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Kasarani to host football match for the first time in 607 days

Nuclear experts inspect Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on April 19. Gor Mahia will clash with AFC Leopards in a league fixture at the venue this Sunday. 

Photo credit: Pool

What you need to know:

  • The Mashemeji derby attracts the largest crowds to local football presenting challenges to organisers in how to handle the spectators who  are invariably charged up.
  • On Many occasions the fixture has descended into chaos with stadium property bearing the brunt of the violence.

The 60,000-capacity Moi International Sports Centre (MISC), Kasarani is set to host a competitive football match for the first time in 607 days.

And how apt that that match, to be held on Sunday, will pit traditional rivals and, decidedly, the most followed teams in the country, Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards.