost the deciding penalty shoot-out after the match ended 0–0 on aggregate.

Kenya  v  Tanzania

6 April 2014	Kenya	0 – 0	Tanzania	Machakos, Machakos
16:00		Report		Stadium: Kenyatta Stadium

Tanzania  v  Kenya

27 April 2014	Tanzania	0 – 0 (4 – 3 p)	Kenya
		Report
	Penalties
	Husseini Yahya Friday Chagula Suleiman		Nzivo Makari Shiveka Wanyonyi Ndinya

0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania win the penalty shoot-out and advance to the second round.

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's national under-20 team in 2014.

Kenya  v Italy Lega Pro U18

16 April 2014	Kenya	3 – 3	Italy Lega Pro U18	Madaraka Estate, Nairobi
	King'atua 40', 60' Wanyonyi 49'	Report	Moreo 9', 54' Zottino 20' (pen.)	Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium

Boys' under-17

African U-17 Championship qualification

The boys' national under-17 team was to participate in qualification for the 2015 African U-17 Championship, but the Football Kenya Federation withdrew the team from the competition, citing a "lack of funds" to send the team off to compete. The announcement was met very negatively by Kenyan football fans, who questioned the administration of current FKF president Sam Nyamweya. Among the concerned parties was former FC Talanta executive director Jérôme J. Dufourg, who claimed he was jailed and then deported from Kenya after speaking out against mismanagement of funds by the FKF in 2013.^[1] This followed earlier pushes for Nyamweya's removal from several others as early as 2012,^[6][7] and anti-corruption investigations carried out against him and other FKF officials in 2013.^[8][9]

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