Mahakama F.C.

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Mahakama
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Full nameMahakama Football Club
Founded2000
Ground Nairobi City Stadium
Nairobi, Kenya
Capacity15,000
League National Super League
2013 6th (Zone A, Group 1)
(promoted)

Mahakama Football Club is a football club in Nairobi, Kenya. They played in the top level of Kenyan professional football, the Kenyan Premier League, but were relegated in 2008. It was founded in 2000 and is owned by the Judiciary of Kenya ("Mahakama" is Kiswahili for court). [1]

In 2009 the team won the Nationwide League, earning a promotion back to the Premier League. [2]

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References

  1. KPL website Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Standard, November 1, 2009: Return of Mahakama