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How sports scribes are part of the rot in Kenyan football

Harambee Stars players during Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier against Comoros at Kasarani stadium on Nov 12, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

It is always surprising to see Kenyans getting surprised at outcomes of certain processes which they knew will just end up the way they did. On November 11, Kenyan football fans and sports journalists, in particular, were surprised that Harambee Stars failed to beat a 10-man Comoros team at Kasarani Stadium.

Why sports journalists were surprised is baffling because they know Kenya lacks a team and just has a collection of individual players who are always encouraged to embrace sufferance. It was more baffling to see sports journalists who specifically cover football ranting on Twitter that they are annoyed because Harambee Stars lost in Comoros after the one-all draw in Nairobi.

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