APS Bomet: Newly-Promoted FKF-PL Club Sets Lofty Targets as Patron Promises Massive Stadium Upgrade

Joel Omotto 13:37 - 21 August 2025

APS Bomet will have their IAAF Stadium rehabilitated as they look to surprise in the FKF Premier League.

Newly-promoted FKF Premier League club APS Bomet are set for a big boost after a promise to upgrade their stadium with the team revealing its big top flight ambitions.

FKF Premier League new boys APS Bomet may have just been promoted but they are not just looking to make the numbers in the top flight.

APS Bomet were the two sides that got directly promoted ahead of the 2025-26 season after finishing second in the second tier National Super League behind winners Nairobi United.

The club have been recruiting with an eye on a good run in the league with a top five target next season and a title in the next three years in their sights.

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This was revealed on Wednesday during a funds drive aimed at cushioning the team financially next season with club Patron Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen promising that their IAAF Stadium will be closed for renovation in the next three months while President William Ruto has pledged to buy them a new bus.

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"We’re finalizing the decision on what exactly to do at the Bomet IAAF Stadium pitch, & if H.E. the President agrees, it will take less than 3 months to deliver a proper pitch." ~ Our Patron, H.E. Kipchumba Murkomen, C.S for Interior & National Administration~#TheBlackBerets pic.twitter.com/Ze6VxCyr4I
— A.P.S BOMET F.C (@APSBOMETFC) August 21, 2025

"I visited the venue (IAAF) Stadium in Bomet and saw the conditions under which the team has been playing in the National Super League (NSL), and I was just humbled to see they made it to the Premier League despite the challenging environment,” said Murkomen.

“It just shows how much more the team can achieve with the right support, which we are ready to offer. I want to challenge the Board, Madam Rose, that we can fight for at least top five in the first season," added the CS at the event, which raised over Ksh30 million towards the team.

APS Bomet board chairman Bishop Dr Fred Akama echoed the club patron’s sentiments, taking on the challenge of performing well.

"We have seen what good management can do in football. Not so many clubs in our country enjoy good management as required. We want to ensure good management for the team, and our target is to win the Premier League title within three years," said Akama.

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Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Gilbert Masengeli issued a rallying call to the team to live up to the billing in the Premier League and follow in the footsteps of teams like Sofapaka who won the top flight in their debut season.

"When a cat wants to become a lion, it must stop the habit of feeding on rats. You know what we need to do as a team, on our march towards the Premier League title. This calls for improvement in every area, especially financial prudence," said Masengeli.

APS Bomet have witnessed a meteoric rise since the club was founded in 2014 with the aim of fostering a great relationship between the police and the public in Bomet and have now joined Police FC and Ulinzi Stars as the teams from the disciplined forces in the Premier League.

Coached by Miachael Nam, APS Bomet will begin their Premier League campaign against last season’s high fliers Shabana FC on September 21.