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Kariobangi Sharks after winning this year's SportPesa Cup in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, yesterday. [Courtesy]
Kariobangi Sharks, the winners of the 2019 SportPesa Cup, was founded in 2000. It took over 10 years to join the then Kenya Football Federation (KFF) Nationwide League in 2011, the National League in 2013 and finally the Kenya Premier League (KPL) in 2015. Kariobangi Sharks are now the regional SportPesa champions after beating Bandari FC 1 – 0 in the just concluded tournament held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
As Kenyans congratulate them for winning ‘ugenini’ we have to be patient about their true pedigree. Was it a fluke or a true laboured win for a club on an upward trajectory?
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