Interior of the stadium on a matchday
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| Full name | Moi International Sports Centre |
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| Location | Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Coordinates | 1°13′41″S 36°53′26″E / 1.22806°S 36.89056°E / -1.22806; 36.89056 |
| Owner | Government_of_Kenya |
| Operator | Sports Kenya |
| Capacity | Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani:
80,000[1] (Kasarani Stadium) 5,000 (Kasarani Indoor Arena) 5,000 (Competition pool)[2] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1987 |
| Opened | August 1987 |
| Renovated | January 2010 |
| Construction cost | KSh.900 million/= (renovations) |
| Structural engineer | Sheng-Li Engineering Construction Company Ltd. (renovations) |
| Services engineer | Sheng-Li Engineering Construction Company Ltd. (renovations) |
| Main contractors | n/a |
| Tenants | |
| Kenya national football team Mathare United F.C. Tusker Athletics Kenya | |
The Moi International Sports Centre (abbreviated as MISC, locally referred to as the Kasarani stadium) is a multi-purpose stadiuminKasarani, Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. The facilities include a 60,000-seat stadium with a running track and a pitch used for football and rugby union, a competition size swimming pool, an indoor arena and a 108-bed capacity hotel.[3] Located at 1,612 metres above sea level, it is slightly above 1 mile in altitude.[4]
The stadium was closed in January 2010 for renovation works worth KSh.900 million funded by a grant to the Government of Kenya by the Government of China. Chinese firm, Sheng Li Engineering Construction Company Limited was contracted to conduct the renovations and the stadium was reopened in March 2012 after completion of the renovations.
In April and May 2014, after terror attacks in Nairobi and Mombasa, the main stadium was used as a screening center as part of 'Operation Usalama Watch' during which thousands of people were rounded up and arrested by the Kenya Police.[5][6]
The stadium hosted the 2017 World U18 Championships in Athletics[7] and 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships.
The main arena is used by the Kenya national football team for most of its home games, as well as Kenyan Premier League sides Mathare United and Tusker F.C.
Since 2013 the Safari Sevens rugby union tournament has been hosted at the Kasarani Stadium.
For sponsorship reasons, the stadium was known as Safaricom Stadium Kasarani.[8]
The indoor arena seats 5,000 and hosts volleyball, gymnastics, basketball, badminton, boxing, wrestling, martial arts and table tennis.
For sponsorship reasons, the arena is also known as Safaricom Indoor Arena.
This arena consists of an Olympic competition pool 1.25 metres in depth, a recreational public diving pool and a children's pool.
This is a 108-room hotel located within the centre.
| Date | Competition | Result | Rival | Attendance |
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| 11 September 2018 | International Friendly | 1–0 |  Malawi
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3,500 |
| 14 October 2018 | 2019 AFCON Qualifiers | 3–0 |  Ethiopia
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60,000 |
| 18 Nov 2019 | 2021 AFCON Qualifiers | 1–1 |  Togo
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| Preceded by | Rollball World Cup venue 2011 |
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| Preceded by | All-Africa Games Main stadium 1987 |
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| Preceded by | IAAF World U18 Championships stadium 2017 |
Succeeded by
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