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Paralysis at AFC Leopards shows sorry state of local football

Current leadership wrangles in Kenya’s oldest football club, AFC Leopards, offer a case study on how history never informs sports policy.

The club, despite its rich past, finds itself at a crossroads, again, with two groups serving divergent political interests threatening to disintegrate the former soccer giants. This is despite the fact the club is faced with congested calendar that includes a continental assignment in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) competition.

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