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Full nameAbaluhya Football Club Leopards Sports Club
Nickname(s)Ingwe (The Leopards)
Short nameAFC, Leopards
Founded12 March 1964
GroundNyayo National Stadium
Nairobi, Kenya
Capacity30,000
ChairmanKenya Dan Mule
Head coachArgentina Rodolfo Zapata
LeagueSportpesa Premier League
20178th
WebsiteClub website

Abaluhya Football Club Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as A.F.C. Leopards and also commonly known as Ingwe (Error: {{language with name/for}}: missing language tag or language name (help)), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, the top tier of the Kenyan football league system, and was founded in 1964. With 13 top-flight league titles to their name, AFC Leopards is Kenya's second most successful club behind Gor Mahia (17 titles), with whom they regularly contest the Mashemeji Derby.[1] The team currently plays its home games at the Nyayo National Stadium.

History

AFC Leopards' standing as one of the most successful clubs in the region is underlined by the fact that it has won the Kenyan Premier League a record 13 times. AFC Leopards has also won the Kenya Cup 10 times, and the CECAFA Club Championship 5 times. [citation needed]

The club was formed in 1964 as Abaluhya Football Club when a number of small clubs amalgamated.[2] In 2008 they played in the Nationwide League and won the title in their zone. They returned to the Kenyan Premier League for the 2009 season in which it also won the KFF Cup.[3]

Honours

Performance in CAF competitions

African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League

CAF Confederation Cup

  • Preliminary round exits: 2010

CAF Cup

  • Quarter-final exits: 1994, 1997

CAF Cup Winners' Cup

  • First round exits: 1992, 2002
  • Second round exits: 1986
  • Quarter-final exits: 1988
  • Semi-final exits: 1985

Players

Current squad

As of 27 January 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Kenya KEN Ezekiel Owade
22 GK Kenya KEN Jairus Adira
2 GK Kenya KEN Edwin Mukolwe
30 DF Kenya KEN Dennis Sikhayi
15 DF Kenya KEN Abdalla Salim
4 DF Kenya KEN Robinson Kamura
21 DF Kenya KEN Yusuf Mainge
12 DF Kenya KEN Michael Kibwage
2 DF Kenya KEN Marcus Abwao
3 DF Ghana GHA Isaac Oduro
24 DF Kenya KEN Moses Mburu
26 DF Kenya KEN Victor Mavisi
13 MF Kenya KEN Christopher Oruchum
8 MF Kenya KEN Victor Majid
28 MF Kenya KEN Said Tsuma
6 MF Kenya KEN Duncan Otieno
20 MF Kenya KEN Whyvonne Isuza
17 MF Kenya KEN Edwin Seda
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Kenya KEN Brian Marita
5 MF Kenya KEN Marvin Nabwire
40 MF Kenya KEN Saad Musa
29 MF Kenya KEN Eugene Mukangula
27 MF Kenya KEN Aziz Okaka
10 MF Uganda UGA Baker Lukooya
25 MF Kenya KEN Clyde Senaji
29 FW Kenya KEN Ezekiel Odera
9 FW Nigeria NGA Alex Orotomal
31 FW Ghana GHA Prince Arkoh
18 FW Kenya KEN Ray Ochieng'
11 FW Kenya KEN Jaffery Odeny
14 FW Kenya KEN Vincent Oburu

Former

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Argentina Rodolfo Zapata
Assistant coach Kenya Tom Juma
Goalkeeper coach Kenya Matthews Ottamax
Team manager Kenya Gilbert Selebwa
Team Doctor Kenya Patrick Ngusale
Physiotherapist Kenya Noel Mandi
Fitness coach Kenya Mike Shamiah

Managers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kenya - List of Champions". rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ Daily Nation, 5 January 2004: Oyugi speaks on state of soccer
  3. ^ Kenyafootball, 17 November 2008: AFC Leopards confirmed for 2009 Premier League Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Troubled Leopards send Dutch coach De Jongh packing". Daily Nation. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

Sources

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