Thika Municipal Stadium
Encyclopedia
Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Thika
, Kenya
. It used mostly for football
(soccer) matches and is the home stadium of Thika United
. The stadium holds 5,000 people.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Thika
Thika
Thika is an industrial town in Central Province, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 40 km north east of Nairobi, near the confluence of Thika River & Chania River. Thika has a population of 200,000and is growing rapidly, as is the entire greater Nairobi area...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. It used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
(soccer) matches and is the home stadium of Thika United
Thika United
Thika United is an Kenyan football club based in Thika. The club was formed in 2000 as Beirut FC. Next year, after promoting to the Nationwide League , it adopted new name, Medisca Thika, after its then sponsors. The current name has been in use since 2003, which was also its first year in the top...
. The stadium holds 5,000 people.