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Mumias Sugar F.C.
Mumias Sugar was a Kenyan football (soccer), football club formed in 1977 and based in Mumias. The home stadium was Mumias Sports Complex. It was a member of the top division in Kenyan football, but the club was disbanded midway of the 2007 season. The club won the Kenyan President's Cup in 1996 and 1999, though the latter was revoked due to a match fixing-scandal. The club was owned by the Mumias Sugar Company. Achievements *Kenyan President's Cup: 2 :: 1996, 1999 The club also won the Kenya Premier League 1999 but was handed to Tusker after they celebrated with their opponents on the last day allegedly claiming it was matchfixing. Legends Chris Kimuyu, Evans Alemba, Mark Sirengo, Eric Lumiti, Bernard Onyango, Andrew Kortok, Patrick Mugata, Nick Yakhama, and Steve 'Kush'Okumu. Performance in Confederation of African Football competitions *CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance ::1997 – First Round *CAF Cup: 1 appearance ::1999 – First Round References Defunc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumias Sports Complex
Mumias Sports Complex is a multi-use stadium in Mumias, Kenya. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and was the home stadium of the defunct Mumias Sugar F.C. The stadium holds 10,000 people. This was one of the venues for the 2009 CECAFA Cup held in Kenya between 28 November and Jamhuri Day, 12 December 2009. For the 2011 season and following a big money sponsorship deal by the Mumias Sugar company, local giants AFC Leopards SC, popularly known as Ingwe, will use both the Nyayo national stadium and the Mumias sports complex as their home ground. The first match to be played by Ingwe at the Mumias Sports Complex in the 2011 season was against Karuturi sports which Ingwe won 1–0. Notably, the AFC Leopards VS Gor Mahia tie which had earlier been scheduled for the Moi International Sports Center Kasarani (MISC) on June 5 will be played at the Mumias Sports Complex KPL Pace setters Tusker Fc are said to have opted to take their crunch tie against Gor Mahia Fc on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |