The day's other game see's Kenyan champions Mathare United take on a team from Djibouti.

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Much of Nairobi was quiet and deserted Wednesday, though clashes continued in the city's giant Mathare slum.

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The Mathare players celebrated, danced and sang and the home crowd decided to join in too and flooded the pitch.

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Before moving to South Africa, Opiyo played for local side Mathare United.

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Despite the poverty and the spectre of ethnic violence, Mathare United's triumph is testament to the amazing talents and energies of Kenya's poor.

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Both sides hit the woodwork in the final minutes of the game but Mathare held on for a 0-0 draw and were crowned champions.

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Mathare United needed just a draw or better from the game to win the Kenyan football league for the first time in their history.

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The term "foreigners" was widely interpreted as a thinly veiled reference to the chairman of Premier League side Mathare United, Bob Munro, who is a Canadian national.

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On the team bus back to the hotel, thousands of texts seemed to arrive on every player's phone, as Mathare and the other slums of Nairobi celebrated.

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