Nakuru fans set to miss out on league action after Afraha Stadium closure

With the closure of="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rift-valley/article/2000198478/same-stadium-different-occasions-why-afraha-is-significant-to-2007-08-post-election-events"> Afraha Stadium This only comes after the completion of Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi, the new home ground of former KPL champions Ulinzi Stars who officially used Afraha Stadium for the past one and half decades.

The was until they shifted their matches to Kericho Green Stadium following another ban on ASK Nakuru Showground, which acted as their alternative ground.

ASK Nakuru Showground was banned by Football Kenya Federation as it does not meet Fifa standards.

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Ulinzi head coach Benjamin Nyangweso has however said they are yet to make up their mind whether they will use the Sports Complex for all their matches.

“We have not come up with a proper schedule as to where we’ll be playing our matches. That’s a matter for another day,” he said.

This is the first time in five decades that Nakuru, which over the years was regarded as the granary of Kenyan football will not to have a representation in the top flight league.

Nakuru County Director of Sports Alice Gekonde admitted the delay in completion in the first phase of Afraha Stadium that has cost Sh 650 million.

The first phase was meant to reconstruct all the stands, dressing and washrooms, offices, install water facilities and a tartan track all around the pitch and reconstruct the pitch.