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Nakuru Athletic Club is a sports club located in Nakuru capital of Rift Valley Province, Kenya. The club also has a cricket team playing in the Rift Valley cricket league. The club ground has hosted many High profile cricket games including a game featuring Rift Valley Cricket Association XI v Minor Counties of England.
The Nakuru Athletic Club is also home ground for Nakuru RFC, a local rugby union team [1].
Nakuru Athletic club has also a field hockey team playing in the National League[2].
Nakuru's football team, Nakuru AllStars, who play in the Nationwide Division, has their training sessions at Nakuru Athletic Ground.
Under the colonial rule, indigeneous Kenyan were barred from Nakuru Athletic Club. Thus they were using the “African Sports Stadium,” now known as Afraha Stadium [3].
References
- ^ Sportsnewsarena.com, January 29, 2011: Nakuru Humiliate Mwamba in Kenya Cup
- ^ Kenya Hockey Union, March 21, 2011: ‘Coolie’ powers Simba past Wazalendo as Greensharks triumps
- ^ Africa for Real
http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/165/165775/Other_matches.html
Categories:- Kenyan club cricket teams
- Nakuru
- Sport in Rift Valley Province
- Cricket grounds in Kenya
- Rugby union stadiums in Kenya
- Football venues in Kenya
- Field hockey in Kenya
- East African sports venue stubs
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