Muhoroni Youth F.C.

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Muhoroni Youth FC [1]
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Full nameMuhoroni Youth Football Club
Founded2003
Ground Nyayo National Stadium
Capacity30,000
Head coach Bangkai Kerala
League Kenyan Premier League
2015 6th

Muhoroni Youth Football Club [2] is a football club from Muhoroni, Kenya, but plays its home matches at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. [3] They currently compete in the Kenyan Premier League, where they were promoted after winning the 2011 season of the defunct KFF Nationwide League. Muhoroni youth won the top 8 cup in 2016.

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