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Kenyan footballers may just be a bitter lot

The sight of AFC Leopards players crying wolf after being evicted by landlords for not paying rent is as disappointing as seeing Gor Mahia FC officials begging for well-wishers to buy air tickets for its players to Tanzania for the 2015 edition of the CECAFA Kagame Cup.

That Kenya National Football Team, Harambee Stars, runs short of basic football necessities like training kits and food when camping in preparation for continental championships, is a clear sign that Kenyan football is in doldrums.

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