2007 in Kenyan football

none Kenya 2007 Premier League Tusker President's Cup Sofapaka 2006 2008 yes The following article is a summary of the 2007 football season in Kenya, the 44th competitive season in its history. Premier League The league was originally supposed to begin in autumn of 2006, but wrangles between two factions led to a parallel league situation. One of them, the Kenyan Premier League, had only seven teams, but were backed by FIFA. Remaining teams formed the KFFPL, supported by the Kenyan government. Teams affiliated to KPL were private clubs and company teams, such as Tusker, and teams owned by non-governmental organizations, like sister clubs Mathare United and Mathare Youth, while teams affiliated to KFFPL were traditional community clubs like Gor Mahia, A.F.C. Leopards and Shabana Kisii, or teams belonging to government-owned organizations. However, in March 2007, the two leagues were finally united into an 18-team league, though two teams, Mumias Sugar and Kangemi United, disbanded halfway through. The two relegated teams, A.F.C. Leopards and Shabana Kisii were not readmitted, although there were some calls for a larger 20-team league. This was in light of the equally controversial inclusion of Gor Mahia who had been expelled mid-season from the league in the previous season, and Mathare United, which had been relegated for fielding an ineligible player in ten matches. The season finished in November 2007 with Tusker as the champions and Homegrown and Coast Stars relegated.Daily Nation, November 22, 2007: Mahakama survive relegation in league September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Bandari and Western Stima gained promotion for the following season.Daily Nation, November 18, 2007: Brilliant brewers clinch crownSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Kenyafootball, Dec 18, 2007: Panpaper lose out to Western Stima in promo battle https://web.archive.org/web/20080221042930/http://www.kenyafootball.com/index.php?doc=story&id=2150&categ=1 2008-02-21 Coast Stars appealed against the relegation to their financier Mohamed Hatimy, who also doubled up as the chairman of Kenya Football Federation. Hatimy's decision to reinstate the club was vetoed by FIFA following submissions by KPL. Final table main WDL Final QR TUS Tusker MAU Mathare United SNY Sony Sugar RBR Red Berets SAG Sher Agencies ULS Ulinzi Stars CHM Chemelil Sugar WOH World Hope THU Thika United MAY Mathare Youth GOR Gor Mahia AGC Agrochemical MAH Mahakama KCB Kenya Commercial Bank HOM Homegrown CST Coast Stars 16 11 3 43 21 C,Q 15 11 4 34 13 14 13 3 35 15 13 7 10 35 35 12 9 9 34 31 11 10 9 31 28 12 6 12 30 26 11 9 10 32 39 8 15 7 24 21 9 7 14 23 33 9 7 14 24 36 8 9 13 27 28 8 7 15 28 43 7 9 14 30 33 8 5 17 24 44 R 7 7 16 31 49 R #ACE1AF Qualification for 2008 CAF Champions League CCL #FFCCCC Relegation to 2008 Nationwide League R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete President's Cup The President's Cup was marred by the withdrawal of many leading teams. The cup was eventually won by Nationwide League side Sofapaka. Since clubs from the Central African Republic, Chad, Kenya, Rwanda and Sierra Leone were disqualified for failure to fulfill their financial obligations,Gleeson, Mark Five countries excluded from African club competition Reuters https://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-nationsclubs&prov=reuters&type=lgns 2008-02-10 2008-02-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20080213205823/http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-nationsclubs&prov=reuters&type=lgns 13 February 2008 dead Sofapaka were unable to compete in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup. Sofapaka 1 Nakuru Police 0 Homegrown 2 Gor Mahia 1 Sofapaka 2 Homegrown 0 National team Africa Cup of Nations The national team finished the qualification phase of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations third in its group and missed the final tournament. They had played two out of their six qualifying matches in 2006, which are included below. Group 6 KEN L #ffcccc September 2, 2006 KEN 1 - 2 ERI Mambo 65 Origi 60 o.g.Shimangus 68 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi L #ffcccc October 8, 2006 ANG 3 - 1 KEN Flávio 27 68Mateus 60 Ambani 81 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda W #ccffcc March 25, 2007 KEN 2 - 0 SWZ Swaziland Mariga 51Shikanda 75 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi D #ffffcc June 3, 2007 SWZ Swaziland 0 - 0 KEN Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba L #ffcccc June 16, 2007 ERI 1 - 0 KEN Aregay 80 Asmara Stadium, Asmara W #ccffcc September 8, 2007 KEN 2 - 1 ANG Oboya 18Oliech 87 Manucho 35 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi CECAFA Cup Kenya also competed in the 2007 CECAFA Cup. They reached the quarter-finals but lost 4-2 on penalties to Uganda. Group stage Group A KEN L #ffcccc December 8, 2007 TAN 2 - 1 KEN Khalfan 16 pen.Mrwanda 89 Wanga 45 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Report L #ffcccc December 12, 2007 KEN 0 - 1 BDI Mbazumutima 33 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Report W #ccffcc December 14, 2007 KEN 2 - 0 SOM Mwangi 45Wanga 55 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Report Quarter-finals L #ffcccc December 18, 2007 UGA 1 - 1 KEN Okhuti 23 Wanga 75 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Report 4 - 2 Katerega Wagaruka Okhuti Masaba Wanga Monday Other matches The following is a list of other matches played by Kenya in 2007. May 27, 2007 Internationalfriendly KEN 0 - 1 NGA Nairobi, Kenya Report L #ffcccc June 10, 2007 Internationalfriendly KEN 2 - 0 RWA Nairobi, Kenya Report W #ccffcc November 21, 2007 Internationalfriendly OMN 2 - 2 KEN Muscat, Oman Report D #ffffcc November 22, 2007 Internationalfriendly OMN 1 - 1 KEN Muscat, Oman Report D #ffffcc References External links RSSSF: Kenya 2007 Kenyan Premier League Kenyan Footie - Kenyan Football Portal Kenyafootball Football Kenyan Category:Football in Kenya by season