Written By Mary Mumbua 📝
AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League each received Sh12 million from President Uhuru Kenyatta to cover their expenses in the remaining five matches.
Azimio La Kenya One presidential Candidate Raila Odinga made the announcement on Sunday evening while addressing thousands of ecstatic K’Ogalo and Ingwe fans outside the Moi International Sports Center, Kasarani.
President Kenyatta and Odinga had led other leaders in watching the Mashemeji Derby between the two archrivals which ended in a 1-1 draw.
“We have agreed to bring professional coaches who can help nurture our talents here in Kenya so that we can produce good players like Victor Wanyama who played for Tottenham Hotspurs,”
“Today we have spoken to the President and he has donated to Gor and AFC Leopards each Sh2 million for the players. To the clubs, he has donated Sh10 million to each club to help them finish the league. However, in future our clubs have to engage in income generating activities,” said Odinga, who was flanked by former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth.
While the president arrived in the second half, Odinga arrived shortly after the game began, and it was Sports CS Amina Mohammed and club officials led by Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier and his Leoaprds counterpart Dan Shikanda who were introduced to the players and technical bench before the game began.
After the game, President Kenyatta spoke with Shikanda and Rachier about club issues in the VIP section of the dias and even took photos with them.
He then took about three minutes to applaud both teams’ fans before leaving the 60,000-person stadium, leaving Odinga to deliver the promise to the waiting charged crowd outside.
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