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New-look Premier League a good start for Kenyan football

FKF President Hussein Mohamed (left) and SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri at the official launch of the 2025/26 FKF Premier League season. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The 2025/26 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKF-PL) kicked off yesterday with former champions Tusker tacking KCB at Nyayo Stadium.

The league took longer than usual to start mainly because Kenya was hosting the Africa Nations Championships (Chan). The wait was however worth with FKF President Hussein Mohamed and Sportpesa CEO Ronald Karauri announcing the league will now be called the Sportpesa Premier League.

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