Kenya Cup fixtures released with kick off date confirmed

Former champions KCB RFC’s clash against Kenya Harlequin headline the opening weekend fixtures of the 2022-2023 Kenya Cup season.

The campaign kick-off date has been confirmed to be Saturday 26 November with the season set to see its curtains fall on Saturday 11 March 2023.

Date for new Kenya Cup season revealed

As has been the case, the season will be played on a one-off, round-robin format with the top four sides at the close of the league phase qualifying for the semi-final playoffs set for Saturday 4 March 2023.

Following a two-year hiatus occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Eric Shirley Shield which has served as the Kenya Cup reserve league will make a return.

A total of five Varsity sides will compete in the Kenya Cup this season with the promoted Catholic Monks and University of Nairobi’s Mean Machine joining Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenyatta University’s Blak Blad, Strathmore Leos.

Mukidza reveals change in KCB’s playing style

Reigning champions Kabras Sugar will be looking for their first-ever back-to-back title as KCB will be seeking to recapture the cup while Menengai Oilers are hoping to go one better after losing the final last season.

MATCH DAY 1

Saturday 26 November 2022

Kabras Sugar v Catholic Monks

Menengai Oilers v Mean Machine

KCB v Kenya Harlequin

Strathmore Leos v Masinde Muliro

Mwamba v Homeboyz

Blak Blad v Nakuru

MATCH DAY 2

Saturday 3 December 2022

Blak Blad v Catholic Monks

Nakuru v Mwamba

Homeboyz v Strathmore Leos

Masinde Muliro v KCB

Kenya Harlequin v Menengai Oilers

Mean Machine v Kabras Sugar

MATCH DAY 3

Saturday 10 December 2022

Catholic Monks v Mean Machine

Kabras Sugar v Kenya Harlequin

Menengai Oilers v Masinde Muliro

KCB v Homeboyz

Strathmore Leos v Nakuru

Mwamba v Blak Blad

MATCH DAY 4

Saturday 17 December 2022

Mwamba v Catholic Monks

Blak Blad v Strathmore Leos

Nakuru v KCB

Homeboyz v Menengai Oilers

Masinde Muliro v Kabras Sugar

Kenya Harlequin v Mean Machine

MATCH DAY 5

Saturday 7 January 2023

Catholic Monks v Kenya Harlequin

Mean Machine v Masinde Muliro

Kabras Sugar v Homeboyz

Menengai Oilers v Nakuru

KCB v Blak Blad

Strathmore Leos v Mwamba

MATCH DAY 6

Saturday 14 January 2023

Strathmore Leos v Catholic Monks

Mwamba v KCB

Blak Blad v Menengai Oilers

Nakuru v Kabras Sugar

Homeboyz v Mean Machine

Masinde Muliro v Kenya Harlequin

MATCH DAY 7

Saturday 21 January 2023

Catholic Monks v Masinde Muliro

Kenya Harlequin v Homeboyz

Mean Machine v Nakuru

Kabras Sugar v Blak Blad

Menengai Oilers v Mwamba

KCB v Strathmore Leos

MATCH DAY 8

Saturday 4 February 2023

KCB v Catholic Monks

Strathmore Leos v Menengai Oilers

Mwamba v Kabras Sugar

Blak Blad v Mean Machine

Nakuru v Kenya Harlequin

Homeboyz v Masinde Muliro

MATCH DAY 9

Saturday 11 February 2023

Catholic Monks v Homeboyz

Masinde Muliro v NakuruKenya

Harlequin v Blak Blad

Mean Machine v Mwamba

Kabras Sugar v Strathmore Leos

Menengai Oilers v KCB

MATCH DAY 10

Saturday 18 February 2023

Menengai Oilers v Catholic Monks

KCB v Kabras

Strathmore Leos v Mean Machine

Mwamba v Kenya Harlequin

Blak Blad v Masinde Muliro

Nakuru v Homeboyz

MATCH DAY 11

Saturday 25 February 2023

Catholic Monks v Nakuru

Homeboyz v Blak Blad

Masinde Muliro v Mwamba

Kenya Harlequin v Strathmore Leos

Mean Machine v KCB

Kabras Sugar v Menengai Oilers

SEMIS

Saturday 4 March 2023

POS1 v POS4

POS2 v POS3

FINAL

Saturday 11 March 2023

WINNER SF1 v WINNER SF2