CCM Kirumba Stadium — Attraction in Kitangiri

We grabbed a tuk-tuk, and by four o'clock, we arrived at the stadium, which was already beginning to heave with supporters. Of course, by error, we got in the VIP queue. The man read the tickets with his machine and pointed to where we should go. The man at this entrance said that our tickets had already been verified, presumably by the VIP man, and because of this, he wasn't going to let us in. However, while we were arguing with him, the entry queue was growing quickly with impatient fans, so when he started dealing with them, I nodded to Ros, and we left him to it and sidled in. I thought we had been rumbled when a young guy stopped me, but all he wanted to do was check inside my rucksack, presumably for my shotgun. We entered the stadium, and wow, it was truly amazing. It was packed with lots of supporters wearing vivid green or yellow jerseys, with a myriad of brightly coloured parasols to shade them from the hot, blazing sunshine. Then there was the tumultuous cacophony of cheering, shouting, and the blowing of air horns. It was an outrageously joyous occasion, and the match hadn't even started yet. We moved along and sat on the incredibly hot concrete terrace, heated remorselessly all day by that blazing sunshine. It was too hot for our bottoms but slowly cooled as they shaded it from the heat. Just five minutes later, the players were on the pitch, the referee blew his whistle, and the crowd erupted. We were seated behind the Pamba Jiji goal, who were wearing a green strip. During the first and second half, the yellow-clad YANGA's were in command, so we had a good view of the game to start with. The crowd jumped up and down, danced, and roared when YANGA scored their first goal. Their antics were far more interesting than the game itself. It was a complete contrast to football back home, because our games are played in winter, all the supporters are wrapped up in dull warm clothes with no bright colours, and I'm sure nobody sells hard-boiled eggs, peanuts, cashew nuts, watermelon, and other exotic fruits. This game, to us, was an amazing spectacle. The YANGA's were in complete control throughout and scored three goals to Pamba Jiji's nil, and with every goal, the crowd became more and more rumbustious. It was great fun. The final whistle blew, and slowly everyone shuffled towards the exit. At the final exit gate, it was a real crush to get out, but with Ros behind me, clinging to my rucksack, we made it together. We then had to run the gauntlet from the stadium up to the main road, with pedestrians, motorcycles, tuk-tuks, and cars all fighting for an inch of tarmac. We managed to commandeer a tuk-tuk back to the rooftop bar where we ate on...

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