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Kenyan sports goes rural
Participants during the Safaricom Marathon, which was held at the Lewa Conservancy in June. file
Kisumu recently opened its doors to visitors from out of town in style with the unveiling of the newly remodelled Moi Stadium, a clear demonstration of the seriousness counties are attaching to efforts to attract sporting events.
The stadium, which had languished in a sorry state and missed out on major tournaments for two decades, basked in sporting glory when it hosted home favourites Gor Mahia FC versus GFE 105 FC. The two teams were participating in the GoTV Shield tournament and what a thriller it proved to be, with the KPL champions sensationally knocked out 4-2 on post-match penalties by the relatively unknown Eldoret-based minnows.
