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Kenya U13 national team players celebrate their victory against Nigeria during the NFL Flag Continental Youth Championship in Cairo, Egypt. [KFAF]
Barely a few years after its introduction in Kenya, it is now evident that American Football or the National Football League (NFL) is gradually gaining popularity in the country.
The game is spreading like wildfire in most Kenyan schools and colleges, where the regular NFL was introduced in 2012 as NFL Flag (non-contact), followed in 2018, with Kenyan primary schools embracing the latter in 2023.
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