Get admitted to the Kenya Academy of Sports
Kenya Academy of Sports · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Fill in KAS's Application Form and Admission Form (download them at kas.or.ke/useful-forms) and hand them in with your ID, school papers and the medical, fitness and consent forms. You can join as a privately sponsored athlete, or as a KAS-sponsored athlete if KAS scouts you or a KAS affiliate refers you.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Kenya Academy of Sports, Kasarani Sports Complex, off Kasarani–Mwiki Road, Nairobi (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm). Forms at kas.or.ke/useful-forms. Call 0114 491367 or email info@kas.or.ke.
What you need
- Identification documents
- Academic documents
- Medical report (Annex V)
- Fitness test report (Annex VI)
- Mental health test report (Annex VII)
- Parental consent form, where needed (Annex VIII)
- Image rights consent form (Annex IX)
- Deed of indemnity (Annex X)
- Student-athlete or athlete contract form (Annex XI or XII)
Steps
- Download the forms from kas.or.ke/useful-forms: Athlete Admission Form, Student Application Form, medical, fitness, consent and contract forms.
- Fill in the Application Form (Annex I) and the Admission Form (Annex II).
- Hand in your documents: ID, academic papers, medical, fitness and mental health reports, and the consent, indemnity and contract forms.
- Pay the fee, where one applies.
- KAS gives you materials and, where offered, accommodation. You go through orientation, then training starts.
Watch out
- KAS may verify your documents, so hand in genuine copies.
- You can't apply for a KAS-sponsored place on your own. It comes from KAS scouting or a referral by a KAS affiliate.
- The out-of-school programme is full-time and residential at KAS regional centres, for athletes selected through KAS talent selection.
Who can apply
- Privately sponsored: anyone who wants to train in sport by their own choice.
- KAS-sponsored: talented athletes scouted by KAS or referred by a KAS affiliate.
- Out-of-school programme: athletes who have finished primary and secondary school. It has three levels of 8 months each.
- Satellite academies: learners in KAS partner primary and secondary schools.
- Sports camps: self-sponsored trainees and teams, plus KAS-sponsored groups.
Official sources (6)
- Athlete Admission kas.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Useful Forms kas.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Out-of-School kas.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- In-School (Satellite Academies) kas.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Sports Camps kas.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Frequently Asked Questions kas.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026