{"id":17614,"date":"2025-06-24T15:50:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=17614"},"modified":"2025-06-24T15:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:53:11","slug":"afc-leopards-launches-player-awards-gala-and-cultural-week-in-bungomatheme-our-culture-our-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=17614","title":{"rendered":"AFC Leopards Launches Player Awards Gala and Cultural Week in BungomaTheme: \u201cOur Culture, Our Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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In a groundbreaking step that fuses football passion with cultural pride, AFC Leopards yesterday officially launched the Player Awards Gala and Cultural Week<\/strong>, slated for July 21\u201326, 2025<\/strong>, at Musinde Muliro Stadium<\/strong> in Bungoma County<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year\u2019s theme \u2014 \u201cOur Culture, Our Pride\u201d<\/em> \u2014 underscores the club\u2019s renewed focus on community, heritage, and unity. The week-long event will feature football tournaments, traditional cuisine, cultural performances, community outreach activities, and a glamorous awards gala celebrating players, fans, and supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during the launch, Mr Musonye<\/strong>, Chairperson of the U45 Branch \u2014 the team behind the event \u2014 said this year\u2019s edition would be \u201cbigger and better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is more than just an event; it\u2019s a national movement that brings together our heritage and football spirit. All are welcome,\u201d Musonye declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2024 edition<\/strong> of the gala was hosted at The Maa Hotel in Nairobi<\/strong>, where Chief Cabinet Secretary Hon. Musalia Mudavadi<\/strong> graced the occasion as the guest of honour. During that event, several key awards were presented, including Best Branch<\/strong>, Best Fan<\/strong>, Best Player<\/strong>, Most Disciplined Player<\/strong>, Most Outstanding Player<\/strong>, and Best Coach<\/strong> \u2014 marking a new tradition in recognizing excellence across all levels of the club\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also present at this year\u2019s launch was outgoing club president Dr. Dan Shikanda<\/strong>, who applauded the initiative and affirmed his continued support even as his term nears its end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI may be leaving office, but I will continue to stand with such visionary initiatives that preserve our club\u2019s identity and uplift its image,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Club patron Alex Muteshi<\/strong> commended Musonye\u2019s unwavering commitment and drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe are grateful to Mr. Musonye for consistently seeking ways to raise the profile of AFC Leopards \u2014 not just locally, but globally,\u201d Muteshi noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This cultural and football celebration builds on the success of previous years, promising a richer experience and deeper community engagement in 2025. Fans, cultural groups, and sports enthusiasts from across the country are expected to converge in Bungoma for what is shaping up to be one of the most unique events in Kenya\u2019s football calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With AFC Leopards at the helm, the intersection of football and culture is no longer a dream \u2014 it\u2019s becoming tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a groundbreaking step that fuses football passion with cultural pride, AFC Leopards yesterday officially launched the Player Awards Gala and Cultural Week, slated for July 21\u201326, 2025, at Musinde Muliro Stadium in Bungoma County. This year\u2019s theme \u2014 \u201cOur Culture, Our Pride\u201d \u2014 underscores the club\u2019s renewed focus on community, heritage, and unity. The …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":17619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17618,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17614\/revisions\/17618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}