2009 in Kenyan football

Football in Kenya
Season2009
Men's football
Premier LeagueSofapaka
FKL CupA.F.C. Leopards
Super CupGor Mahia
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The following article is a summary of the 2009 football season in Kenya, the 46th competitive season in its history.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted to Premier League
Relegated from Premier League

Premier League

Main article: 2009 Kenyan Premier League

The 2009 Kenyan Premier League began on 7 February 2009 and ended on 21 November 2009.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sofapaka (C, Q) 30 16 11 3 39 21 +18 59 Qualification for 2010 CAF Champions League
2 Mathare United 30 15 8 7 39 23 +16 53
3 Thika United 34 13 12 9 31 19 +12 51
4 Tusker 30 14 6 10 47 30 +17 48
5 Gor Mahia 30 15 1 14 39 33 +6 46
6 Nairobi City Stars 30 11 10 9 30 29 +1 43
7 Karuturi Sports 30 9 13 8 19 17 +2 40
8 Chemelil Sugar 30 10 10 10 28 28 0 40
9 SoNy Sugar 30 11 7 12 29 31 −2 40
10 Ulinzi Stars 30 8 15 7 24 26 −2 39
11 Western Stima 30 8 12 10 29 38 −9 36
12 Kenya Commercial Bank 30 8 10 12 32 39 −7 34
13 A.F.C. Leopards (Q) 30 8 10 12 28 36 −8 34 Qualification for 2010 CAF Confederation Cup[a]
14 Red Berets 30 7 9 14 28 43 −15 30
15 Bandari (R) 30 7 8 15 25 41 −16 29 Relegation to 2010 Nationwide League
16 Agrochemical (R) 30 5 8 17 20 43 −23 23
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2009. Source: 2009 Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ A.F.C. Leopards as winners of the 2009 FKL Cup qualified for the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup.

Relegation

The two last teams, Bandari and Agrochemical, were relegated to the Nationwide League for the following season.

Awards

The end of season awards were held on 9 December 2009.[1]

Award Recipient Club
Player of the Year John Baraza Sofapaka
New Player of the Year George Odhiambo Gor Mahia
Golden Boot John Baraza Sofapaka
Joseph Emeka Tusker
Goalkeeper of the Year Wilson Oburu Sofapaka
Defender of the Year Edgar Ochieng
Midfielder of the Year Peter Opiyo Gor Mahia
Manager of the Year Benson Mutinda Sofapaka
Coach of the Year Robert Matano
Fair Play Player of the Year Dennis Okoth Nairobi City Stars
Fair Play Team of the Year
Sony Sugar
Special Award
Joe Kadenge

Nationwide League

In 2008, the Nationwide League was divided into 2 zones of 16 teams each. In 2009, the league was restructured to contain two levels: Division One and Division Two, representing the second and third levels of the Kenyan football league system. Division One had 16 teams and Division Two had 2 zones.[2]

Teams

The following 16 teams participated Division One.[3]

Team Name Town
AC Nakuru Nakuru
Administration Police Nairobi
Bidco United Thika
Compel Webuye
Dagoretti Green Santos Nairobi
Homegrown Naivasha
Kawangware Nairobi
Kenya Revenue Authority Nairobi
Magongo Rangers Mombasa
Mahakama Nairobi
Mathare Youth Nairobi
Nairobi Stima Nairobi
Opera FC Sultan Hamud
Posta Rangers Nairobi
Real Kisumu Kisumu
Strathmore University Nairobi

Promotion

The top two teams, Mahakama and Posta Rangers, were promoted to the Premier League for the following season.

FKL Cup

The KFF Cup had its name changed to the FKL Cup, in line with the takeover of Kenyan football by Football Kenya Limited.

Though most Premier League clubs boycotted the cup,[4] A.F.C. Leopards beat Congo JMJ United 4-1 in the final on 20 October at the Nairobi City Stadium.

Super Cup

Main article: 2009 Kenyan Super Cup

The 2009 Kenyan Super Cup match was played on January 24, 2009 between Mathare United, the 2008 Kenyan Premier League winners, and Gor Mahia, who set a record for the most KFF Cup titles ever won by winning their ninth title that same year. Gor Mahia won 3−0 at full-time.

24 January 2009 Mathare United 0–3 Gor Mahia Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
15:00 UTC+3 News H. Otieno 14', 46'
Gemet ?'		 Attendance: 30,000

National team

Head coach Francis Kimanzi was sacked after the 2008 CECAFA Cup in January 2009 due to disputes between him and Kenyan football administrators.[5] Kimanzi was replaced on caretaker basis by Bobby Ogolla,[6] before Antoine Hey was appointed to coach Kenya in the World Cup Qualifiers. The latter resigned in November 2009, shortly before Kenya met Nigeria in their last World Cup qualifier match. Hey was replaced by Twahir Muhiddin.[7]

World Cup qualifiers – CAF third round (Group 2)

Kenya participated in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers third qualifying round, which also doubled as the 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Kenya finished last in its qualifying group winning only one match and missed both tournaments.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Nigeria Tunisia Mozambique Kenya
 Nigeria 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations — 2–2 1–0 3–0
 Tunisia 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
 Mozambique 6 2 1 3 3 5 −2 7 0–0 1–0 — 1–0
 Kenya 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 2–3 1–2 2–1 —
Source: [8]
28 March 2009 Kenya  1–2  Tunisia Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Oliech 70' Report Jemal 6'
Jemâa 79'		 Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
7 June 2009 Nigeria  3–0  Kenya Abuja Stadium, Abuja
17:00 UTC+1 I. Uche 2'
Obinna 72' (pen.), 77'		 Report Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
20 June 2009 Kenya  2–1  Mozambique Kasarani Sports Complex, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 J. Owino 8'
Mariga 72' (pen.)		 Report Dominguês 49' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
6 September 2009 Mozambique  1–0  Kenya Estádio da Machava, Maputo
15:00 UTC+2 Tico-Tico 66' Report Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
11 October 2009 Tunisia  1–0  Kenya Stade 7 November, Radès
17:00 UTC+1 Jemâa 1' Report Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
14 November 2009 Kenya  2–3  Nigeria Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Oliech 15'
Wanga 77'		 Report Martins 60' 81'
Yakubu 64'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

CECAFA Cup

2008 CECAFA Cup

Main article: 2008 CECAFA Cup § Group B

Due to postponement, the 2008 CECAFA Cup continued into 2009. Kenya played their 3 remaining group stage matches, the semi-finals and the final, which they lost to Uganda. Francis Kimanzi was sacked as the head coach shortly after the end of the tournament due to disagreements with the Kenya Football Federation.[9]

Group stage

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kenya 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 8
 Burundi 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7
 Sudan 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
 Zambia 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5
 Djibouti 4 0 1 3 2 13 −11 1
Source: [citation needed]
January 2, 2009 Kenya  0 - 0  Zambia Bugembe Stadium, Jinja
January 6, 2009 Djibouti  1 - 5  Kenya Bugembe Stadium, Jinja
Daher 60' Ouma 4', 15', 90+3'
Shikokoti 47'
Owino 90+2'
January 8, 2009 Burundi  0 - 1  Kenya Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Monday 60' (pen.)
Semi-finals
January 11, 2009 Kenya  2 - 1  Tanzania National Stadium, Kampala
Ouma 18'
M. Baraza 21'		 Mrwanda 79'
Final
January 13, 2009 Kenya  0 - 1  Uganda National Stadium, Kampala
Omwony 16'

2009 CECAFA Cup

Kenya hosted the 2009 CECAFA Cup, but lost to the eventual tournament winners Uganda 1-0 in the quarter finals.[10]

Group stage

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Ethiopia 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
 Djibouti 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
28 November 2009 Zambia  2–0  Kenya Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Chamanga 86', 89'
2 December 2009 Kenya  2–0  Djibouti Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Odhiambo 23'
Wanga 44'
5 December 2009 Ethiopia  0–2  Kenya Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Baraza 2'
Wanga 52'
Quarter-finals
7 December 2009 Uganda  1–0  Kenya Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Ssentongo 64'

Other matches

The following is a list of all other matches played by Kenya in 2009.

2 January 2009 International
friendly		 Zambia  0–0  Kenya Jinja, Uganda
Report
6 January 2009 International
friendly		 Djibouti  1–5  Kenya Jinja, Uganda
Report
6 January 2009 International
friendly		 Burundi  0–1  Kenya Kampala, Uganda
Report
11 January 2009 International
friendly		 Kenya  2–1  Tanzania Kampala, Uganda
Report
13 January 2009 International
friendly		 Kenya  0–1  Uganda Kampala, Uganda
Report
23 January 2009 International
friendly		 Egypt  1–0  Kenya Cairo, Egypt
Report
14 March 2009 International
friendly		 Iran  1–0  Kenya Tehran, Iran
Report
12 August 2009 International
friendly		 Malaysia  0–0  Kenya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Report
26 August 2009 International
friendly		 Bahrain  2–1  Kenya Manama, Bahrain
Report
3 November 2009 International
friendly		 Kuwait  5–0  Kenya Cairo, Egypt
Report

References

  1. ^ The Standard, December 19, 2009: Season’s best named Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Kenyafootball.com, February 4, 2009: FK splits Nationwide League in two Archived 2010-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kenyafootball.com, March 3, 2009: KRA in double triumph as FKL Nationwide Div one kicks off Archived 2010-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Daily Nation, October 21, 2009: Leading clubs’ apathy in cup gifts Leopards Archived 2012-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Kimanzi sacked as Kenya coach". BBC. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  6. ^ Daily Nation, January 18, 2009: I’m ready, says Bobby Ogolla
  7. ^ BBC Sports, November 11, 2009: Kenya turmoil ahead of Nigeria match
  8. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Kimanzi sacked as Kenya coach". BBC. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  10. ^ RSSSF - CECAFA Cup 2009