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Justus Basweti
Justus Basweti (born 1 August 1984) is a former Kenyan striker who turned out for A.F.C. Leopards, Nzoia Sugar, Nairobi City Stars and the Kenya national football team. Career Basweti had three different stints at A.F.C. Leopards in 2000-2, 2003-4, and 2007, and featured for Nzoia Sugar in 2002-3, and World Hope in 2004-2008 before it was rechristened Nairobi City Stars where he ran out his league career in 2014 after five seasons from 2009. He missed out on a chance to return to A.F.C. Leopards for a fourth stint in the 2015 season. He is Nairobi City Stars all-time top scorer across all competitions with 35 goals. Awards He won the domestic Cup with A.F.C. Leopards in 2001 after scoring twice in a 2-0 win over Mathare United and won the second one with World Hope in 2005 after grabbing a brace in a 2-1 win over Tusker F.C. Honours Club ;AFC Leopards * Moi Golden Cup: (2001) ;World Hope * FKF President's Cup: (2005) International career Basweti was capped four times for Ken ... [...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] |
Nzoia Sugar
Nzoia Sugar Football Club (formerly Nzoia United Football Club) is a Kenyan professional football club based in Bungoma. Founded in 1982, the club competes in the Kenyan Premier League, and play their home games at the Sudi Stadium in Bungoma. Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ... – First Round References External links soccervistafootliveNzoia Sugar Livescores Kenyan Premier League clubs Kenyan National Super League clubs FKF Division One clubs Football clubs in Kenya Works association football clubs in Kenya {{Kenya-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Hope
Nairobi City Stars is an association football club based in Nairobi, Kenya that currently competes in the first tier Kenyan Premier League. History The club was founded in 2003 as World Hope Football Club after a majority of players followed head coach Zedekiah 'Zico' Otieno from relegated Kawangware United. The club was formed and owned by World Hope International, a charitable organization. After one season in the Nationwide League, World Hope was promoted to the Kenyan Premier League. In October 2008, the club was bought by Ambassadors in Sport (AIS Kenya), who renamed the club to Nairobi City Stars FC after the 2008 season. After the take over Nairobi City Stars was initially coached by German manager Oliver Page, a former Bundesliga player. He resigned from the post-half-season in June 2009 despite good results, citing personal issues After a short while under the new owners, the team reverted to Peter Jabuya who would struggle with the team till March 2019 when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi City Stars
Nairobi City Stars is an association football club based in Nairobi, Kenya that currently competes in the first tier Kenyan Premier League. History The club was founded in 2003 as World Hope Football Club after a majority of players followed head coach Zedekiah 'Zico' Otieno from relegated Kawangware United. The club was formed and owned by World Hope International, a charitable organization. After one season in the Nationwide League, World Hope was promoted to the Kenyan Premier League. In October 2008, the club was bought by Ambassadors in Sport (AIS Kenya), who renamed the club to Nairobi City Stars FC after the 2008 season. After the take over Nairobi City Stars was initially coached by German manager Oliver Page, a former Bundesliga player. He resigned from the post-half-season in June 2009 despite good results, citing personal issues After a short while under the new owners, the team reverted to Peter Jabuya who would struggle with the team till March 2019 when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya National Football Team
The Kenya national football team represents Kenya in international football. It is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation, the governing body football in Kenya, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA), a sub-confederation of CAF that has jurisdiction in East and Central Africa. The team is colloquially known as the ''Harambee Stars'' and plays its home games primarily at the Nyayo National Stadium in the country's capital, Nairobi. The team failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition. History Kenya has appeared in six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, never reaching the second round. The team entered its first FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 1974. As of 2022, they have never qualified for the final tournament. FIFA suspensions and international bans FIFA suspended Kenya from all football activities for three months in 2004, due to the interference of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathare United
Mathare United Football Club is a professional association football club, based in Nairobi, Kenya. They currently compete in the Kenyan Premier League, the top tier of the Kenyan football league system, and won their first league title during the 2008 season. The club plays its home games at the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani. Current squad Achievements *Kenyan Premier League: 1 :: 2008 *Kenyan President's Cup: 2 :: 1998, 2000 Performance in CAF competitions * CAF Champions League: 1 appearance :: 2009 – Preliminary Round *CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tou ...: 1 appearance ::2002 – First Round * CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances ::1999 – Second Round ::2001 – First Round Math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tusker F
Tusker or Tuskers may refer to: __NOTOC__ Animals * an elephant with genetic properties granting him large tusks * an adult male wild boar, particularly the American razorback population Military unit nicknames * 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, a United States Army unit * No. 5 Squadron IAF, an Indian Air Force squadron * 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron, a Canadian Armed Forces air force squadron Sports teams * Sri Lanka rugby union team nickname "The Tuskers” * East Africa rugby union team, who tour under the nickname "Tuskers" * Tusker F.C., a Kenyan football club owned by the East African Breweries * Ballari Tuskers, a Karnataka Premier League cricket franchise * Kochi Tuskers Kerala, a former Indian Premier League cricket franchise * Florida Tuskers, a former United Football League franchise * Matabeleland Tuskers, a Zimbabwean cricket franchise * Tuskers women's cricket team, a Zimbabwean women's cricket team Other uses * Tusker (beer), a Kenyan beer bottled by E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FKF President's Cup
The FKF President's Cup (known as the Betway Shield cup for sponsorship reasons) is the top knockout tournament in Kenyan football. It was created in 1956, but during its existence the knockout tournament has had different names. It is the Kenyan equivalent to the FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi .... In 2003 two different cup competition's were held in Kenya because the 4 semi-finalists of the President's Cup withdrew from the KFF and continued with their "Transparency Cup" while the KFF continued their tournament with already eliminated clubs. The 2020 edition was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, just an year after Betway betting firm were announced as the title sponsors Winners Notes References External links RSSSF– Kenya - List of Cup Winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
