Deputy President William Ruto joined the millions of Kenyans who are supporting the national football team Harambee Stars, which played its first match against Algeria on Sunday night, in the campaign to clinch the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations trophy (AFCON).
The match which was aired at 11 pm kept the DP past midnight as he followed the game from Camp Toyoyo, Makadara, in Nairobi County where a watch party had been organised.
He was accompanied by Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie, Makadara MP George Aladwa as well as NACADA Director Vincent Mwasia, who is popularly known as Chipukeezy.
The high octane match ended in a 2-0 win for the Algeria side.
Kenya conceded a penalty 34 minutes into the game, which the opponents took advantage of to net the first goal
Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez also put the ball behind the Stars' goalkeeper Patrick Matasi and sealed the win for Algeria.
Of the 12 shots, the Desert Foxes managed 4 were on target. Harambee Stars, on the other hand, missed all of their four shots.
Kenya will have to put up a spirited fight against Tanzania and Senegal in the upcoming matches to stand a chance of advancing closer to the finals.
This is the first time Kenya is participating in AFCON since 2004 where the team was eliminated in the group stages.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has motivated the squad by putting a Ksh20 million prize it the team qualifies for the quarter finals.
