KPL set to be renamed after landing deal with Nigerian-based firm

– Kenya Premier League will officially be referred to as BetKing Premier League from next season

– This is after lucrative Nigerian betting firm agreed a deal with to sponsor the league for the next five years in a deal worth around KSh 1.2 billion

– Nick Mwendwa announced each Premier League club would secure at last KSh 8 million every season starting with the 2020/21 campaign

The Kenya Premier League has official found a new home in the form of sponsors as Nigeria-based gaming firm Bet King is set to take over from next season.

This was after the Foodball Kenya Federation (FKF) reached an agreement with the firm on Thursday, July 16 to have them oversee the top-tier football league in the country.

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President Nick Mwendwa had on Wednesday, July 15 hinted at a possible new lucrative sponsorship deal via his Twitter and confirmed BetKing had secured title rights barely 24 hours later.

“Yes! Back your game. It will be the Betking Premier League. Now you know,” the FKF boss shared on Twitter.

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TUKO.co.ke has since learnt that the lucrative gaming firm will sponsor the local top-tier league to a tune of KSh 1.2 billion for the next five years.

Each Premier League team will effectively receive around KSh 8 million per year, according to Mwendwa.

The latest development marks an end to a two-year spell of uncertainly for the local league after the exit of their previous sponsors Sportpesa who walked away from the Kenyan market, citing frustration from the government.

KPL winners Gor Mahia players during a past match. Gor will be among clubs to receive KSh 8 million a year after KPL secured new sponsors. Photo: Getty Images.
Source: Twitter

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The FKF and the Nigeria-based gaming firm have been under negotiations for quite some time as the federation sought a means to secure the short term future of the Kenya Premier League.

According to reports, sponsors for the third-tier league, the FKF Division One League have also been secured.

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