Kenya Police FC are set for a hefty financial windfall after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced a major increase in participation fees for its interclub competitions.
Kenya Police, alongside Nairobi United FC, will represent Kenya in the 2025/26 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, respectively, and are set to earn at least Ksh12.9 million each just for qualifying.
CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe made the revelation during a press briefing in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday, July 5, confirming that the participation fee has been doubled from USD 50,000 last season to USD 100,000 (about Ksh12.9 million in the current exchange rates) in the upcoming campaign.
According to Motsepe, the move is part of CAF’s effort to ease the financial strain on teams travelling and competing across the continent.
Police FC made history in June by winning their maiden FKF Premier League, while Nairobi FC, which is co-owned by Governor Johnson Sakaja, won the Mozzart Bet Cup for the first time in the club's fairly young history.
In the previous season, Gor Mahia, who won the FKF Premier League, secured the USD 50,000 (approximately Ksh6.45 million) participation fee from CAF in what was the first time the financial initiative was introduced.
Besides the CAF participation fee, the Kenya Police also secured Ksh5 million from the Football Kenya Federation for winning the league, bringing their total earnings purely by virtue of being the best club in the land to Ksh 17.9 million.
Sakaja's Nairobi FC, meanwhile, secured a total of Ksh 14.9 million since the club was feted with Ksh2 million from the Mozzart Bet Cup victory at the expense of Gor Mahia.
Thanks to their qualification for continental competition and Motsepe's announcement, the two clubs will secure hefty payouts, which will only get bigger as the tournament progresses.
Should Police FC qualify for the CAF Champions League group stage, they will earn up to USD 700,000 (approximately Ksh90.3 million). The club, nicknamed Makarau, stands to bag USD 900,000 (approximately Ksh 116.1 million) if they proceed to the quarter-finals.
It gets better if Kenya Police FC make it to the semi-final, as semi-finalists are handed USD 1,200,000 (approximately Ksh154.8 million).
Finally, if they make it to the final and emerge as the runners-up at least, they will be feted with USD 2 million (approximately Ksh258 million).
