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Ruto, 56, took a moment off his busy schedule on Tuesday to rally fans ahead of the Harambee Stars football friendly against neighbours South Sudan on Tuesday at the Moi Kasarani Sports Complex.
The football fever has again hit Kenya, attracting the big shots, including President William Ruto.
Ruto, 56, took a moment off his busy schedule on Tuesday to rally fans ahead of the Harambee Stars football friendly against neighbours South Sudan on Tuesday at the Moi Kasarani Sports Complex.
In a video shared on the Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa's official Twitter handle, Ruto is seen congratulating the team over last week's 2-1 friendly win over Qatar before calling out fans.
"Congratulations, Harambee Stars, for winning against the Qatari national team last week; I am happy very many Kenyans showed up in Qatar to cheer our team," Ruto said.
"As you are all aware, today at 4 pm, Harambee Stars will be playing against South Sudan; I want to ask all Kenyans to show up at 4 pm to cheer our champions, the Harambee Stars," he added.
Engin Firat's charges, who were drawn in Group C alongside Namibia, Cameroon and Burundi, didn't participate in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers following a nine-month FIFA ban, which was uplifted in November 2022.
South Sudan will be led by former KCCA FC forward Tito Okello, former Ondupraka FC, and Arua Hill centre-back Rashid Toha, both recently signed for Kenyan Premier League side Kenya Police FC.
Both sides last met in March 2021 in a friendly game the hosts won 1-0, with their last game at home coming in November 2021 during a 2-1 win against Rwanda in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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