President William Ruto has donated Sh10 million to AFC Leopards and promised to upgrade the club’s training facilities.
The announcement was made when the Head of State hosted AFC Leopards officials, players and the technical bench for a breakfast meeting at State House, Nairobi.
AFC Leopards, finished second last season with 64 points, five behind champions Gor Mahia, marking their best league finish in recent years and earning praise from the President, who challenged the club to build on the achievement and reclaim both domestic and continental glory.
”You are entering into a new season, and, therefore, you need to sign maybe more players from different places. I will give them Sh10 million. Out of that, Sh5 million will be used to sign new players while the other Sh5 million will go to the players so that they have something to take home,” said Ruto.
The President further committed to source an additional Sh25 million to supplement the club’s annual sponsorship income. AFC Leopards currently receive Sh75 million from their sponsors, meaning the government’s intervention will raise the club’s annual financial support to Sh100 million.
