Four years ago, five football families in Kenya received the news that every family dreads to receive when their loved one goes to watch a football ma

Gor Mahia vs AFC leopard darby in 2012.PHOTO/DENNIS OKEYO

Four years ago, five football families in Kenya received the news that every family dreads to receive when their loved one goes to watch a football match. Their loved ones were not ever going to come back home.

I sometimes try to picture what it is like to receive such news. It must easily be the worst day in these families’ lives to realise that your loved ones made not only the sports headlines but also the main headlines on the news. The results on the pitch do not matter. The calls by the referee do not matter. The tactics of the coaches do not matter.