The 2025 Eric Shirley Shield is set to kick off this Saturday with a new format aimed at making the league more competitive and reducing operational costs for participating teams.
This season, the league will be divided into two conference, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference, for the regular season games.
The change comes after previous seasons were plagued by walkovers, a challenge the organizers hope the conference system hopse to mitigate.
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The Eastern Conference will feature KCB II, Impala II, Nondies II, Strathmore II, KU II, Daystar II, and Quins II. Meanwhile, the Western Conference will see Kabras II, Menengai Oilers II, Nakuru II, Kisumu II, and MMUST II battle it out for top honours.
The 2025 Eric Shirley Shield is set to kick off this Saturday with a new format aimed at making the league more competitive and reducing operational costs
After the regular season fixtures, the top two teams from each conference will advance to the penultimate round, where the finalists will be decided.
Eric Shirley Shield 2025/26 fixtures
Eastern Conference
Teams: KCB II, Impala II, Nondies II, Strathmore II, KU II, Daystar II, Quins II
WEEK 1 — 22 NOV 2025
KCB II vs Daystar Falcons II
Nondescripts II vs Impala RFC II
KU Blak Blad II vs Strathmore Leos II
WEEK 2 — 29 NOV 2025
Impala II vs KCB II
Daystar Falcons II vs Nondescripts II
Strathmore Leos II vs Kenya Harlequin II
WEEK 3 — 06 DEC 2025
KCB II vs Strathmore Leos II
Nondescripts II vs Kenya Harlequin II
KU Blak Blad II vs Daystar Falcons
WEEK 4 — 3 Janary 2026
Kenya Harlequin II vs KCB II
Strathmore Leos II vs Nondescripts II
KU II vs Impala II
WEEK 5 — 10 JAN 2026
KCB II vs KU II
Kenya Harlequin II vs Daystar II
Impala II vs Strathmore II
WEEK 6 — 17 JAN 2026
KCB II vs Nondescripts II
KU II vs Kenya Harlequin II
Impala II vs Daystar Falcons II
WEEK 7 — 24 JAN 2026
Nondescripts II vs KU II
Kenya Harlequin II vs Impala II
Strathmore II vs Daystar II
WEEK 8 — 31 JAN 2026
Daystar II vs KCB II
Impala II vs Nondescripts II
Strathmore II vs KU II
WEEK 10 — 21 FEB 2026
KCB II vs Impala II
Nondescripts II vs Daystar II
Strathmore II vs Kenya Harlequin II
WEEK 11 — 28 FEB 2026
Strathmore II vs KCB II
Kenya Harlequin II vs Nondescripts II
KU II vs Impala II
WEEK 12 — 07 MAR 2026
KCB II vs Kenya Harlequin II
Nondescripts II vs Strathmore II
WEEK 13 — 14 MAR 2026
KU II vs KCB II
Daystar II vs Kenya Harlequin II
Strathmore II vs Impala II
WEEK 14 — 21 MAR 2026
Nondescripts II vs KCB II
Kenya Harlequin II vs KU II
Impala II vs Daystar II
WEEK 15 — 28 MAR 2026
KU II vs Nondescripts II
Daystar II vs Strathmore II
Impala II vs Kenya Harlequin II
WEEK 19 — 25 APR 2026
Eastern 1 vs Western 2
Western 1 vs Eastern 2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Teams: Kabras II, Menengai Oilers II, Nakuru II, Kisumu II, MMUST II
WEEK 1 — 22 NOV 2025
Kabras Sugar II vs Kisumu RFC II
Menengai Oilers II vs MMUST II
WEEK 2 — 29 NOV 2025
Nakuru II vs Menengai Oilers II
MMUST II vs Kabras RFC
WEEK 3 — 06 DEC 2025
Menengai Oilers II vs Kisumu II
Nakuru II vs MMUST II
WEEK 5 — 10 JAN 2026
Kabras II vs Menengai Oilers II
Kisumu II vs Nakuru II
WEEK 6 — 17 JAN 2026
Kisumu II vs Kabras II
Menengai Oilers vs MMUST II
WEEK 7 — 24 JAN 2026
Nakuru II vs Kabras II
MMUST II vs Kisumu II
WEEK 8 — 31 JAN 2026
Menengai Oilers II vs Nakuru II
Kabras II vs MMUST II
WEEK 10 — 21 FEB 2026
Kisumu II vs Menengai Oilers II
MMUST II vs Nakuru II
WEEK 11 — 28 FEB 2026
Nakuru II vs Kisumu II
Menengai Oilers II vs Kabras II
WEEK 13 — 14 MAR 2026
Kabras II vs Nakuru II
Kisumu II vs MMUST II
WEEK 19 → WEEK 23
