Sofapaka Football Club (Sofapaka: Sote kama Familia kwa Pamoja Kuafikia Azimio –

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: ''We as a Family together to achieve a goal'') is a football club, based in

Wundanyi Wundanyi is a town in the Taita-Taveta County of Kenya. Other urban centres in the county include Voi, Taveta, Kenya, Taveta and Mwatate. Location Wundanyi is located approximately north of Mwatate, the location of the county headquarters. This ...

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. 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

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in 2007, while still playing in the Nationwide League. The team's shirt sponsor is Betika, a sports betting company in

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Achievements

* Jamhuri Cup Winner: 1 :: 2018 * Sportpesa Shield Cup: 2 :: 2018 *

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 ...

: 5 :: 2018 * Mashujaa Cup Winner: 1 :: 2017 *

: 2 :: 2017. *

: 1 :: 2009 *

Kenyan 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 Kenya ...

: 3 :: 2007, 2010,

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KPL Top 8 Cup The KPL Top 8 Cup (also known as the KPL Top 8 Knockout, the KPL Top 8 Knockout Cup or simply the Top 8 Knockout, the Top 8 Cup or the Kenyan Top 8 Cup) is a Kenyan Football (soccer), football championship contested by the top eight teams of the ...

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Kenyan Super Cup The Kenyan Super Cup is a Kenyan football championship contested by the winners of the Kenyan Premier League and the FKF President's Cup. Having been formed in 2009, it is the Kenyan equivalent to the FA Community Shield of England, which is comp ...

: 2 :: 2010, 2011 *

CECAFA Clubs Cup The CECAFA Club Cup is a football club tournament organised by CECAFA. It has been known as the Kagame Interclub Cup since 2002, when Rwandan President Paul Kagame began sponsoring the competition. It is contested by clubs from East and Central A ...

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Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and co ...

: 1 appearance ::

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– Preliminary Round *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

: 3 appearances ::

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– Disqualified ::

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– Play-off Round ::

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– Preliminary Round

Current squad

References

External links

www.sofapakafc.co.ke

www.sofapaka.com

Kenyan Footie
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