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It is interesting how a club that was once on top of the Kenya premier league at the start of the season is now slumbering way below the league. AFC Leopards was the talk of the town, thrashing teams left right, and center and was foreseen to be the main contenders for the 2016 Kenya Premier League title.
However, few months down the season, the once football giants and second most supported club in the country is now the laughing stock. They have gone their last five games in all competition without a win and are now below Gor Mahia in the standing table. It should be remembered that Gor Mahia was at the bottom of the table when AFC Leopards were leading at the start of the season. Apart from this, the club has been thrashed out of the top 8 tournament while its coach is threatening to quit because of frustrations.
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