NAIROBI, KENYA — June 29, 2026 — The NFL will host a continental NFL Flag Championship in Kenya, bringing together national teams and youth squads from five African nations for three days of competition and development programming. The event runs July 9-11 in Nairobi and will be the third such competition held on the continent, following events in Nigeria (2024) and Egypt (2025).
For the first time the tournament features a flag football competition contested by five men’s and five women’s national teams representing Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa. Running alongside the main competition is a youth tournament featuring five U13 co-ed teams from the same five countries, with each youth squad made up of 10 players.
