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Rugby. Nakuru RFC mourn backrow Charles Odongo

By The Standard December 02, 2025

Source: The Standard

Former Kenya Cup League champions Nakuru RFC are mourning their former international backrow and lethal winger Charles ‘Obako’ Odongoz.Odongo, who has been one of their lethal players of the last decade, died on Saturday due to breathing complications at Siaya Level Five Hospital, according to his brother-in-law, Aggrey Okoth.“We thought he could have risen up and walked again after his hospitaliaation, but God had other plans after he developed breathing difficulties,” Okoth told Standard Sports on telephone.Follow The Standard
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Odongo, who has been one of their lethal players of the last decade, died on Saturday due to breathing complications at Siaya Level Five Hospital, according to his brother-in-law, Aggrey Okoth.“We thought he could have risen up and walked again after his hospitaliaation, but God had other plans after he developed breathing difficulties,” Okoth told Standard Sports on telephone.Follow The Standard
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“We thought he could have risen up and walked again after his hospitaliaation, but God had other plans after he developed breathing difficulties,” Okoth told Standard Sports on telephone.Follow The Standard
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Follow The Standard
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