Full name Tusker Football Club Chairman James Musyoki 2015 5th League Kenyan Premier League Founded 1970 | Ground Capacity 1,000 Head coach Paul Nkata Manager Francis Kimanzi Location Nairobi, Kenya | |
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Ground Kenyatta Stadium
Nairobi, Kenya Arenas/Stadiums Ruaraka Stadium, Moi International Sports Centre | ||
The Tusker Football Club is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the third most successful club in Kenya with eleven Kenyan league championships and three Kenyan cup wins. In addition, it has won four East African CECAFA Clubs Cup titles.
Formed in 1969, the club is sponsored by East African Breweries and its name refers to Tusker, a well-known beer brand by the company. The club was known as Kenya Breweries until 1999, when the current name was adopted. Tusker play their home games at the Kinoru Stadium in Meru.
Tusker is currently coached by Francis Kimanzi. George Maina took over as caretaker coach on August 15, 2012 following the sacking of Sammy Omollo.
Tucker F.C. played in the first ever match for the South Sudan national football team; the match was an unofficial friendly. Tusker won the match 3-1.
Tusker won the SportPesa Premier League on November 6th, 2016 after beating AFC Leopards 1-0 thanks to a Shafik Batambuze strike in the 69th minute. This helped them clinch their 11 title in the Kenyan Premier leage