Inside Victor Omune's Ingwe push to fulfil father's dream
When AFC Leopards SC won the KPL trophy in 1998, three-quarters of the current club’s playing unit was not yet born. We are out to break this 28-year-old jinx..
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AFC Leopards SC captain Victor Omune is leading the charge to break the club's 28-year Kenyan Premier League (KPL) title drought this season, driven by a desire to fulfill his father's dream. He has declared the trophy theirs to lose, aiming to secure it for a club that last won in 1998.
- AFC Leopards SC last won the KPL trophy in 1998.
- Captain Victor Omune is confident the team will win the trophy this season.
- The current playing unit's push is to end a 28-year title drought.
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Wanyonyi, Karanga, Laborde, and Omune Lead Kenyan Sporting Efforts - February 2026
Kenyan athletes are pursuing success in various disciplines. Olympic champion and world 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi remains confident for the track season despite a fourth-place finish at the Sirikwa World Cross Country Tour in Eldoret. In golf, a group of five Kenyan golfers including amateurs Michael Karanga and John Lejirma, received a Sh 3.2 million sponsorship from Betika for the upcoming 57th Magical Kenya Open. History was made by 18-year-old skier Issa Gachiringi Laborde Fit Pere at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, where he became the youngest Kenyan to qualify for the second round of an event. In domestic football, AFC Leopards SC captain Victor Omune is leading the team's effort to win the Kenyan Premier League for the first time since 1998.
