Ivy Jepkoech and Bridget Kamamia returned from the NFL Coaching Clinic in Ghana as certified coaches and wasted no time. Eight universities in the Central Region are about to experience Flag Football for the very first time, and two Kenyan women are leading the way.
By the KFAF Communications Desk | Nairobi, Kenya
THE GHANA MISSION
Four Days. Expert Knowledge. A New Certification That Changes Everything.
When KFAF nominates someone for an international training opportunity, the selection is never random. Ivy Jepkoech and Bridget Kamamia earned their places at the NFL Coaching Clinic in Ghana the old-fashioned way, through years of long, quiet, consistent dedication to Flag Football in Kenya. They played the sport. They stepped up as referees. They coached at schools. They showed up, again and again, when the cameras were not rolling and the crowds were not watching.
That kind of commitment does not go unnoticed at KFAF. The federation is deliberate about promoting women in sport and actively encouraging women into leadership roles — not as a box-ticking exercise, but as a genuine strategic priority. Ivy and Bridget represent exactly the kind of leaders KFAF wants to develop and invest in.
In Ghana, over four intensive days, they sat with some of the best football minds on the continent and learned how elite-level coaching really works: the methodology, the session design, the mentality, the standards. They did not just attend,they absorbed. And the moment they returned to Kenya, they began transferring every bit of that knowledge straight back into the programmes that need it most.
WOMEN LEADING THE WAY
KFAF Is Deliberate About Women in Leadership.
It is worth pausing on what this nomination represents. In many sporting organisations across Africa, international coaching opportunities are still disproportionately directed toward men. KFAF has made a conscious choice to push back against that pattern.
Ivy Jepkoech and Bridget Kamamia are not token inclusions in this story — they are the story. They are now among the most formally qualified Flag Football coaches in Kenya. They will stand at the front of clinics, lead training sessions, and mentor the next generation of players and coaches in the Central Region and beyond. Two women. NFL certification. Immediate, tangible impact. That is what deliberate investment in female leadership looks like in practice.
KFAF’s commitment to women in sport is not a statement on a website. It is Ivy and Bridget on a flight to Ghana. It is Ivy and Bridget running sessions in Meru. It is the decision, made at the federation level, that women are coaches, leaders, and standard-setters in this sport.
THE CENTRAL REGION CLINIC
Eight Universities. Two Days. A Region Discovering Its Potential.
The timing could not be more deliberate. With the Flag Football season concluded, KFAF has activated a full calendar of development clinics — and the Central Region is one of the most exciting stops on the map. The appetite is real. Eight universities across the region have signed up, and by all accounts the enthusiasm among students and administrators alike has been nothing short of electric.
This is a community that has been watching Flag Football grow in Nairobi and Western Kenya and has been asking, “When do we get our turn?” The answer is now.
The Coaching Team:
| BJ | Coach Bahati Joseph Head Coach, Kenya National Flag Football Team | Lead Clinician — experienced clinic facilitator, previously delivered the Western Kenya High Schools Clinic |
| IJ | Ivy Jepkoech NFL-Certified Coach (Ghana Clinic) | Player, referee, and schools coach — now leading as a certified elite-level coach |
| BK | Bridget Kamamia NFL-Certified Coach (Ghana Clinic) | Player, referee, and schools coach — long-term commitment to growing the sport in Kenya |
| JT | Jatelo Clinic Support Coach | Delivered the Western Kenya High Schools Clinic alongside Coach Bahati |
The team is experienced, purposeful, and balanced. Coach Bahati Joseph brings the authority of the National Team Head Coach and the track record of having already delivered clinic programmes in Western Kenya. Ivy and Bridget bring fresh NFL-accredited methodology and the credibility of coaches who have lived every level of this sport. Erick Onyango-Jatelo brings proven support experience from previous clinics. Together, they form one of the strongest coaching education teams KFAF has assembled.
“I am grateful for this kind of opportunity to continue to share my game knowledge and witness new teams come on board. This is what the sport is about — growth, and I totally value it.”
— Bahati Joseph, Head Coach, Kenya National Flag Football Team
WHAT THE TWO DAYS LOOK LIKE
Basics, Gear, and a Mini Tournament to Finish.
coach Ivy shows a new athelet how secure the game ball
The two-day clinic is structured to take participants from zero to genuinely playing the sport, with confidence and proper technique, in just 48 hours. Day one focuses on the fundamentals: the rules of Flag Football, the positions, the basic offensive and defensive concepts, and the practical skills every player and coach needs to understand the game from the inside out.
Day two builds on that foundation with more advanced session work, coaching methodology for educators who will run programmes at their institutions, and the all-important practical element — a mini tournament where the newly trained participants get to experience Flag Football as a live, competitive, joyful game.
Every participating institution will also receive a KFAF starter kit valued at KSh 10,000, game balls, flag belts, and the essential equipment needed to keep playing long after the coaching team has gone home. KFAF’s philosophy has always been clear on this point: you do not just teach the game and leave. You equip people to sustain it.
Coach Bahati runing the flag football class room session.
THE ROAD AHEAD
A Full Year of Clinics. A Federation on the Move.
The Central Region clinic is not a standalone event, it is one stop on an ambitious year-long development calendar that KFAF’s executive has been planning carefully. With the competitive season behind them, the federation has shifted into development mode and is taking Flag Football systematically into regions, universities, and communities that have not yet had the chance to connect with the sport.
Western Kenya already has a growing network. Nairobi is will host a clinic for Primary and high schools. Now Central Kenya is joining the family. The vision is national, and the execution, clinic by clinic, institution by institution, is making it real.
Every coach trained is a multiplier. Every institution equipped with a starter kit is a programme that can run independently. Every student who picks up a flag belt for the first time is a potential future player, coach, official, or advocate for this sport. KFAF understands the mathematics of grassroots development, and they are doing the work.
The Game Is Growing. The Women Are Leading It.
From an NFL clinic in Ghana to the lecture halls of Central Kenya — Ivy Jepkoech and Bridget Kamamia are proof that when KFAF invests in people, those people go out and change the game.