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Rivatex to revive football club: MD

From left: Hillary Chelanga, June Chepkemei, founder Leleta Fashion, Rivatex MD Thomas Kurgat, Naftali Korir CEO Leleta Fashion and Kitima Godfrey pose for a photograph during the unveiling of Leleta Fashion yesterday in Eldoret. 17.12.2020. [Peter Ochieng Ochieng, Standard]

Textile manufacturer Rivatex East Africa has announced plans to revive a football club it sponsored in the 1980s. Rivatex FC was among top-tier football clubs including Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) and Posta that played in the national league before collapsing with the company in the early 1990s.

The clubs often brought Eldoret town to a standstill, jamming 64 Stadium with football fans during derbies in their prime.

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