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Oguda says KPL will go on as planned despite SportPesa exit

Jack Oguda [FILE PHOTO/EDWARD KIPLIMO]

The 2019-2020 Kenyan Premier League season will kick off on August 30 as earlier scheduled despite the exit of the title sponsors SportPesa, KPL Chief Executive Officer Jack Oguda has said.

The league’s kick off had been thrown into uncertainty after the leading gaming firm pulled the plug on all its sports sponsorships in the country following a prolonged tax dispute with the government.

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