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Birth of Leopards, ‘Sirkal’ during ‘season of mischief’

AFC Leopards fans follow proceedings during their Kenya Premier League match against Gor Mahia at the Nyayo Stadium on October 23, 2016. [Stafford Ondego/www.sportpicha.com]

Ahead of the 87th fixture between Gor Mahia and eternal rivals AFC Leopards in the Kenyan Premier League on Sunday, former AFC Leopards chairman Dr Walter Masiga has re-ignited the conversation around the “season of mischief” that occurred sometime in 1981 and which would change the history of both clubs.

Keen to forge a united Kenya, former President Daniel Arap Moi directed that all football clubs drop tribal names – an ultimatum that posed a serious existential threat to both Gor Mahia and Abaluhya Football Club.

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