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With sports suspended, clubs prepare for tough times

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Nairobi City Stars’ Captain Anthony Kimani and Christopher Oruchum (left) of Tusker FC during an FKF Premier League clash at Utali Grounds on Saturday, March 20, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Though it might be a bit premature, it seems President Uhuru Kenyatta’s recent directive to indefinitely suspend all sporting activities in the country has thrown the 2020/2021 FKF Premier League season’s conclusion into a state of disarray.

The president made the announcement on Friday with the halting of sporting activities as one of the precautionary measures against the spread of the deadly Covid-19 that is ravaging the world.

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