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There's no looking back as McCarthy carries Kenya's hope

Coach Benni McCarthy during the Harambee Stars and Morocco CHAN 2024 Group A clash at Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, on August 10, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

On May 3, 1926, hosts Kenya beat Uganda 2-1 to lift the Gossage Cup, one of the oldest football tournaments in Africa that is currently known as the Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa).

In 1987, hosts Kenya lost 1-0 to Egypt in extra time in the final of the fourth edition of the All Africa Games held in Nairobi.

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