Zoo Kericho Football Club is a

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club based in

Kericho Kericho is the largest town in Kericho County, located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Positioned on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho benefits from a warm and temperate climate, making it good for agriculture, especially l ...

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. The club first participated in the

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in 2017, the highest level of the Kenyan football league system. On 4 May 2021, Football Kenya Federation announced that the club had been relegated to Kenyan football second tier, National Super League, on allegations of match fixing. Zoo FC play their home games at Green Stadium in Kericho town.

History

Zoo FC was formed in 2009 and joined the national league in 2010. The club has twice failed to earn promotion to the top tier on technical grounds. In 2014 the league awarded points to Shabana who, as a result, finished ahead of Zoo FC in the league table. In 2015, due to changes in the league structure no teams were relegated from the top tier

. In 2017, Zoo FC was promoted to the

Kenyan 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 ...

following an expansion of the top tier league to accommodate 18 teams.

References

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* Kenyan National Super League clubs FKF Division One clubs Football clubs in Kenya 2009 establishments in Kenya Association football clubs established in 2009 Kericho County {{Kenya-footyclub-stub