The Kenyan Premier League rolls into Matchday 8 this Saturday, 24 October, with all nine fixtures scheduled for the same day. Here is everything you need to know about a weekend that could reshape the early-season table.
A league back on its feet
The 2026/27 season is being played under the SportPesa Premier League banner after the betting firm secured title sponsorship, ending months of uncertainty about the future of the top flight. Eighteen clubs are competing, and under the league rules the bottom two at the end of the season will be relegated automatically to the National Super League, with the top two from the second tier promoted.
The headline fixtures
Posta Rangers v Gor Mahia
The defending champions hit the road to face Posta Rangers. Gor Mahia won a record 22nd league title last season with 69 points and will be eager to show their continental exit to Pyramids has not knocked their domestic rhythm. Posta are a stubborn side who drew 13 of their 34 league games last season, so K’Ogalo will need patience.
Migori Youth v AFC Leopards
Last season’s runners-up AFC Leopards finished just five points behind Gor Mahia, and Ingwe fans believe this is the year they close that gap. A trip to Migori Youth is the kind of fixture title contenders simply have to win.
Nairobi United v Tusker FC
Nairobi United impressed on their way to fourth place last season, while Tusker began their campaign with a run in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminaries. Expect a tight, tactical battle between two sides with genuine top-four ambitions.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Mombasa United | v | Ulinzi Stars |
| Posta Rangers | v | Gor Mahia |
| Shabana | v | Mara Sugar |
| Nairobi United | v | Tusker FC |
| Kenya Police | v | APS Bomet |
| Migori Youth | v | AFC Leopards |
| Mathare United | v | Kakamega Homeboyz |
| KCB | v | 3K FC |
| Bandari | v | Murang’a Seal |
Other games to watch
Kenya Police, champions two seasons ago and third last term, host APS Bomet, while Shabana welcome Mara Sugar in front of what is usually one of the loudest crowds in the league. Shabana’s home games regularly draw some of the biggest attendances in Kenyan football.
Stay with 360 Sports Africa for results and reaction from every ground on Saturday.
