Thika United F.C.












































Full name Thika United Football Club
Founded 2000
Ground
Thika Sub-County Stadium
Thika, Kenya
Capacity 5,000
Chairman
Kenya Elio Lolli
Head coach
Kenya Nicholas Muyoti
League Kenyan Premier League
2018 18th
Website Club website

















Home colours













Away colours



Thika United Football Club is an association football club based in Thika, Kenya, which currently competes in the Kenya Super League, the second tier of the Kenyan football league system. They play their home games at the Thika Sub-County Stadium.


The club was formed in 2000 as Beirut FC. The following year, after being promoted to the Nationwide League (second level), it adopted new name, Medisca Thika, after its then sponsors. The current name (Thika United FC) has been in use since 2003, which was also its first year in the top flight under the sponsorship of Brookside Dairies. Midfielder Matthew Dickinson hit the headlines of local and some national newspapers when he left local team Brislington Badgers in Bristol, England, to travel to Kenya to gain nationality and happened to earn himself a lengthy contract with Thika United.[1]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Club Coaches/Officials


  • 3 Current Squad (2017)


  • 4 References


    • 4.1 External links







History


Thika United made their top flight debut in 2002 and finished third in 2006 and 2009.[1]


Thika United regained promotion to the Kenya Premier League after beating Ushuru F.C. 2-1 on aggregate in the 2017 Kenya Super League promotion playoffs.[2]


They were relegated back to the Kenya Nationwide League after one season, finishing bottom of the Kenyan Premier League in 2018.[3]



Club Coaches/Officials































C.E.O George Maina
Technical Director James Nandwa
Head Coach Nicholas Muyoti
Keeper Trainer Joseph Ruto
Team Manager Vincent Nyaberi
Head Physio Nassib Tawa
Web Editor Kennedy Magu


Current Squad (2017)
NAME
 JERSEY No.
 POSITION
 NATIONALITY
 NAME
 JERSEY No.
 POSITION
 NATIONALITY
Allan Owiny
 13
 Keeper
 Ugandan



Kaleb Wafula
 1
 Keeper
 Kenyan
 Salim Mzee
 11
 Winger
 Kenyan
Eliud Emase
 25
 Keeper
 Kenyan
 Mwinyi Kibwana
 2
 Midfielder
 Kenyan
Boniface Baraza
Keeper
 Kenyan
 Said Tsuma
 20
 Midfielder
 Kenyan
Sammy Meja
 3
 Defender
 Kenyan
 Eugene Mukangula
 10
 Midfielder
 Kenyan
Sosthenes Idah
 35
 Defender
 Kenyan
 Baraka Badi
 3
 Defender
 Kenyan
Denis Lewa
 22
 Defender
 Kenyan
 Asaad Musa
 40
 Midfielder
 Kenyan
Dennis Odhiambo (Capt)
 4
 Defender
 Kenyan
 Wilson Anekeya
 19
 Defender
 Kenyan
Suleiman Ngotho
 24
 Defender
 Kenyan
 James Chege
 26
 Midfielder
 Kenyan
Christopher Oruchum
 26
 Defender
 Kenyan
 Edmond Adem
Striker
 Kenyan
Samuel Mwanje
 6
 Midfielder
 Ugandan
 Onwudi Chibueze
 9
 Striker
 Nigerian
Collins Okumu
 28
 Defender
 Kenyan
 Benson Iregi
 17
 Winger
 Kenyan
Peter Okoth
Winger
 Kenyan
 Stephen Oduor
Defender
 Kenyan
James Kinyanjui
Midfielder
 Kenyan
 Michael Mutinda
 15
 Midfielder
 Kenyan


References





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  2. ^ "Thika United survive KPL Promotion Battle". goal.com. 24 December 2017.


  3. ^ "Summary - 2018 Kenya Premier League". soccerway.com.




External links


  • Kenya Premier League








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