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Kenyan President Uhuru receives FIFA World Cup trophy in Nairobi
The President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta has today received the FIFA World Cup trophy in Nairobi.
Kenyatta received the trophy at the State House after it arrived earlier in the day for the two-day visit.
The trophy is on a world tour ahead of the World Cup to be held in Qatar in November and December.
Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Sports, Amina Mohamed together with Tourism and Industrialisation CSs Najib Balala and Nairobi Governor Anne Kakanu among others received the trophy at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at midday.
Brazilian football legend Juliano Belleti, a World Cup winning defender accompanied the trophy.
The FIFA World Cup Trophy will visit 54 countries around the world, including 32 countries that have teams that will participate in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Africa will be represented by Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal at the FIFA World Cup 2022 to take place in Qatar.