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Chance for football fans to get a glimpse of 2022 WC trophy in Nairobi

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President Uhuru Kenyatta when he received 2018 Fifa World Cup trophy at State House. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Though Harambee Stars will not be playing at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar later in the year, Kenyans will have a rare opportunity to get a glimpse of the famous Fifa World Cup trophy today and tomorrow in Nairobi.

Football’s greatest prize, the 6.1 kilogram 18-karat gold original World Cup trophy, will land in the country today for a two-day tour courtesy of Fifa and Coca-Cola.

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