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| Formation | Kibera Soccer Women's FC founded in 2002 Kibera Soccer Men's FC founded in 2014 |
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| Founded at | Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Purpose | Football Team |
| Headquarters | Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Affiliations | CFK Africa |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/kibrasoccer1 |
Kibera Soccer FC is an association football club based in Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kibera Soccer Women's FC is the first women's soccer team from Informal settlements to qualify for the Kenyan Premier League.
The women’s and men’s teams compete weekly in venues nationwide. They also participate in community service and forums with collaborating NGOs, partner schools, and health centers to promote youth health and wellness and girls’ empowerment through sexual reproductive health, awareness of gender-based violence, and education advocacy.
Using their national platform, the Kibera FC establishes an ecosystem among and between schools, clubs, federations, governments, NGOs, and informal settlement communities.
Kibera Soccer Men's FC
Kibera Soccer FC was established in 2014 after several boys approached the coaching staff of Kibera Girls Soccer Academy requesting training. The newly formed team initially participated in local tournaments throughout Kibera until 2016, when they registered to compete in the Football Kenya Federation Sub-County League, the lowest tier of the professional Kenyan football leagues. They played one season in this league before being promoted to the County Level.
The team then spent two seasons in the County League, followed by one season in the Regional League and another in the Division 2 League, where they were crowned champion. In 2021, they were promoted to National Division 1—Zone A (the third tier), where they currently compete.
Kibera Soccer Women's FC
Kibera Soccer Women FC was founded in 2002 as Girls’ Soccer FC in Kibera to empower the girl child in Kibera Slums through sports. There were not many girls’ teams at the time, so they played against boys’ teams and won several tournaments.
Football alone did not help solve the girls’ problems, so in 2006, the team was transformed into a full-fledged girls’ high school, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy.
Kibera Girls’ Soccer Academy continued participating in the Kenya National Leagues and was promoted to the Women’s Premier League in 2008, the highest football league in Kenya. There, they played for two seasons before relegating to the Second-Tier league in 2021.
Under a new name—Kibera Soccer Women FC—the team was promoted back to the Kenya Women Premier League in the 2023/24 season, finishing fourth. The team is currently playing in their 2025/25 season, hoping to win their first Premier League Title.
Achievements
• 2018 Division One champions (men)
• 2019 FKF WPL League Debut (men)
• 2022 Caretaker League Division One Champions (men)
• 2023 FKF Division One Champions (men)
• 2023 FKF Women’s Cup 2nd runners up
• 2024 FKF Women's Cup 1st runners up
• More than 10 players have received a call-up to the national team.
• Currently topping the FKF Women Premier League with 2 first leg matches remaining (as of 19 December 2024).
Partnerships
Kibera Soccer FC and Kibera Soccer Women's FC - jointly referred to as Kibera Soccer FCs- are partners of CFK Africa, a Kenya-based NGO that empowers youth in informal settlements. In collaboration with CFK Africa programming, Kibera FC players act as mentors, educators, and role models to these youth.
Sponsorship
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References
- Malwa, Charlene (14 November 2024). "Vijago concerned over Kibera Soccer attack". The Star. Kenya. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- "CFK Africa Celebrates Community Champions". CFK Africa. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.