The 2024/25 Kenya Cup fixtures have been released, with the league set to kick off on November 16, featuring six matches each weekend.
Kenya Cup Champions Kabras RFC will face Impala in their opener, with Impala returning to the Kenya Cup after earning promotion by defeating MMUST.
KCB Kenya Cup quest
KCB Rugby will take on KRU Championship winners South Coast Pirates in the first match of the season, while Menengai Oilers will host Kisumu RFC.
Gabriel Adero with Kenya Cup trophy. PHOTO/Adolwa Miliza
Nondescripts will clash with Strathmore Leos, and Kenya Harlequin will face Mwamba in the opening round. Blak Blad will go up against Nakuru RFC.
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The Nakuru derby, pitting Nakuru RFC against Menengai Oilers, is set for matchday four, along with the Ngong Road derby between Kenya Harlequin FC and Impala RFC.
The anticipated Rai Derby, featuring Menengai Oilers and Kabras Sugar, will take place on matchday 10, while Kabras RFC are scheduled to host KCB in Kakamega on matchday 11.
Mwamba RFC players ahead of a Kenya Cup match. PHOTO/Mwamba Rugby/X
The season will follow a one-off format, with the top six teams progressing to the playoffs, semifinals, and final. Enterprise Cup matches will be intertwined with the season. The semifinals are set for Saturday, March 22, 2025, with the final to follow on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
2024/25 Kenya Cup fixtures
Match Day 1 | Saturday 16 November 2024
Kabras Sugar v Impala RFC
KCB Rugby v South Coast Pirates
Menengai Oilers v Kisumu RFC
Nondescripts v Strathmore Leos
Kenya Harlequin FC v Mwamba RFC
K.U Blak Blad v Nakuru RFC
Match Day 2 | Saturday 23 November 2024
K.U Blak Blad v Impala RFC
Nakuru RFC v Kenya Harlequin FC
Mwamba RFC v Nondescripts
South Coast Pirates vs Kabras RFC
Strathmore Leos v Menengai Oilers
Kisumu RFC v KCB Rugby
Match Day 3 | Saturday 30 November 2024
Impala RFC v South Coast Pirates
Kabras Sugar v Kisumu RFC
KCB Rugby v Strathmore Leos
Menengai Oilers v Mwamba RFC
Nondescripts v Nakuru RFC
Kenya Harlequin FC v K.U Blak Blad
Match Day 4 | Saturday 7 December 2024
Kenya Harlequin FC v Impala RFC
K.U Blak Blad v Nondescripts
Nakuru RFC v Menengai Oilers
Mwamba RFC v KCB Rugby
Strathmore Leos v Kabras Sugar
Kisumu RFC v South Coast Pirates
Match Day 5 | Saturday 11 January 2025
Impala RFC v Kisumu RFC
South Coast Pirates v Strathmore Leos
Kabras Sugar v Mwamba RFC
KCB Rugby v Nakuru RFC
Menengai Oilers v K.U Blak Blad
Nondescripts v Kenya Harlequin FC
Match Day 6 | Saturday 18 January 2025
Nondescripts v Impala RFC
Kenya Harlequin FC v Menengai Oilers
K.U Blak Blad v KCB Rugby
Nakuru RFC v Kabras Sugar
Mwamba RFC v South Coast Pirates
Strathmore Leos v Kisumu RFC
Match Day 7 | Saturday 25 January 2025
Impala RFC v Strathmore Leos
Kisumu RFC v Mwamba RFC
South Coast Pirates v Nakuru RFC
Kabras Sugar v K.U Blak Blad
KCB Rugby v Kenya Harlequin FC
Menengai Oilers v Nondescripts
Match Day 8 | Saturday 1 February 2025
Menengai Oilers v Impala RFC
Nondescripts v KCB Rugby
Kenya Harlequin FC v Kabras Sugar
K.U Blak Blad v South Coast Pirates
Nakuru RFC v Kisumu RFC
Mwamba RFC v Strathmore Leos
Match Day 9 | Saturday 15 February 2025
Impala RFC v Mwamba RFC
Strathmore Leos v Nakuru RFC
Kisumu RFC v K.U Blak Blad
South Coast Pirates v Kenya Harlequin FC
Kabras Sugar v Nondescripts
KCB Rugby v Menengai Oilers
Match Day 10 | Saturday 22 February 2025
KCB Rugby v Impala RFC
Menengai Oilers v Kabras Sugar
Nondescripts v South Coast Pirates
Kenya Harlequin FC v Kisumu RFC
K.U Blak Blad v Strathmore Leos
Nakuru RFC v Mwamba RFC
Match Day 11 | Saturday 1 March 2025
Impala RFC v Nakuru RFC
Mwamba RFC v K.U Blak Blad
Strathmore Leos v Kenya Harlequin FC
Kisumu RFC v Nondescripts
South Coast Pirates v Menengai Oilers
Kabras Sugar v KCB Rugby
Top Six Playoffs | Match Day 12| Saturday 15 March 2025
Semis | Match Day 13 | Saturday 22 March 2025
Match Day 14 | Saturday 5 April 2025
