The following article is a summary of the 2014

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season in

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, which is the 51st competitive season in its history. The announcement of the men's under-17 national team's failure to participate in their

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match against

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was met very negatively by Kenyan football fans, and questioned the administration of current

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president

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Domestic leagues

Changes in the football league system

On 10 July 2013, it was announced that the

introduced a new league system to take effect from the beginning of the season. This involved the introduction and scrapping of a few leagues, and the re-organisation of the system. For the 2015 season, the Kenyan Premier League will be contested by 18 teams.

Promotion and relegation

;Promoted to

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* Top Fry AllStars ;Promoted from

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* Bidco United * Busia United Stars *

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* Ligi Ndogo * Mahakama * Modern Coast Rangers * MOYAS * Nairobi Stima *

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* Nzoia United *

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* West Kenya Sugar * Zoo Kericho ;Relegated from

* Kakamega Homeboyz * Karuturi Sports ;Remaining in

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* Brighter Stars * Coast United * Comply * FC West Ham United * Field Negroes *

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* Gusii Raiders * Jericho AllStars * Kambakia Christian Centre * Kibera Celtic * Kisero * Kisumu Municipal * Kolongolo * Longonot Horticulture * Mount Kenya United * Mumbi Nationale * Mumcop * Sparki Youth * Suam Orchards * Timsales *

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* Vihiga Stars

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

The 2014 Kenyan Premier League season began on 15 February and ended on 8 November.

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The 2014 Kenyan National Super League season began on 15 March and concluded on 2 November.

Zone A

Zone B

Domestic cups

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The 2014 FKF President's Cup began on 26 April and ended on 15 November.

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The 2014 Kenyan Super Cup match to be contested by

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champions

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and the 2013 FKF President's Cup champions

A.F.C. Leopards Abaluhya Football Club Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards, or simply known as AFC, Leopards or ''Ingwe'' (), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, t ...

was cancelled by the

due to a lack of sponsors.

Top 8 Cup

The 2014 KPL Top 8 Cup began on 5 April and concluded on 15 June.

International club competitions

Champions League

The 2014 CAF Champions League began on 7 February and is scheduled to end on 2 November.

represented Kenya in the competition, having won the

Preliminary round

In the

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, Gor Mahia faced 2012–13 Gabon Championnat National D1 champions

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over two legs, played on 8 and 16 February. ''1–1 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won the

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and advanced to the first round.''

First round

In the

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, Gor Mahia faced

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runners-up and

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winners

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over two legs, played on 1 and 10 March. They were eliminated from the competition, having lost 8–2 on aggregate.

Confederation Cup

The 2014 CAF Confederation Cup began on 7 February and is scheduled to end on 7 December.

represented Kenya in the competition, having won the 2013 FKF President's Cup.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, A.F.C. Leopards faced 2013

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champions

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over two legs, played on 9 and 16 February.

First round

In the

, A.F.C. Leopards faced

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runners-up

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over two legs, played on 1 and 9 March. They were eliminated from the competition, having lost 4–2 on aggregate.

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The 2014 Kagame Interclub Cup began on 8 August and ended on 24 August.

represented Kenya in the competition.

Group stage

In the group stage, Gor Mahia were drawn in Group B alongside Ugandan club

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, Rwandan giants A.P.R., Burundian side Atlético Olympic and Djibouti Télécom of Djibouti. They were eliminated from the competition, having garnered only 2 points from a possible 12 from 4 matches, and finished bottom of their group.

National teams

Men's senior

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The men's senior national team participated in qualification for the

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=First round

= In the

, Kenya faced

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over two legs, played on 17 and 31 May.

=Second round

= In the

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, Kenya faced

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over two legs, played on 20 July and 3 August. Lesotho won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to

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in the group stage.

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2014.

Women's senior

African Women's Championship qualification

The women's senior national team participated in qualification for the

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=First round

= In the

, Kenya faced

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over two legs, played on 16 February and 1 March. They were eliminated on

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, after drawing 2–2 on aggregate. ''2–2 on aggregate. Rwanda win on away goals.''

Men's under-20

African U-20 Championship qualification

The men's national under-20 team participated in qualification for the

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=First round

= In the

, Kenya faced

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over two legs, played on 6 and 27 April. They were eliminated, having lost the deciding

after the match ended 0–0 on aggregate. ''0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania win the

and advance to the second round.''

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's national under-20 team in 2014.

Boys' under-17

African U-17 Championship qualification

The boys' national under-17 team was to participate in qualification for the

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, but the

withdrew the team from the competition, citing a "lack of funds" to send the team off to compete. The announcement was met very negatively by Kenyan football fans, who questioned the administration of current FKF president

. Among the concerned parties was former

executive director Jérôme J. Dufourg, who claimed he was jailed and then deported from Kenya after speaking out against mismanagement of funds by the FKF in 2013. This followed earlier pushes for Nyamweya's removal from several others as early as 2012, and anti-corruption investigations carried out against him and other FKF officials in 2013.

References

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