Moi International Sports Complex
| Moi International Sports Complex | |
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| Kasarani Stadium, Moi International Sports Center | |
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 Kasarani , Nairobi , Kenya
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| Coordinates | 1 ° 13 '41 " S , 36 ° 53' 26" E |
| opening | August 1987 |
| Renovations | January 2010 |
| costs | 900 million KES (renovation) |
| capacity | 60,000 seats |
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The Moi International Sports Complex (also Moi International Sports Center and Kasarani Stadium ) is a soccer and athletics stadium and sports center in Kasarani , Nairobi , Kenya . It is the largest stadium in Kenya.
Stadion
Built in August 1987 stadium is the home ground of the Kenyan Premier League playing clubs Gor Mahia FC , Mathare United and Tusker FC . In addition, the stadium is next to the Nyayo National Stadium and the home ground of the Kenyan national football team .
The stadium hosted the MTV Africa Music Awards in 2009 .
renovation
Renovation work on the stadium began in January 2010. These cost 900 million KES , some of which was borne by a Chinese investor, and were carried out by the Chinese construction company Sheng Li Engineering Construction Company Limited . The stadium reopened in March 2012 and has since had a capacity of 60,000 seats.
Sports center
The Kasarani Indoor Arena with a capacity of 5,000 seats is located within the sports center in addition to the stadium . This is used for volleyball , gymnastics and other sports.
The Kasarani Aquatic Complex is a swimming pool with an Olympic competition track, a pool for scuba divers with three diving platforms up to 10 meters, a training pool and a children's pool.
The Stadion Hotel offers 108-room accommodations, a restaurant , bars , a business center and a gift shop.
Web links
- Moi International Sports Center on stadiumskenya.co.ke