Lights On. Game On.

Artificial turf. Floodlights blazing. 16 teams. Free entry. Sunday vibes from 2 PM to 10 PM at M-Pesa Foundation Academy. This is flag football like Kenya has never seen it before.

By the KFAF Communications Desk  |  Nairobi, Kenya  | September 2026

SOMETHING NEW IS COMING

Flag football in Kenya has been played on grass pitches, school fields, and campus grounds. On 20th September, that changes. For the first time, KFAF brings the game to an artificial turf surface under full floodlights — at M-Pesa Foundation Academy in Nairobi. The setting alone makes this something different. But with 16 confirmed teams, burning rivalries, surprise new sides, and a pre-season that means everything going into 2026–2027, the football will do the rest.

Come for the atmosphere. Stay for the football. Bring your friends. The lights come on at 2 PM and the last ball is snapped at 10 PM. There is no entry fee. There is no excuse not to be there.

RIVALRIES TO WATCH — WOMEN’S CATEGORY

Six Teams. One Pre-Season Title. Zero Guarantees.

The women’s bracket is where the fireworks start. Six teams go head-to-head for the pre-season opener crown — and the competition is already talking.

The Matchup to Watch:

The Hurricanes and the JKUAT Sparlettes carry the history. These are two sides that know each other, dislike losing to each other, and bring everything when the match is on the line. The Hurricanes, who had six athletes in the national squad showed incredible resilience at the 2026 NFL Africa Continental Championship, will be hunting for a strong pre-season statement. The Sparlettes will have other ideas as they are he reigning KFAF League champions 2025. “ We are well rested and had a good preseason, challengers will find us ready.

⚡ The Surprise Package:

City Stags Women. An unbeaten record in pre-season friendlies and a squad with a point to prove. Do not sleep on this team. They could be the story of the entire tournament.

City stags queens showcase their celebration move during a training session.

 RIVALRIES TO WATCH — MEN’S CATEGORY

Ten Teams. One Arch-Rivalry. One Wild Card.

The men’s bracket has ten teams and one fixture that overshadows everything else on the card.

The Arch-Rivalry:

Nyati vs Sparrows. This is the fixture the league was built on. Two sides that have been going at each other from the earliest days of competitive flag football in Kenya. Everything is dialled up when these two meet — the intensity, the noise, the standard of play. Under the lights at M-Pesa Foundation, in front of a full crowd, this game will be unmissable.

⚡ New Blood to Watch:

City Stags Men — formed by former JKUAT Sparrows alumni under the leadership of Ian Seboru who decided the time was right to build something of their own. They have not lost a pre-season friendly. “We are not here to make up numbers.  We are here to challenge for the title, and the pedigree is there to back it up.” Said Seboru.

Ian Seboru Co-founder City Stags leads the team during their training session.

Alpha Squad — a brand new side joining the league and already turning heads. Every team was new once. Alpha Squad look like they are about to make people remember that fact the hard way. The team under the leadership of founder and CEO Will Nonluecha has also send a strong message to the opposition. “We may be a new team, but we have plenty of experience and we know how that can shift momentum when the game gets tough.”

Mike (Alpha Squad)  in action during mini tournament aganist City Stags.

FOR THE FANS

Free Entry. Artificial Turf. Floodlights. Sunday Done Right.

This is not a tournament you watch from the car park. This is a Sunday evening out,  grab a drink, find your spot on the sideline, and watch the best flag football players in Kenya go at it under a full set of lights on a surface that makes every play pop. It is free for every fan, open to everyone, and running from 2 PM all the way through to 10 PM.

Bring the family. Bring your friends. Bring someone who has never watched flag football before — because after one evening at M-Pesa Foundation on the 20th, they will understand exactly why this sport is taking over.

TEAMS — STILL TIME TO REGISTER

Team registration is still open. The cost is KSh 5,000 per team, paid directly to the KFAF account. With 16 teams already confirmed, spaces are limited. Do not wait until the last minute and miss out on the biggest pre-season tournament KFAF has ever staged.

Event Details:

Nothing Like It Before. Flag Football Under the Lights. 🏈✨

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