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With Kadenge’s death, time has come to reward sports legends

A casket bearing remains of former football legend Joe Kadenge, during his memorial service at Friends Church, Ngong road in Nairobi, on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. [David Njaaga/Standard]

Last Wednesday’s requiem mass for the departed Kenya football legend Joe Kadenge ended with some good news that Nairobi’s City Stadium will be renamed after him. The football icon, famously associated with the popular catch phrase “Kadenge Na Mpira” died a fortnight ago, aged 84.

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