2015 FKF President's Cup

2015 FKF President's Cup
GOtv Shield
Tournament details
Country Kenya
Dates20 June–13 December 2015
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsBandari
Runner-upNakumatt
Third placeMuhoroni Youth
Fourth placeGor Mahia
Confed. CupBandari
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All statistics correct as of 13 December 2015.

The 2015 FKF President's Cup (known as the GOtv Shield for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 44th season of Kenya's top domestic cup competition. It kicked off on 20 June and concluded on 13 December, with the domestic broadcasting rights for the competition held by SuperSport.[2] Originally scheduled to begin on 6 June,[3] participating teams were required to pay a registration fee of KSh. 30,000/= each by 30 May to enter the tournament.[4] The competition's defending champions are Sofapaka, who beat second-tier side Posta Rangers 2–1 in the previous final. Unlike the previous competition, no teams were seeded and given byes to further rounds, with the Football Kenya Federation's media officer John Kariuki explaining the decision as a way of "trying to make the competition more exciting because this being the domestic cup competition, we want the thrill of big teams facing the prospect of losing in the hands of lower-ranked teams."[3]

Kenyan Premier League side Bandari beat second-tier Nakumatt 4–2 in the final to win their first ever title. They received 2,000,000/= in prize money and will represent Kenya in the preliminary round of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.[3]

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  3. ^ a b c Mercy Njueh (20 May 2015). "2015 Shield Cup: Draw and kick off dates set". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ^ Dan Ngulu (28 May 2015). "Shield Cup: Clubs handed Saturday deadline". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.