How Kenyan football has turned its attention to helping fight coronavirus

AFC Leopards and Ushuru FC players with referees greeting each other by tapping feet during the FKF Betway Cup at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru on March 15, 2020. Football fans were also denied access to the Stadium as a way to prevent the spread of Corona Virus [Photo: Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has not only brought the world to a standstill, causing panic but has also robbed football enthusiasts around the globe the joy they once blossomed in.

Within a month of its rapid spread, the coronavirus has seen football federations worldwide halt their leagues, in a gradual process that began with clubs staging matches behind closed doors, only to realise footballers too were exposed to the risk of contracting the virus.