Kenya Commercial Bank S.C.

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KCB
Kenya Premier League
2022–20235th

Kenya Commercial Bank Sports Club, commonly known as KCB, and nicknamed Sidwedwe, is a Kenyan multi-sport club based in Nairobi currently playing in the Kenyan Premier League.

History

Owned by the

Kenya Commercial Bank, the club's football team played for several years in the Kenyan Premier League, but were relegated at the end of the 2015 season after finishing in 15th place. They were promoted again in 2018 after their 2–0 victory against Talanta made it impossible to finish outside of the promotion places.[1]

Kenya Commercial Bank also has

rugby, volleyball and basketball teams, all of which play in their respective men's top-flight leagues of Kenya. In addition, their volleyball section has a women's team, which is among the most successful ones in Kenya. KCB has its own facilities in Ruaraka
, Nairobi, which the rugby team uses as their home ground.

Aside from other sports, KCB also runs a chess club.[2]

Departments

Football

The football club was founded in 1993. In 1996 it won the Nairobi Provincial League and was promoted to the

Nationwide League. Two years later it won promotion to the Premier League.[3]

Honours

2004

Rugby

KCB Rugby section was established in 1989 based on

Kenya Breweries
team which was disbanded that year.

Honours

2005, 2006, 2007

Volleyball

KCB has both men's and ladies's sections. At the

2007 FIVB Women's World Cup four KCB players played for Kenyan national team [1]

Basketball

KCB's basketball section is known as "Kenya Commercial Bank Lions" (or KCB Lions). It won the KBF Premier League four times: in 2001, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Their women's team in known as KCB Lioness.

Honours

2001, 2007, 2008, 2009

References

  1. ^ "KCB bask in promotion, AllStars relegated". Daily Nation. 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ The Standard, March 24, 2010: Nguku lifts Nakuru Open Chess title
  3. ^ KPL website Archived 2008-05-02 at the Wayback Machine

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