President Uhuru Kenyatta when he received 2018 Fifa World Cup trophy at State House. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]Though Harambee Stars will not be playing at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar later in the year, Kenyans will have a rare opportunity to get a glimpse of the famous Fifa World Cup trophy today and tomorrow in Nairobi. Football’s greatest prize, the 6.1 kilogram 18-karat gold original World Cup trophy, will land in the country today for a two-day tour courtesy of Fifa and Coca-Cola. The former Villarreal, Chelsea and Barcelona defender was part of the star-studded Brazilian squad that won the 2002 World Cup finals co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. After the Kenyan tour, the trophy will leave for South Africa where football fans will get to view it on May 28-30.

Source: The Star May 26, 2022 12:05 UTC