The newly opened Wadi Degla club in Runda, Nairobi has marked record-breaking membership sales only one month after its launch.
Developed by Wadi Degla Holdings, the leading developer of sports, social and leisure clubs in Egypt, the club’s brand is expected next in Karen’s Mamba Village and in the upmarket Migaa Golf Estate in Kiambu by 2017.
The two will be larger clubs with facilities to accommodate more members in the coming future.
Making the announcement, the Country Director Joseph Reda said that the club’s membership grew substantially with the launch of the Runda club, boosted by increased listing of lifestyle-conscious city families.
“We are extremely proud of these milestones as we power ahead towards the opening of yet another incredible club in Nairobi at the Karen’s Mamba Village and a third in Migaa Golf Estate,” he added.
The Wadi Degla brand is home to the Arsenal Soccer Schools, the Swim America academy, Darwish Squash academy, the Tennis Academy and Wakiihuri Athletics Academy. These academies are present in all the clubs and will open at the newly opened Runda club, located near the United Nations Office in Nairobi.
Typically, members pay a one-off lifetime membership giving the family access to all facilities of the clubs not just in Nairobi but all around the world. Members of Wadi Degla Clubs in other parts of the world will access the new clubs in Nairobi free of charge.
“Our clubs are designed to connect and engage members of whole families with compelling spaces, opportunities, networking activities and a strong sense of community. They have therefore become important social, leisure and business networking hubs in cities where we are present,” he said.
Reda added, “Going forward, the brand hopes to deliver to Nairobi locally relevant, meaningful international experiences to those looking for a sense of connection to a better world with family, work and play in day to day life.”
The impressive uptake of life membership in the club confirms yet again the titanic potential underlying world sports and Nairobi’s rising status as a hub for global citizens and international business networking.