The Tusker Football Club is a professional football club based in

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. It is the second most successful club in Kenya with thirteen Kenyan league championships. They also have four Kenyan cup titles. In addition, it has won four East African

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titles. Formed in 1969, the club is sponsored by

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and its name refers to Tusker, a well-known beer brand by the company. The club was known as Kenya Breweries until 1999, when the current name was adopted. Tusker play some home games at the 15,000-capacity Kinoru Stadium in

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. Tusker is currently coached by Robert Matano. Tusker F.C. played in the first ever match for the

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; the match was an unofficial friendly. Tusker won the match 3-1. Tusker won the

2016 Kenyan Premier League The 2016 Kenyan Premier League (known as the SportPesa Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, and the 53rd season of top-division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 13 ...

on 6 November 2016 after beating AFC Leopards 1–0 thanks to a Shafik Batambuze strike in the 69th minute. This helped them clinch their 11th Kenyan Premier League title.

Honours

Kenyan Premier League The Kenyan Premier League (KPL), officially known as the FKF Premier League and as the BetKing Premier League (BPL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Kenya. Standing at the top of the Kenyan ...

: 13 ::1972, 1977, 1978, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2011,

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, 2020–21, 2021–22 *

FKF President's Cup The FKF President's Cup (known as the Betway Shield cup for sponsorship reasons) is the top knockout tournament in Football in Kenya, Kenyan football. It was created in 1956, but during its existence the knockout tournament has had different name ...

: 4 ::1975, 1989, 1993, 2016 * Kenyan Super Cup: 3 ::

, 2013 (post-season),

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* KPL Top 8 Cup: 2 :: 2013, 2014

Performance in CAF competitions

* CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::

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Current squad

References

External links

Official Website

Tusker squad list for CAF Champions League

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