Kenya clubs spent nothing on new players in 2025, according to a FIFA report, but how much did they bank in transfer fees last year?
Kenyan clubs have raised eyebrows following the release of the FIFA transfer report of 2025.
Kenyan clubs signed a number of players, some moving from one local club to the other, while others arrived from different countries.
However, according to the report, no Kenyan club spent a cent to sign players last year, meaning all those signed were free agents.
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While Kenya is not among the big spending countries in Africa, it is surprising that all the 49 players signed last year arrived for free, showing the mode of operation adopted to minimize spending among the cash-strapped clubs.
How Much Was Received By Kenyan Clubs?
However, there was an increase in the transfer fees received by Kenyan clubs with the report saying a total of $970,000 (Ksh125 million) came in from 45 player sales in 2025.
The report does not cite which Kenyan club banked the most money but the Ksh125 million represents an increase of 36.1 per cent compared to what was received in 2024.
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A number of Kenyan players left for transfers abroad last year with Mohammed Bajaber’s move from Kenya Police to Simba SC of Tanzania among the most high-profile and it is reported to have been worth $100,000 (Ksh12.9 million) while Ryan Ogam left Tusker FC for Austrian club Wolfsberger AC after his release clause was triggered.
How Kenya Compares to Uganda and Tanzania
Gor Mahia lost defender Alphonce Omija to Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel for a reported $50,000 (Ksh6.4 million) with Moses Shumah and Emmanuel Osoro leaving Kakamega Homeboyz and FC Talanta respectively for Zambian champions Power Dynamos.
The transfer fees for these deals were kept secret, making it difficult to quantify which transfer generated the most money.
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In East Africa, Tanzanian clubs paid out $1.99 million (Ksh256.7 million) in transfer fees and received $1.52 million (Ksh196 million) while Uganda also spent nothing in transfer fees but received $1.64 million (Ksh211 million) in player sales.