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Winning Harambee Stars has reminded Kenyans how to smile

President William Ruto congratulates Harambee Stars players on their victory over Morocco and their historic qualification for the CHAN knockout stages. [PCS]

I am hopeless when it comes to football. Scratch that. I do not know a thing about this beautiful game. Offside? I thought that was about the sidebar chitchat the guys on the bench have.

Then CHAN and Harambee Stars happened and slowly, I guess, I am getting off the clueless bench. And it couldn’t get better. This past Sunday, Harambee Stars gave me and millions of other Kenyans a reason to shout ourselves hoarse from a win that many were sceptical about.

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