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A quick glance at the Qatar vs. Kenyafriendly match on September 7 and you'd think it was a home game for Harambee Stars. Every pass, every skill and an attempt on goal by a Kenyan player was celebrated wildly — let alone the two goals.
Every now and then, the camera angles would pan to people draped in white robes, presumably Qatar's fans, before moving to a section of the crowd that proudly swung red, black, white and green colours representing the Kenyan flag.
The last time the national football team arguably, and correct me if I am wrong, enjoyed such a reception was during the qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Ethiopia were the opponents that day with the task at hand simple — win and book a ticket to your first appearance at AFCONfor the first time since 2004.
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FootballJust like against Qatar, the home team delivered against the Walia Ibex. The only difference was that the Ethiopian game was staged at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, while their latest 2-1 triumph over Qatar came at the Al Janoub Stadium in the outskirts of Doha — the main host city of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
To say that the Kenyan contingent living in Qatar turned up would be an understatement. As Sports Journalist Jeff Kinyanjuireports, out of the approximately 15,000 fans that attended the game, 11,000 were bought by Kenyans.
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