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With spirit of Isukuti, we will rise each time we fall!

 AFC Leopards

A section of AFC Leopards fans head to the Nyayo National Stadium for their Football Kenya Federation Premier League match against Gor Mahia on January 29, 2023.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Isukuti dance has been and is still loved by the old, youth and children, and is performed during all ceremonies including childbirth, circumcision, weddings, burials and bullfighting contests
  • Among those who have embraced the culture of Isukuti are politicians, football fans, tourists and players in the hotel industry
  • The dance is performed by shaking the shoulders, the bottom and twisting of the legs



Culture explains who people are, it’s what we eat, dance or even name our children. That is what Ingwe has been for nearly 60 years!

The only team that has had something to celebrate is AFC Leopards. Isukuti is the other name of AFC Leopards, which for six decades has been ever present featuring at AFC Leopards’ matches.