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Heartfelt tributes flow as football icon Sammy Obingo is laid to rest

Former Harambee Stars football team legends carry the casket which contains the body of Sammy Obingo during the burial service at Eshitukhumi village in Mumias West on April 26, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard]

Emotions ran high yesterday as long-serving football administrator and former Secretary General of the then Football Kenya Federation (formerly Kenya Football Federation), Sammy Obingo, was laid to rest at Eshitukhumi Village, Mumias West, Kakamega County.

Mourners eulogised him as a mentor and a leader who transformed the country's football and contributed to its growth.

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