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Three business lessons from Harambee Stars CHAN exploits

Harambee Stars head coach Benni MacCarthy during training session at Police Sacco on August 16, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Stafford]

Before the first whistle of the opening match of the ongoing African Championship (CHAN) tournament, skeptics had already written off Harambee Stars from progressing beyond the group stage given they were pitted against stronger opponents like Morocco and Democratic Republic of Congo where their squads were drawn from teams with spectacular performances in the African continent and had bagged several continental prizes.

Then came the shocker of a team, even home fans had dismissed, progressing to the quarterfinals, and with a possibility of making it to the finals if consistency is maintained. Stars unlikely luck can teach us valuable business lessons.

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