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Vihiga United are a football team from
Mbale Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region. Location Mbale is approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, on ...
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Vihiga County Vihiga County is a County located in the former Western Province of Kenya with its headquarters in Mbale, the largest town in the county. According to the 2009 census,the county has a population of 554,622 and an area of 563 km2. Vihiga ...
currently playing in the
Kenya Premier League The Kenyan Premier League (KPL), officially known as the FKF Premier League, is a professional league for men's football clubs in Kenya. Standing at the top of the Kenyan football league system, the league was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Foo ...
, having been promoted for the 2018 season. Their colours are green and yellow. They were captained by Bernard Ochieng during their maiden KPL season in 2018. Ochieng was also in the mix to represent the Kenya national team during the season. Vihiga upset champions
Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly known as is a professional football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 21 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. It is the first and ...
2-0 late in the season which nearly ensured they would avoid relegation back to the second division and ended up finishing their maiden premier league season in 12th position.{{cite web, url=https://au.soccerway.com/national/kenya/premier-league/2018/regular-season/r45235/, title=Summary - 2018 Kenya Premier League, publisher=soccerway.com


See also

* Vihiga Queens


References

Kenyan Premier League clubs Football clubs in Kenya Kakamega