Mathare United F.C.

Mathare United

Full name	Mathare United
Nickname(s)	Slum Boys
Founded	1994
Ground	Moi International Sports Centre Nairobi, Kenya (Capacity: 60,000)
Chairman	Bob Munro
Manager	Gabriel Njoroge
League	Kenyan Premier League
2011	Kenyan Premier League, 12th
Website	Club home page
Home colours

Mathare United Football Club is a Kenyan professional football club, based in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya.

History

Mathare United was founded in August 1987.

A middle-aged man was waiting at St. Teresa's Church to pick his teenage daughter, who is a volunteer teacher for street children.

Out of boredom, the man turned his attention to the children playing in the open space, enthusiastically running after the bundle of jwala. "I had come to pick my daughter, Mia, then working as a volunteer for Undugu Society," reminisces Canadian-born Bob Munro. "She was teaching a little boy, called Adrian, how to read English."

Munro offered to referee the match, to which the boys responded with infectious enthusiasm. He would later promise to return and establish a sports project that could keep the boys out of mischief and also develop their skills.

Munro did return and assemble the teams, and with the seed money of US$ 500 (about Ksh. 42,172 at the time), raised from his family savings, and a personal donation from the Canadian diplomat David Miller, the first tournament was organized on August 24, 1987, refereed by Munro himself. This was how Mathare United was born. Mathare United was created as the professional unit of M.Y.S.A. and its aim was to give young boys and girls football coaching in return for clearing rubbish.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Joseph Ruto 2 DF Kevin Omogi 3 DF Kennedy Ayong 4 MF Vincent Nzomo 5 MF Victor Amboka 6 DF George Ochieng 7 MF Vincent Okello 8 MF Simon Mburu 9 MF Jacob Kelly 10 FW Paul Ambembo 11 MF Innocent Mutiso 12 MF Tirus Omondi 13 DF Athman Buki 14 MF Paul Ochieng 15 DF Anthony Wanjohi

No. Position Player 16 GK Martin Musalia 17 DF Lloyd Wahome 18 DF John Odhiambo 19 MF Elvis Nandwa 20 MF Simeon Mulama 21 MF Kevin Omondi 22 MF Kevin Kimani 23 FW Kevin Opiyo 24 DF Heavener Maloba 25 FW Jesse Were 26 FW Edwin Oduor 27 MF Christopher Osale 28 FW Kevin Ouma 29 FW Andrew Tololwa 30 GK Malcom Barnaba

Women's club

The club also has a women's football section called Mathare United Women's Football Club, which currently competes in the Kenyan Women's Premier League.

Achievements

• Kenyan Premier League: 1

2008

• Kenyan President's Cup: 2

1998, 2000

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance

2009: Preliminary Round

• CAF Cup: 1 appearance

2002 - First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1999 - Second Round

2001 - First Round

Sponsorship

In January 2011 it was announced that G4S will be the official sponsor of Mathare United Football Club. Then just before the start of 2011 Kenya Premier Leagues Season Real Insurance announced a shirt sponsorship worth 5 Million Kshs (approx. USD 6500$)

References

External links

• Mathare United - Official website
• Mathare Youth Sports Association (M.Y.S.A.) - Official website
• Kenyan Footie - Kenyan Football Portal
• BBC World Service Programme "Assignment" on Mathare United

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