Full name | Moi International Sports Centre |
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Location | Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya |
Coordinates | 1°13′41″S 36°53′26″E / 1.22806°S 36.89056°E |
Owner | Government of Kenya |
Operator | Sports Kenya |
Capacity | Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani:
65,000[1] (Kasarani Stadium) 5,000 (Kasarani Indoor Arena) 5,000 (Competition pool)[2] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1987 |
Opened | August 1987 |
Renovated | January 2010 |
Construction cost | KSh.900 million/= (renovations) |
Structural engineer | Sheng-Li Engineering Construction Company Ltd. (renovations) |
Services engineer | Sheng-Li Engineering Construction Company Ltd. (renovations) |
Tenants | |
Kenya national football team Mathare United F.C. Tusker Athletics Kenya |
The Moi International Sports Centre (abbreviated as MISC, locally referred to as the Kasarani stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. The facilities include a 60,000-seat stadium with a running track and a pitch used for football and rugby union, a competition size swimming pool, an indoor arena and a 108-bed capacity hotel.[3] Located at 1,612 metres (1.002 mi) above sea level, it is slightly above 1 mile (1.6 km) in altitude.[4]