2014 in Kenyan football

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. 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.

Premier League

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

Updated to games played on 8 November 2014.
Source: Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Sofapaka qualified for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2014 FKF President's Cup.
²Sony Sugar were awarded 3 points and 2 goals after AFC Leopards failed to turn up for their match scheduled for 10 December.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

National Super League

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

Zone A

Updated to games played on 2 November 2014.
Source: Kenyan National Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹The winners of the 2014 FKF President's Cup will qualify for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Zone B

Updated to games played on 6 September 2014.
Source: Kenyan National Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹The winners of the 2014 FKF President's Cup will qualify for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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.

Top 8 Cup

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Friendlies

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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. This followed earlier pushes for Nyamweya's removal from several others as early as 2012, and anti-corruption investigations carried out against him and other FKF officials in 2013.