Hosting a Football Kenya Federation Premier League match requires a significant amount of money to meet the match day expenses.Clubs incur costs for hiring a well-equipped ambulance, security, paying ball boys, meals, stadium fees, transporting the squad to the stadium, and, in some instances, a public address system among others.A while back, clubs would deep into their pockets and raise referees’ fees but were later relieved of the financial burden.Of all teams plying trade in the top tier, Murang’a Seal are the only team that is not hiring stadiums at the moment.Kenya Police and Ulinzi Stars have their homes but will only start using them again after the conclusion of the 2024 CHAN tournament in March next year.##NAJAVA_MECA_8586561##Mozzart Sport examines the costs the homeless clubs have to meet to stage matches in the few facilities accredited for top-tier matches.The Nyayo National Stadium and the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani might be unavailable this season, but the two venues are the best at hosting high-risk matches, offer comfort, and arguably have the best surfaces.Sports Kenya charges teams Kshs. 40,600 with the national football teams paying between Ksh.30,000 to Ksh.40,000 for a single training session.A fee of Ksh.80,000 is imposed for use of Kasarani Stadium’s floodlight and Kshs. 29,000 for the Annex Grounds.Teams have been parting with Kshs.30,000 to play league matches at St. Sebastian Park, home to Murang’a Seal.KCB, Bidco, and Kenya Police have occasionally used the facility for home matches.New cheaper stadium opens doors for Kenyan teams after completionBefore the Police Sacco Grounds was closed for renovations, hosting a league match at the South C-based facility would go for Kshs.50,000.Both the Ulinzi Sports Complex and Utalii Grounds hire out their facilities at a flat rate of Kshs.40,000.Ulinzi Stars have been paying Kshs. 29,100 for the use of Kinoru Stadium since relocating home matches to Meru.The soldiers have been playing in Meru as their home in Lang’ata is still under renovation, having been earmarked as one of the training venues for CHAN 2024.The management of Dandora Stadium charges a flat rate of Ksh 30,000, while access to Ruaraka Grounds would have cost Ksh 20,000, per match, before it was blacklisted.AFC Leopards blame Nyayo Stadium renovations for not hiring new CEONearly all the Nairobi-based clubs have been taking home matches to Dandora.Playing a league match at Thika Stadium costs Kshs.30,000 while a fee of Kshs. 25,000 is imposed on teams for the use of Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos.Kakamega Homeboyz have been parting with Kshs. 20,000 for the Mumias Sports Complex’s playing surface.Additional charges are incurred in hiring the football goal nets, chairs, marking the field, and water as the supply was reportedly cut a while ago.Protests planned ahead of Kipchoge Keino Stadium conversion to marketplaceBefore Homeboyz moved league matches to Mumias, the 2023 Mozzart Bet Cup champions were paying Kshs. 20,000 to the management of Bukhungu Stadium.Impeccable sources indicate that Shabana spent between Kshs.50,000 and Kshs.70,000 for home matches at Gusii Stadium.Debutants Mara Sugar forks between Kshs. 10,000 and Kshs.15,000 to play home matches at the Awendo Green Stadium.Bandari, on the other hand, use Mbaraki Stadium without parting with a single coin, but pay Kshs. 20,000 and 40,000 for home matches at Ukunda Showground and Mombasa Sports Club respectively.
