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Dawo, the Gor Mahia legend requires knee replacement

[PHOTO: COURTESY]

Just as it is true that looking at the mouth of a King you wouldn't think he suckled, the sight of Peter Ochieng Dawo walking with a limp in excruciating pain belies the once energetic goal scorer who wrought fear in the hearts of opposing defenders and goalkeepers.

Yet at 53, Dawo is ravaged by Osteoarthritis that doctors now say will require a total replacement of his left knee to relieve the gentle legend of pain and restore his posture.

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