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Mahakama F.C.
Mahakama Football Club is a Football (soccer), football club in Nairobi, Kenya. They played in the top level of Kenyan professional football, the Kenyan Premier League, but were relegated in 2008. It was founded in 2000 and is owned by the Judiciary of Kenya ("Mahakama" is Kiswahili for ''court''). In 2009 the team won the Kenyan Nationwide League, Nationwide League, earning a promotion back to the Premier League.The Standard, November 1, 2009Return of Mahakama/ref> References Kenyan Premier League clubs Kenyan National Super League clubs FKF Division One clubs Association football clubs established in 2000 Football clubs in Kenya Sport in Nairobi 2000 establishments in Kenya Works association football clubs in Kenya {{Kenya-footyclub-stub ... [...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] |