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Asati: Scrum-half who traded military for the oval ball

KCB's Samuel Asati and Geoffrey Ominde of Mengai Oilers during the Kenya Cup Semi Finals match at KCB Sports Club on Saturday, February 4, 2023. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

In a family lined with military boots and salutes, Samwel Asati chose studs and sidesteps instead.

At 26, Kenya’s scrum-half general is not just commanding attention on the rugby pitch — he’s rewriting his own story, one pass and sprint at a time.

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