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Fight for Harambee Stars’ match TV rights gets murkier

Harambee Stars winger Paul Were during team's training session ahead of their CHAN qualifier clash against Ethiopia at Nyayo Stadium io on July 2, 2015.PHOTO/DENNIS OKEYO

The fight for television rights for today's Harambee Stars and Ethiopia African Nations Championships (Chan) qualifier in Nairobi got murkier in the past 48 hours.

Shortly before Chinese media group Star Times and Football Kenya Federation (FKF) signed the five-year Sh450 million deal, SportFive, which holds media rights for African Football Confederation (Caf) sent a tersely-worded letter to their potential rivals regarding televising today's match live.

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