Wadi Degla Clubs launch Sh2.5bn sport facility
From left : Lucia Mulwa, C.E.C Sports Nairobi County, Ambassador of Egypt to Kenya Khaled El-ahyad, Noor Hassan Noor (C.A.S Sports), Adel Sammy (chairman Wadi Degla Clubs) and Njee Muturi, Deputy Chief of Staff Executive Office of the President at Mamba Village in Nairobi during the launch of a Wadi Degla Clubs sports facility in the area on October 18, 2019. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT |
What you need to know:
- The facility will have features ranging from a semi Olympic swimming pool, a Fifa-approved football pitch, walking and athletics track, tennis and squash courts, indoor and outdoor basketball and heated recreational pools among other features.
- The facility is the second one in the country after putting up one in Runda.
The Wadi Degla Clubs have launched a multiple sports facility that will be worth Sh2.5 billion shillings in Karen, Nairobi.
The facility will have features ranging from a semi Olympic swimming pool, a Fifa-approved football pitch, walking and athletics track, tennis and squash courts, indoor and outdoor basketball and heated recreational pools among other features.
The facility is the second one in the country after putting up one in Runda.
The Karen club will have capacity to accommodate thousands of people engaged in various social, Sports and leisure activities.
Wadi Degla Clubs chairman Adel Samy said they settled to invest in Kenya due to the country’s peaceful nature and it’s sportsmanship.
He said: “The Wadi Degla Concept is sparking a personal health and sports talent development revolution in Egypt.
We want to expend the array of beneficial personal health programs, active lifestyle options and sporting career opportunities to more people also in Kenya.”
Ambassador of Egypt to Kenya Kaled Al-Abyad acknowledged the friendship between the two countries has grown.
‘Sports continue to support the development of relations and trade ties between our two nations.” Observed Abyad.
