Sofapaka Football Club (Sofapaka: Sote kama Familia kwa Pamoja Kuafikia Azimio –

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: ''We as a Family together to achieve a goal'') is a football club, based in

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, Taita Taveta County. They play their home games at the Wundanyi Stadium (also Known as Dawson Mwanyumba Stadium).

History

The club originates from the men's fellowship of the MAOS Ministries football team founded in 2002, which took part in inter-church competitions. In 2004, Elly Kalekwa took over the team and formed Sofapaka, and eventually joined the Nationwide league.Sofapaka history
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in 2007, while still playing in the Nationwide League. The team's shirt sponsor is Betika, a sports betting company in

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Achievements

* Jamhuri Cup Winner: 1 :: 2018 * Sportpesa Shield Cup: 2 :: 2018 *

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: 5 :: 2018 * Mashujaa Cup Winner: 1 :: 2017 *

: 2 :: 2017. *

: 1 :: 2009 *

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: 3 :: 2007, 2010,

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* KPL Top 8 Cup: 0 *

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: 2 :: 2010, 2011 *

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: 0

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 1 appearance ::

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

– preliminary round *

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: 3 appearances ::

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

– disqualified ::

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

– play-off round ::

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

– preliminary round

References

External links

sofapakafc.co.ke

sofapaka.com

Sofapaka Livescores

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