The beginning of dismal campaigns for the following 10 years, including relegation from the top tier. However, the club’s strong team spirit, the goals of its founders, its relatively stable support base; ensured the club is rejuvenated. 2000: Agony for ingwe fans as Leopards lose the Moi Golden Cup final at the hands of Mathare […]
Achievements became less frequent, although in general the team continued to win some championships thus never suffering a considerable title drought. 1990: Finished second in the national football league. 1991: Ingwe finishes third in the national football league. 1991: The Leopards beat arch-rivals Gor Mahia, 1 – 0, to win the Moi Golden Cup at […]
Business as usual as Leopards marked the 80s by bring more silverware to the Den marking an unprecedented period of dominance majorly in the domestic and regional scene. 1980: Abaluhya FC changed name to AFC Leopards Sports Club. 1980: AFC Leopards claimed the league title in the 19th round still unbeaten. From their last […]
This was a period of the club’s sustained performance pushed the Club to more fame and paved the way for a future glorious era. 1970: Abaluhya won the Olympic Cup soccer tournament that was organized to raise funds for the Kenya Commonwealth Games team. They beat Gor Mahia 2-1-in the final match. 1970: Abaluhya won […]
From the 1960s or even earlier; the notion and formation of various Abaluyia teams for invitational matches became the forerunner of what eventually would become Abaluhya United. The East African Standard Newspaper published a report on the birth of a club called ABALUHYA UNITED F.C. which resulted from the amalgamation of Marama, Samia united and […]
The Club’s badge has gone through several changes over the years. The original crest of the club. It featured a football player kicking a football, a lion, a traditional stool and the motto: OBULALA NA AMANI This was a modified version of the original logo but the lion was replaced with a leopard. . This […]
The next player to score a hat trick for Leopards will be the 25th Leopards player to do so. Now, as you know a hat trick is called that because people used to pass a hat around and collect money from fans when a player scored three goals (just like the way we kept the […]
Mickey Weche aka T9, was a very combative and solid defender, one of the best ever to be produced by Kenyan soccer. Mickey Weche got his nickname from soccer enthusiasts because of his hard tackling tackles while defending for his team. T9 is a name given to stray dogs in Tanzania which during those days […]
Matthew Owino Ottamax is one of the best goalkeepers to grace Kenyan soccer. His antics and reflexes between the goalposts while making crucial saves during his prime time while playing were the best memorable moments every soccer fan would cherish. Ottamax was also known for effectively commanding his defenders while in goal. In 1998 he […]
William Inganga came to prominence while playing for Nyang’ori High School, his exploits during secondary ball games in Western region attracted the attention of AFC Leopards SC scouts. Born March 13, 1969, William Inganga blossomed into a respected striker traversing African, South American and Asian leagues professionally. Inganga came to prominence while playing for Nyang’ori […]