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George Midenyo
George Midenyo Oguk is a retired Kenyan striker who featured for Kenyan Premier League sides Mathare United, Tusker F.C., Gor Mahia F.C., Nairobi City Stars, Wazito F.C. and Kenya. He also featured for Norwegian side Raufoss IL, Swedish sides Mjölby AI FF and Husqvarna FF, and Sidama Coffee S.C. in Ethiopia. He is now a coach. Club career Midenyo started his career at Mathare United in 2002 and after five seasons joined Tusker F.C. for a season. He then moved to Norwegian side Raufoss IL in 2007 then to Swedish side Mjölby AI FF the same year. In 2008 he joined Husqvarna FF and spent two seasons before returning to Mjölby AI FF. In 2011 he was back from Scandinavia and rejoined Tusker F.C. In 2012 he joined Gor Mahia F.C. for two seasons then landed at Nairobi City Stars for the 2014 season. Thereafter, he moved to Sidama Coffee S.C. for two seasons before returning to Kenya to join Wazito F.C. in the second tier. Coaching After half a season at Wazito F.C., Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striker (association Football)
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Attacking positions generally favour irrational players who ask questions to the defensive side of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or none. Striker The normal role of a striker is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team. If they are tall and physical players, with good heading ability, the player may also be used to get onto the end of crosses, win long balls, or receive passes and retain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi City Stadium
Nairobi City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located east of the city centre. The stadium is owned by the Nairobi City Council. Overview The stadium was originally known as ''African Stadium'', then renamed to ''Donholm Road Stadium''. It was renamed to ''Jogoo Road Stadium'' after Kenya gained independence in 1963 and finally to ''Nairobi City Stadium''.Daily Nation, 21 November 2007 Fifa rolls out multimillion stadium project/ref> It was the principal stadium in Nairobi until the 1980s when Nyayo National Stadium and Moi International Sports Centre were built. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of the traditional Gor Mahia and some other local clubs. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people. Probably the highest profile athletics competition held at Nairobi City Stadium was Jomo Kenyatta memorial meeting in 1979. International athletes like Edwin Moses, Alberto Salazar and Henry Rono participated.Daily Nation, 29 Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raufoss IL Players
Raufoss is the administrative centre of Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about south of the larger town of Gjøvik. The village area is located along the municipal border with the neighboring Gjøvik Municipality and the actual urban area of Raufoss does cross the border slightly, including a small part of Gjøvik as well (as defined by Statistics Norway). The village has a population (2021) of 7,839 and a population density of . Of these numbers, of the village and 7,565 people live in the Vestre Toten part of the village and of the village and 274 people live in the part of Raufoss that is in Gjøvik. Etymology The village is named after a waterfall in the river Hunnselva. The first element is ''raud'' which means "red", and the last element is ''foss'' which means "waterfall". The color red indicates traces of iron in the river bed. Economic and cultural activities The largest employer is what was earlier Raufoss Ammun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenyan Premier League Players
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Nairobi City Stars Players
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, while the metropolitan area has a projected population in 2022 of 10.8 million. The city is commonly referred to as the Green City in the Sun. Nairobi was founded in 1899 by colonial authorities in British East Africa, as a rail depot on the Uganda - Kenya Railway.Roger S. Greenway, Timothy M. Monsma, ''Cities: missions' new frontier'', (Baker Book House: 1989), p.163. The town quickly grew to replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya in 1907. After independence in 1963, Nairobi became the capital of the Republic of Kenya. During Kenya's colonial period, the city became a centre for the colony's coffee, tea and sisal industry. The city lies in the south central part of Kenya, at an elevati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenyan Men's Footballers
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Living People
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1981 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán Department, Morazán and Chalatenango Department, Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican City, Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DMC DeLorean, DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An 1981 Dawu ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 KPL Top 8 Cup
The 2012 KPL Top 8 Cup was the second edition of the football tournament which ran from 14 March to 19 August 2012. It was contested by the top 8 teams of the 2011 Kenyan Premier League season: A.F.C. Leopards, Chemelil Sugar, Gor Mahia, Rangers, Sofapaka, Sony Sugar, Tusker and Ulinzi Stars. Ulinzi Stars were the defending champions, having won their first title in the inaugural edition of the tournament, but were denied a second title after losing to champions Gor Mahia in the final. 2011 Kenyan Premier League standings Bracket Quarter-finals The quarter-final ties were played between 14 March and 29 July 2012. Gor Mahia−A.F.C. Leopards match The Nairobi derby match scheduled for 1 April 2012 was postponed, as Gor Mahia were banned from the Nyayo National Stadium following an incident that led to a riot by Gor fans during another derby match on 18 March 2012. However, A.F.C. Leopards were dissatisfied with the ruling made by the IDCC and opted to drop out of the tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moi Golden Cup
Moi or MOI may refer to: People * Moi (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Moisés Delgado (born 1994), Spanish footballer commonly known as simply Moi * Moisés Rodríguez (born 1997), Spanish footballer commonly known as simply Moi Places Kenya * Moi Air Base, a military airport east of Nairobi, Kenya * Moi International Airport, Mombasa, Kenya * Moi International Sports Centre, a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya * Moi Stadium, a multi-purpose facility in Kisumu, Kenya * Moi University, a public university in Eldoret, western Kenya Norway * Moi, Norway, the administrative centre of Lund municipality * Moi, Agder, a small village Other places * Moi, a village in Bâlteni Commune, Gorj County, Romania * McLeod Glacier (South Orkney Islands) * Moi Center, a complex of buildings in Shenyang, China Acronyms Arts and entertainment * The Mothers of Invention, a 1960s band led by Frank Zappa * ''Master of Illusion'' (video game), a 2007 Nintendo DS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 CECAFA Cup
The 2001 CECAFA Cup was the 25th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The matches were played in Rwanda, who had last hosted the competition two years before, in 1999. All the matches at the tournament were played from 8 December 2001, when Rwanda beat Somalia, until the 22 December 2001, when both the final and third place play-off were hosted. Prior to the tournament, Sudan withdrew their participation, and as such were suspended from all CECAFA tournaments in the future on an indefinite basis. However, the suspension was lifted in time for the 2002 CECAFA Cup. Eleven teams entered the tournament, two more than had competed at the previous edition. There were, however, only ten countries competing at the 2001 Cup, as the hosts, Rwanda, entered Rwanda (A) and Rwanda (B). The last time Rwanda had hosted the tournament, in 1999, they had similarly entered two teams: Rwanda (A) finished third, beating Burundi in the third place play-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Omar Bongo
Stade Omar Bongo is a multi-purpose stadium in Libreville, Gabon. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FC 105 Libreville. The stadium has a capacity of 41,000 and is named after Omar Bongo, who was President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009. References External links Fotosacafe.daum.net/stade a worldstadiums.com a fussballtempel.net |
