From our youngest Under-6 starters to the Senior team, Santos Soka Academy develops players with discipline, creativity and heart — right here in Dagoretti, Nairobi.
Santos Soka Academy is a Kenyan football academy based in the Dagoretti area of Nairobi, founded in 2010. We are a standalone academy rooted in our community, with a full pathway from the first touch at Under-6 to senior football.
Our academy trains boys and girls from age 4 to 20, giving every player a real pathway — from their first ever session in an Under-6 shirt all the way to the Senior team.
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Every age group has its own coaching staff, training schedule and matchday calendar. Players progress through a clear pathway with the same playing philosophy at every level.
First touch, fun, coordination — a joyful introduction to the game.
Ball mastery and small-sided games to build a confident first touch.
Introducing positional awareness, passing patterns and first fixtures.
Deeper technical work and first competitive league experience.
Specialised positional training and strength & conditioning begin.
Match analysis, tactical periodisation and scouting exposure.
The bridge between youth and senior football at Santos Soka.
The senior side — where academy graduates step into men's football.
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Santos Soka Academy beat Steplink Academy 3–1 in the FKF Nairobi West County League Championship playoffs.
The academy’s official full-time announcement says the team was “on to the finals tomorrow at 11am,” confirming progression to the next stage. The score and opponent are visible in the official match graphic.
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The academy’s official January posts celebrate a Santos Soka winger joining El Merriekh SC Bentiu, a Sudanese Premier League side.
For Santos Soka, the pathway is bigger than a single match. The academy’s posts celebrate an 18-year-old winger’s move into senior football in South Sudan, a next step built through the work done on the pitches of Dagoretti. The same story carries the academy’s message: The Gifted. Trust the Process.
The source posts use both “Kan Thomas” and “Khan Jal Kume” when describing the player. We are preserving that wording rather than merging the names without the academy’s confirmation.
Santos Soka’s U18 players made their mark in the Future Stars second edition.
Official academy posts celebrate Andrew Mayom, the U18 attacking midfielder who scored the semi-final winner, and Chadwick Mbayi, aged 14, who received the tournament’s Most Promising Youngest Player award. Together, the moments show a pathway built around courage, recognition and the patient work behind every young player.
Technical development, competitive pathways and a focus on the whole player — on and off the pitch.
Age-appropriate curriculums focused on the 4 corners: technical, tactical, physical and psychological.
Teams play in FKF Nairobi West and invitational tournaments across Kenya.
We work with parents and schools so football supports — never replaces — education.
Free and subsidised slots for talented players from our Dagoretti community.
Register your child for an open trial day. Every age group welcome.
