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Sancho, Thuram right to push 'justice for Floyd' campaign - Kenya's Okoth

Kenyan striker Ronald Okoth has said Jadon Sancho and Marcus Thuram were right to show their support for George Floyd who died in police custody in the United States.

Sancho, who scored a hat-trick when Borussia Dortmund outwitted Paderborn on Sunday, showed a t-shirt with 'justice for George Floyd' wordings after he scored his first goal.

Marcus Thuram of Borussia Monchengladbach took a knee as he celebrated his goal against Union Berlin in support for Floyd. Okoth says the stars were right in doing so.

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“Definitely, they are right because those are people in a position to help society and bring change that is needed.