The winner of the League each year represents the country in the Africa Champions League while the runner up represents the country in the CAF cup. In addition the Moi Golden cup which is contested on a knockout basis is played annually. See the cup winners since 1963 here The national team popularly known as the Harambee Stars consists of the best players available in the country. The African Cup of Nations , All Africa Games as wellas world cup qualifiers. Kenya versus Nigeria in 1998 read the match report here Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards are Kenya's most popular club teams.
Matches pitting the two regularly draw huge crowds.
Supporters of both teams are among the most passionate in the world. Tom Ochieng shields the ball from Leopards fullback Wycliffe Jumba during an encounter at the Nairobi city stadium. The team which based in one of Nairobi's poorest slums and is sponsored by Englishman Bob Munroe, started out as a local neighborhood team playing in youth tournaments locally and abroad. It consisted of street children who would othrewise spend their days sniffing glue and ramaging through garbage damps. Mathare United has now become one of Kenya's premier Football teams.