Training and jobs
Training And Jobs
Coming soonThe game employs far more people than it selects players — coaches, physios, analysts, groundskeepers, club administrators, commercial and media staff. Our modelling puts thousands of coaching and match-official qualifications behind the proposed facilities, and those are transferable, internationally recognised skills. This page consolidates our own planned pathways with the role profiles and academy programmes published by FC Nairobi, Crown Crane Park and the Kenya Premier League, so you can see the whole picture in one place.
Guidance only, for now
Nothing on this page is open for application yet. The courses are indicative pathways showing what each qualification involves and roughly what it costs, and the roles are illustrative job profiles rather than live vacancies. Where a role or programme is run by a partner such as FC Nairobi or Crown Crane Park Management, the “Register interest” link takes you to their own careers page and they recruit independently of us. We are also not currently running player trials — any trial or academy information we publish is general guidance to help you understand how selection normally works. When registration and recruitment open, it will be announced in football development updates. If you can help deliver any of it, send us a proposal.
CAF/FKF D Licence — grassroots coaching
The entry point for anyone coaching children and youth teams in Kenya. Covers session design, age-appropriate technical work, safeguarding and basic match management.
You come away with
Recognised badge, a starter library of session plans, and a mentor for your first season.
- Provider
- Football Kenya Federation county associations
- Where
- Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa
- Length
- 5 days plus assessment
- Cost
- Subsidised places available
Futsal coaching fundamentals
How to run the small-sided game properly: touch volume, rondos, transition work and how futsal habits carry into eleven-a-side.
You come away with
Ability to run a full weekly futsal programme for under-12 to under-17 groups.
- Provider
- KickStartKenyaFootball
- Where
- Futsal courts, county hubs
- Length
- 3 days
- Cost
- Free for court-affiliated coaches
Sports physiotherapy and pitchside first response
Injury prevention, load management, on-pitch emergency response and return-to-play protocols for grassroots and semi-professional squads.
You come away with
Competence to cover matchdays and to build a screening and rehab routine.
- Provider
- University teaching hospitals and club medical staff
- Where
- Nairobi
- Length
- 12 weeks, part time
- Cost
- Bursaries for county league staff
Performance analysis with free tools
Filming matches on a phone, clipping and tagging footage, building simple opposition reports and presenting findings to players who have never seen video work.
You come away with
A working analysis workflow you can run on one laptop.
- Provider
- KickStartKenyaFootball
- Where
- Online plus Nairobi workshops
- Length
- 6 weeks
- Cost
- Free
Club administration and governance
Registration and compliance, player contracts, budgeting, matchday operations, sponsorship servicing and reporting to a board.
You come away with
The paperwork and financial literacy a club needs to be taken seriously by investors.
- Provider
- Typhoon Sports Group and partner clubs
- Where
- Nairobi
- Length
- 8 weeks, evenings
- Cost
- Paid, instalments available
The business of football: revenue, transfers and media rights
How money actually moves through the game: matchday and commercial revenue, sponsorship valuation, transfer mechanics, solidarity and training compensation, agency work and broadcast rights.
You come away with
The vocabulary and models to work in football commercially, or to run a club's revenue side.
- Provider
- KickStartKenyaFootball with diaspora industry mentors
- Where
- Online
- Length
- 10 weeks
- Cost
- Paid, scholarships available
Groundskeeping and pitch maintenance
Keeping natural and modular surfaces playable on a Kenyan budget: drainage, irrigation, wear patterns, line marking and seasonal work.
You come away with
Employable groundskeeping skills and a maintenance calendar for your facility.
- Provider
- Partner facilities
- Where
- County hubs
- Length
- 2 weeks
- Cost
- Free
Safeguarding and child protection in football
Recognising and reporting harm, safe recruitment, travel and accommodation rules, and the standards every coach on our courts must meet.
You come away with
Certification required to coach on any KickStartKenyaFootball programme.
- Provider
- KickStartKenyaFootball
- Where
- Online
- Length
- 1 day
- Cost
- Free and mandatory for our programmes
FC Nairobi Youth Development (ages 6–12)
Foundation training in fundamental skills, coordination and love of the game inside a professional coaching environment.
You come away with
Technical foundations, professional habits and a route into the junior academy.
- Provider
- FC Nairobi Youth Academy
- Where
- Proposed Typhoon Sports Village, Nairobi
- Length
- Season-long programme
- Cost
- To be confirmed
FC Nairobi Junior Academy (ages 13–16)
Advanced tactical work, position-specific development and competitive match experience to professional standards.
You come away with
Position mastery, match exposure and a sports-science-led training load.
- Provider
- FC Nairobi Youth Academy
- Where
- Proposed Typhoon Sports Village, Nairobi
- Length
- Season-long programme
- Cost
- To be confirmed
FC Nairobi Elite Pathway (ages 17–21)
Bridging academy graduates to first-team opportunities through elite coaching and a professionalised pathway.
You come away with
First-team exposure, performance data and a realistic professional route.
- Provider
- FC Nairobi Youth Academy
- Where
- Proposed Typhoon Sports Village, Nairobi
- Length
- Season-long programme
- Cost
- To be confirmed
FC Nairobi Training Camps (all ages)
Intensive seasonal camps run by professional coaches during school holidays.
You come away with
A concentrated block of professional coaching and an assessment of where you are.
- Provider
- FC Nairobi Youth Academy
- Where
- Nairobi
- Length
- School holidays
- Cost
- To be confirmed
Coaching, scouting and development programmes
Training, certification, assessment and mentorship for coaches and scouts. This route is deliberately separate from applying for a coaching job at the club.
You come away with
Certification, assessment feedback and a mentor relationship.
- Provider
- FC Nairobi
- Where
- Nairobi
- Length
- Programme dependent
- Cost
- To be confirmed
Football Business Academy
Education and training in every variable of running a professional football club, one of the four Game Changers in the KPL Strategic Plan 2022–2027.
You come away with
Club management, governance and commercial capability.
- Provider
- Kenya Premier League
- Where
- Nairobi
- Length
- Programme dependent
- Cost
- To be confirmed