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After 17 years in the cold, Shabana are now back to where they surely belong

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Shabana FC players celebrate after easrning promotion to FKF-PL.[Sammy Omingo,Standard]

Tore Bobe! We are back!

Shabana Football Club are indeed back. A sleeping giant who has been in slumber for the past 17 years rose from its ruins on Sunday after earning promotion back to the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League.

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