The Tusker Football Club is a professional football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the third most successful club in Kenya with twelve Kenyan league championships and four Kenyan cup titles.[2][3] In addition, it has won four East African CECAFA Clubs Cup titles.
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| Full name | Tusker Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Brewers | ||
| Founded | 1969; 53 years ago (1969) | ||
| Ground | Ruaraka Stadium Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Daniel Aduda | ||
| Head coach | Robert Matano | ||
| League | Kenyan Premier League | ||
| 2020–21 | Kenyan Premier League 1st, champions[1] | ||
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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.[4] Tusker play some home games at the 15,000-capacity Kinoru Stadium in Meru.
Tusker is currently coached by Robert Matano. Tusker 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 6 November 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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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