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Prestigious FIFA World Cup trophy lands in Kenya for the third time

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Juliano Belletti former Brazilian player with the FIFA trophy at JKIA. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Songs and dances welcomed the FIFA World Cup trophy that landed in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday.

The 18-karat gold diadem was received by Sports CS Amina Mohamed, Sports PS Joe Okudo and Tourism CS Najib Balala at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) under tight security.

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