His friend, Juventus defender Daniele Rugani, on Thursday became the first Serie A player to test positive for coronavirus. Thiong’o, currently attached to Promozione League side Rocchese, played with Rugani in the youth ranks of Italian Serie B side Empoli between 2008 and 2012. While Thiong’o was born in Mombasa to Kenyan parents, Rugani was born in Lucca, Italy. Both players followed different paths upon graduation from Empoli with Rugani earning a place in the senior team while the diminutive Thiong’o moved to lower league sides. Thiong’o urged the Kenyan government to take tight precautionary measures to avoid the entry of coronavirus in the country, terming it a “killer disease”.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2020 02:37 UTC