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Thousands expected in Kisumu to bid farewell to 'Makamu'

The then Gor Mahia captain Austin Oduor during a match at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The funeral steering committee chairman, Eliud Owalo said they are expecting 3,000 mourners to attend the burial. 
  • He said his committee had organised two buses to ferry Oduor’s former international colleagues from Nairobi to Western Kenya.

The Kenyan football fraternity is planning to see off legend Austin Oduor “Makamu” in style this weekend, with the funeral steering committee expecting over 3,000 mourners.

Thousands of fans from all corners of the country and abroad are expected in Kisumu and Kakamega to pay their final respect to the Gor Mahia and Kenya captain who died on October 15.