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KOTHBIRO

An off season tournament played annually from december to january in Ziwani grounds, Starehehe constituency, nairobi.

Auma be uwinja, koth biro kel uru dhok e dala (Do you hear me, Auma. Bring home the cattle for the rains are coming) are the words of Ayub Ogada and Mbarak Achieng’s 1980’s hit song Koth Biro that gained prominence locally and abroad.

The song’s title would later find solace in unfamiliar fields of soccer although with the help of weather patterns.

What started as matches between young schoolboys, playing for different clubs in the mid 1970s in Ziwani estate, later became the biggest offseason tournament in Nairobi held mostly during the short rains season in December.

There were cases of national team players sneaking out of camp just for a chance to play for their clubs in Koth Biro, a tournament that also provided an avenue for young boys to display their talents.

the first famous rivalry was between ziwanis Umeme FC and majengos Pumwani sportiff