Thika Municipal Stadium

{{EngvarB|date=March 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox Stadium | name = Thika Municipal Stadium | nickname = | image = | fullname = Thika Municipal Stadium | location = [[Thika]], Kenya | coordinates = | broke_ground = | built = | opened = | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | operator = | surface = | construction_cost = | architect = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | project_manager = | main_contractors = | former_names = | tenants = [[Thika United]] | seating_capacity = 5,000 }} The '''Thika Municipal Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Thika]], Kenya. It used mostly for [[association football|football]] matches and is the home stadium of [[Thika United|Thika United F.C]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Limited |first=Kenyabuzz |title=KenyaBuzz Directory - Thika Municipal Stadium |url=https://www.kenyabuzz.com/directory/business/thika-municipal-stadium |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=KenyaBuzz |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=When is FKF Super Cup clash between Tusker and Gor Mahia and how can I watch? {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/when-is-fkf-super-cup-clash-between-tusker-and-gor-mahia-and-how-/okd8zsvmv13j1jlshn5yk1myh |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref> The stadium holds 5,000 people.

In March 2020, a proposal was tabled by the county assembly of [[Kiambu]] to rename the stadium after long-serving mayor [[Douglas Mundia]], who served from 1968, when Thika was first declared a municipality, to 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-04 |title=Thika Stadium to be renamed after town's great Mundia |url=https://www.citizen.digital/sports/thika-stadium-to-be-renamed-after-towns-great-mundia-325115 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Citizen Digital |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Football venues in Kenya]] [[Category:Sport in Central Province (Kenya)]] [[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Kenya]]