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Levy Muaka
Levy Muaka Mutsotso is a retired Kenyan Midfielder (association football), midfielder who featured for Kenyan Premier League sides Nairobi City Stars, Sofapaka F.C., Tusker F.C. and the kenya national football team as a winger. Club career Levy joined Nairobi City Stars from Securicor Kitale in 2006 and served the club for two-and-a-half seasons before joining Sofapaka F.C. for the remainder of the 2009 season. He returned to Nairobi City Stars in 2010 and for part of the 2012 season. He was back for the last part of the 2014 season, and the entire 2015 season. In 2011 he featured for Tusker F.C. Between 2012 and 2014, Levy is believed to have gone abroad in search of opportunities. Earlier in 2010 and 2011, he had been linked with trial moves to South Africa and France. Levy won two Kenyan Premier League titles with Sofapaka F.C. in 2009 Kenyan Premier League, 2009 and with Tusker F.C. in 2011 Kenyan Premier League, 2011. International Levy earned four national team caps b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midfielder (association Football)
A midfielder is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Central midfielder, central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on what Formation (association football), formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the Defender (association football), defensive units and Forward (association football), forward units of a Formation (association football), formation. Manag ... [...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] |
Sofapaka F
Sofapaka Football Club (Sofapaka: Sote kama Familia kwa Pamoja Kuafikia Azimio – Kiswahili: ''We as a Family together to achieve a goal'') is a football club, based in Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County. They play their home games at the Wundanyi Stadium (also Known as Dawson Mwanyumba Stadium). History The club originates from the men’s fellowship of the MAOS Ministries football team founded in 2002, which took part in inter-church competitions. In 2004, Elly Kalekwa took over the team and formed Sofapaka, and eventually joined the Nationwide league. The team won the President's Cup in 2007, while still playing in the Nationwide League. The team's shirt sponsor is Betika, a sports betting company in Kenya. Achievements * Jamhuri Cup Winner: 1 :: 2018 * Sportpesa Shield Cup: 2 :: 2018 *Kenyan Premier League: 5 :: 2018 * Mashujaa Cup Winner: 1 :: 2017 *Kenyan Premier League: 2 :: 2017. *Kenyan Premier League: 1 :: 2009 *Kenyan President's Cup: 3 :: 2007, 2010, 20 ... [...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] |
Kenyan Premier League
The Kenyan Premier League (KPL), officially known as the FKF Premier League and as the BetKing Premier League (BPL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Kenya. Standing at the top of the Kenyan football league system, the league was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by the Football Kenya Federation. It is contested by 18 clubs and operates on a promotion and relegation system with the Kenyan National Super League. Tusker F.C., Tusker are the current champions having won the 2021–22 FKF Premier League, 2021–22 season. The league was mostly stable until the late 1990s and since then its performance had been considered below average, with many of the league's clubs having little or no finances to support themselves. However, when SuperSport (TV channel), SuperSport became an official league partner, the league has taken on a more serious role with teams becoming professional and the major ... [...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] |
2009 Kenyan Premier League
The 2009 Kenyan Premier League was the sixth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it started in 2003 and the forty-sixth season of top division Association football, football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 7 February with Agrochemical F.C., Agrochemical and Red Berets F.C., Red Berets and ended on 21 November with Sony Sugar F.C., Sony Sugar and Western Stima F.C., Western Stima. Sofapaka F.C., Sofapaka had an alarmingly remarkable season, having just been promoted from the Kenyan Nationwide League, Nationwide League for the first time and immediately winning the title. They also won the Kenyan Super Cup 2010 Kenyan Super Cup, the following season. Bandari F.C. (Kenya), Bandari and Agrochemical F.C., Agrochemical were relegated at the end of the season after replacing previously relegated Mahakama F.C., Mahakama and Mathare Youth F.C., Mathare Youth. However, Bandari gained promotion again for the 2011 Kenyan Premier League, 2011 season. Changes from last season Relegated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Kenyan Premier League
The 2011 Kenyan Premier League was the eighth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it was established in 2003 and the forty-eighth season of top division Association football, football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 26 February with Rangers F.C. (Kenya), Rangers and Gor Mahia F.C., Gor Mahia and ended on 26 November with Ulinzi Stars F.C., Ulinzi Stars and Rangers F.C. (Kenya), Rangers. Ulinzi Stars F.C., Ulinzi Stars were the defending champions, but Tusker F.C., Tusker eventually won the league, their ninth ever title since 1963. However, Sofapaka F.C., Sofapaka, the 2010 FKF Cup champions, took home the 2011 Kenyan Super Cup after beating Ulinzi Stars 1-0. A total of 16 teams competed for the league. Bandari F.C. (Kenya), Bandari and Congo JMJ United F.C., Congo JMJ United were both promoted and eventually relegated, taking the places of Red Berets F.C., Red Berets and Mahakama F.C., Mahakama. Gor Mahia versus AFC Leopards on 24 July 2011 had an attendance of 23,734, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east and northeast, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia has a total area of . As of 2022, it is home to around 113.5 million inhabitants, making it the 13th-most populous country in the world and the 2nd-most populous in Africa after Nigeria. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African and Somali tectonic plates. Anatomically modern humans emerged from modern-day Ethiopia and set out to the Near East and elsewhere in the Middle Paleolithic period. Southwestern Ethiopia has been proposed as a possible homeland of the Afroasiatic langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addis Ababa Stadium
Addis Ababa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches although it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people. History Addis Ababa Stadium was constructed in 1940 in the Italian ruled Addis Ababa. It hosted several matches during the 1962, 1968 and 1976 African Cup of Nations, including the final of the 1962 (won by Ethiopia over the United Arab Republic) and 1968 editions and the final group stage of the 1976 tournament. Later in 1999, it was renovated for the 2001 CAF African Youth Championship held in Ethiopia. In this championship, the Ethiopia's National Youth team came fourth. The Ethiopian youth team thereby qualified for the first time for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship that took place in Argentina. Addis Ababa Stadium is located at the heart of Addis Ababa near Legehar train station and Meskel Square. The stadium hosts both international soccer and athletics competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Births
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
