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Will Bonface Ambani restore the lost glory in the den?

IEBC returning officer Amos Silai hands a certificate to newly elected AFC Leopards chairman Bonface Ambani at Kasarani Stadium on June 29, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Onyango]

Bonface Ambani was recently elected as chairman of AFC Leopards. He becomes the second former player to lead the Leopards’ den.

He succeeded Dan Shikanda on June 29, 2025. Shikanda, who was at the helm for six years, since 2019, played at Ingwe in the late 1980s, while Ambani was in the club in 1998 when they won their last Premier League title.

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