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It's an all too familiar tale in Kenyan football - a huge backlash greeting a dismal performance from the national team - but on Friday, the harsh reaction to a 5-0 defeat to Mali in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier carried a tone of hopelessness.
On Thursday night, Kenya's dream of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup suffered a heavy blow when Ibrahima Kone's first-half hat-trick inspired Group E leaders Mali to a crushing victory.
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