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Why Liyosi is determined to officiate at Rugby World Cup

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Referee Noreen Liyosi (left) with her colleagues Beril Akinyi and Brian Kipkoech after a recent Kenya Cup match in Nakuru. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

When she’s at the centre of the pitch, one hardly believes she can manage matches better than what other experienced referees in a male-dominated profession have done in the past.

And when she takes to the pitch, she does her job with vigour and a lot of passion that has made her become the centre of attraction.

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