2021–22 FKF Premier League explained

The 2021–22 FKF Premier League was the 19th season of Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, and the 59th season of top-division football in Kenya since 1963.

Competition:FKF Premier League
Season:2021-22
Champion:Tusker
Dates:25 September 2021 - 12 June 2022
Matches:304
Total Goals:672
League Topscorer: Clifton Miheso
(15 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Posta Rangers 4-0 Vihiga United
(15 October 2021)
Nairobi City Stars 4:0 Vihiga United
(6 November 2021)
Kenya Police 4:0 Vihiga United
(4 January 2022)
Kakamega Homeboyz 4:0 Ulinzi Stars
(2 April 2022)
Biggest Away Win:Mathare United 0-6 Kariobangi Sharks
(31 October 2021)
Highest Scoring:Kakamega Homeboyz 4-4 Nairobi City Stars
(20 January 2022)
Longest Wins:5 matches
Bandari
(23 April 2022 - 22 May 2022)
Kenya Police
(15 May 2022 - 12 June 2022)
Longest Unbeaten:22 matches
Tusker
(20 January 2022 - 12 June 2022)
Longest Winless:17 matches
Mathare United
(12 February 2022 - 12 June 22)
Longest Losses:13 matches
Mathare United
(13 March 2022 - 12 June 2022)
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season.

To Premier League

Promoted from Super League

From Premier League

Relegated from Premier League

Stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AFC LeopardsNairobiNyayo Stadium30,000
BandariMombasaMombasa Municipal Stadium10,000
BidcoThikaDel Monte Grounds Stadium20,000
F.C. TalantaNairobiRuaraka Stadium4,000
Gor MahiaNairobiCity Stadium15,000
Kakamega HomeboyzKakamegaBukhungu Stadium5,000
Kariobangi SharksMachakosKenyatta Stadium5,000
Kenya Commercial BankNairobiCity Stadium15,000
Mathare UnitedNairobiMISC Kasarani60,000
Nairobi City StarsNairobiHope Centre5,000
Nzoia SugarBungomaKanduyi Stadium5,000
PoliceNairobiNyayo National Stadium30,000
Posta RangersEldoretKipchoge Keino Stadium10,000
SofapakaMachakosKenyatta Stadium5,000
TuskerNairobiRuaraka Stadium4,000
UlinziNakuruAfraha Stadium8,200
Vihiga UnitedKakamegaBukhungu Stadium5,000
WazitoMachakosKenyatta Stadium5,000

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamManagerKit ManufacturerSponsor
AFC Leopards Patrick AussemsUmbroBetsafe
Bandari Mbungo Casa AndréUhlsportKenya Ports Authority
Bidco Anthony AkhuliaUhlsportNoodies
F.C. Talanta Ken KenyattaCommunication Authority of Kenya
Gor Mahia Andreas Spier[1] MacronBetsafe
Kakamega Homeboyz Bernard Mwalala[2] Select SportMozzart Bet
Kariobangi Sharks William MuluyaUmbroBetway
Kenya Commercial Bank Zedekiah OtienoKCB
Mathare United Frank OunaTriple5Bet[3]
Nairobi City Stars Nicholas Muyoti[4] PumaJonathan Jackson Foundation
Nzoia Sugar Peter Gin[5] (interim)GivovaNzoia Sugar
Police FC John “Bobby” Ogolla
Posta Rangers Salim Ali (interim)[6]
Sofapaka David Odhiambo (interim)AdidasBetika
Tusker Robert MatanoTusker
Ulinzi Benjamin NyangwesoUhlsportKDF
Vihiga United Sammy OkothVihiga County
Wazito Fred Ambani[7] (interim)Adios Kuneen

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing ManagerManner Of DepartureDate of VacancyPosition In TableIncoming ManagerDate Of Appointment
Kakamega Homeboyz Nicholas MuyotiEnd of Contract30 August 2021Pre-season Bernard Mwalala30 August 2021
Nairobi City StarsVacant Nicholas Muyoti17 September 2021
Nzoia Sugar Ibrahim ShikandaSacked7 January 202215th Peter Gin (interim)7 January 2022
Wazito Francis Kimanzi13 January 202216th Fred Ambani (interim)13 January 2022
Gor Mahia F.C. Mark Harrison[8] 29 January 20225th Paul Nkata (interim)29 January 2022
Paul Nkata (interim)Mutual Consent1 February 2022 Andreas Spier1 January 2022
Posta Rangers Stanley Okumbi[9] Resigned7 February 20226th Salim Ali (interim)10 February 2022
Sofapaka Ken Odhiambo[10] Mutual Consent30 March 202213th David Odhiambo (interim)30 March 2022

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Clifton MihesoKenya Police15
2 Derrick OtangaKCB14
3 Felix OluochKariobangi Sharks11
4 Ibrahim JoshuaTusker10
Ezekiel OderaNairobi City
David OkothKakamega
7 Erick MataKariobangi Sharks9
8 Peter LwasaGor Mahia8
Joseph WaithersSofapaka
10 Ellie AsiecheWazito7
Francis KahiroTalanta
Clinton KinangaKenya Police
Timothy OtienoPosta Rangers
William WadriBandari

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Felix OluochKariobangi SharksMathare United6–031 October 2021
Levis BarasaNzoia SugarKariobangi Sharks3–111 December 2021
Ibrahim JoshuaTuskerMathare United3–130 December 2021

Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Why Gor Mahia made U-turn on Nkata appointment and settled for German Andreas Spier Goal.com . 2022-03-17 . www.goal.com.
  2. Web site: Odongo . Cecil . 2021-08-31 . Kenya/Tanzania: Kakamega Homeboyz Coach Muyoti Resigns, Mwalala Takes Over . 2022-03-17 . allAfrica.com . en.
  3. Web site: Mathare United secure new sponsor in five-year-deal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220316194037/https://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/mathare-united-secure-new-sponsor-in-five-year-deal/efupm8pcqb451q332llr301mi . 16 March 2022 .
  4. Web site: Korir . Patrick . 2021-09-17 . Nicholas Muyoti joins Nairobi City Stars Nairobi City Stars . 2022-03-17 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Kihaki . Mike . Ibrahim Shikanda parts ways with Nzoia Sugar . 2022-03-17 . The Standard . en.
  6. Web site: Kihaki . Mike . Salim Ali signs with Posta Rangers as head coach . 2022-03-17 . The Standard . en.
  7. Web site: 2022-01-13 . Francis Kimanzi sacked as Wazito head coach . 2022-03-17 . People Daily . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Gor Mahia appoint ex-Tusker coach Nkata on interim basis Goal.com . 2022-03-17 . www.goal.com.
  9. Web site: Kihaki . Mike . Stanley Okumbi leaves Posta Rangers with his head held high . 2022-03-17 . The Standard . en.
  10. Web site: Sofapaka's revolving door ushers out another coach as Odhiambo's tenure comes to abrupt end MozzartSportKe . 2022-03-31 . www.mozzartsportke.com . en.