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Gaming takes root in Kenya with ‘Real Madrid’ of online sports, Fnatic, dreaming of Africa market

ESPORTS Youngsters playing video games at Fairdeal Electronics at Nairobi West, in Nairobi on July 26, 2016. [PHOTO: ROBIN TOSKIN/STANDARD]

On a typical weekend, the Fairdeal Electronics showroom in Nairobi West is a beehive of activity. Curiously, the clientele ranges from elderly people seeking to buy electronics to another age-group that finds its way to the video gaming rooms behind the main counter.

Esports is the latest craze in various gaming parlours in Nairobi and various towns in Kenya, where young men spend hours on end playing video games.

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