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Ulinzi FC;s Ezekiel Otuoma, left, tussle for ball control with Paul Okore of Muhoroni Youth during KPL Top 8 semi finals at Nyayo National Stadium on sunday, June 19, 2016. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]
A blend of deceit and myopic euphoria often surface whenever Kenyan Premier League Top 8 tournament comes to the fore.
The deceit is laced with volumes of sweet lullaby phrases in that, now-too-familiar line of “since the inception of Top 8 tournament competition, our league has improved immensely”. I find it outright pretence to claim that the competition has brought some improvement to the league since 2011, when the numbers are out there for everyone to see.
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