Tusker

The Tusker Football Club is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the third most successful club in Kenya with eleven Kenyan league championships and four Kenyan cup wins. In addition, it has won four East African CECAFA Clubs Cup titles. Formed in 1969, the club is sponsored by East African Breweries and its name refers to Tusker, a well-known beer brand by the company. The club was known as Kenya Breweries until 1999, when the current name was adopted. Tusker play their home games at the Kinoru Stadium in Meru. Tusker is currently coached by Julien Mette. Tucker F.C. played in the first-ever match for the South Sudan national football team; the match was an unofficial friendly. Tusker won the match 3-1. Tusker won the 2016 Kenyan Premier League on November 6th, 2016, after beating AFC Leopards 1–0 thanks to a Shafik Batambuze strike in the 69th minute. This helped them clinch their 11th Kenyan Premier League title.