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Three doctors who were also sharp on the football pitch

Kenya Taitex Mills midfielder Chris Oluoch and Re-Union's Philip Otieno in action during a premier league match at City Stadium in 1989. [File, Standard]

Brazil had the iconic Socrates Sampaio, the doctor and midfield maestro. Kenya has had three medical doctors who played for Harambee Stars in the '80s to mid-90s. They are Joe "JJ" Masiga, William Obwaka and Dan Shikanda.

The three were all born in the sixties with Masiga being the oldest and Shikanda the youngest.

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