AFC LEOPARDS FROM MY FILE

AFC leopards then Abaluhya is among football clubs in

 the Country with agreat history and one of there  of there match which I still vividly remembers was played in Ethiopia in 1974

Leopards then Abaluhya football club most memorable match was played – Addis Ababa Ethiopia in May 1974

During the match the police were forced to open fire in order to score funny.

The Kenyan party was apprehensive about the trip to Ethiopia.

Although Abaluhya led Asmara 2-0 from the first feeling that something could go wrong.

According to report in the Daily nation of May 6^, 1974 two goals seemed adequate security to win the game.

They were more worried about this kind of security. There were some relief when the game was switched from Asmora’s home ground to the Haile Selassie National Stadium, where security was likely to be better.

Abaluhya coach Dan Anyazwa remembered the Ethiopian- Kenya game in 1970 when as a member of the  Kenya team, he heard seek running team mate’s hunt in the crowd rumpus which caused the games  abandonment after 55 minute, old timers recalled the 1963.

Ethipian – Kenya International which had also been volatile.

In 1974 Asmara – Abaluhya second leg lasted until the 83^rd minute.

Asmora led 1-0 the goal scored according to Kenyan accounts when Abaluhya player were dodging stones and battles thrown by the crowd. The policy had already intervened to quell one on the pitch tussile.

Now they in with a vengeance. As referee punde the game , the policy opened fine at least two people were killed.

Numerous players were injured none of them seriously according to media report.

The Kenya team were driven from the ground in police cars.

They were thankful to be safe in their own more thankful to return safely to back home, none of them would relish the next occasion they were drown against an Ethiopian team.

ENDS