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Former Stars defender now selling charcoal in Eldoret

Former Rivatex and KCC player Patrick Namai Photo: Peter Ochieng/Standard

It is 9am in the morning. Residents of Langas estate in Eldoret on the sidelines of Eldoret town are already up, ready to face another day. Among them is Patrick Alfred Namai, a charcoal hawker.

Unknown to many — even his customers — Namai was one of the best football talents in the country back in the day.

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