Many local footballers dream of taking part in high profile matches in order to gain foreign recognition which in the end boosts their profiles and opens doors of opportunities in playing for top clubs.
Kenyan clubs have in the past had the privilege of playing against some of the top European clubs. Some results go in their way as others go against.
Teamkenya takes you through some of the memorable matches between Kenyan Clubs and European football clubs.
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Everton vs Kariobangi Sharks
In a match organized by bookmakers Sportpesa, English Premier League side faced Kenya Premier League side Kariobangi Sharks in 2019.
The clubs were facing off in the 2019 SportPesa Super Cup, in an attempt to raise awareness of African football.
Both clubs were then under the sponsorship of the gaming firm . The match ended in a 1-1 draw which prompted them going for penalties.
The penalty shootout was what grabbed the headlines with Sharks winning which was followed by wild celebrations.
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Everton vs Gor Mahia
Kenyan soccer giants Gor Mahia faced English Premier League side Everton twice in a span of one year back in 2018.
The first time Gor lost 2-1 to Everon in a friendly match in Dar es Salaam. In 2018 Gor Mahia faced English premier League side Everton in a friendly match at Goodison Park.
In their second meeting the Kenyan Premier League 19-time champions were handed a heavy defeat after losing 4-0 to Everton.
Norwich vs AFC Leopards & Gor Mahia
In 1975 when Kenneth Matiba was the President of the Kenya Football Federation he scheduled a match in order to fight witchcraft in football.
Matiba's strategy to bring to an end the belief was to combine the then best teams in Kenya and set a match between them and an English Premier League side.
During that time Norwich was on a pre-season tour in Kenya and Matiba invited AFC Leopards, Gor Mahia, Champion FC and Mwenge FC to play friendly matches against the English Premier League.
The combined Kenyan teams lost to Norwich Matiba proving that witchcraft does not work at all in football.
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SportPesa All Stars vs Hull City
In 2017 a friendly match was scheduled to take place in the UK between former English Premier League side Hull City and Kenya Premier league all star team
The Kenya Premier League all star team comprised various local talents from the local league while the Hull City team majorly composed of players from the club’s U23s, U18s and U16s sides.
The match that took place at the KCOM stadium on Monday February 27, 2017 ended with Hull City beating SportPesa All Stars with a 2-1 scoreline.