As coach, secondary school teacher and village elder at Mathare North for many years, Musi was a father figure to people whom he interacted with. But ardent fans are worried about the future of “Bangladesh” after the grand old man of Kenya boxing left the stage. This was at the beginning of the long struggle for freedom in South Africa. Nairobi City Council supplied a punching bag for his new club, Kariobangi Boxing Club. They joined him for evening training sessions.Kariobangi Boxing Club, which later became popular as “Bangladesh,” the Asian country which seceded from Pakistan in 1971.

Source: Daily Nation July 21, 2020 03:00 UTC