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'The President who loved sports especially football!’ – Kenyans mourn Moi

Kenyans woke up to sad news of the passing on of the country's second President Daniel Arap Moi.

The former teacher who became Kenya’s longest-serving President, died at the age of 95 at Nairobi Hospital in the capital in the early hours of February 4, 2020.

Under his leadership, the country's two great sports facilities, Nyayo Stadium and Kasarani, were built. Moi was also a keen follower of football in the country and always attended matches involving the Harambee Stars.

He was also in attendance when Gor Mahia wrote history, becoming the first team from the East and Central African region to win the Africa Cup Winners Cup (then called Nelson Mandela Cup) in 1987.