Plane carry FIFA World Cup trophy touched down at JKIA on 26th February 2018 moments after departing from Adis Ababa in Ethiopia.
Fans will be given a chance to view the trophy at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) a day later.
This will be the third time FIFA cup touched down on the Kenyan soil, after the beverage firm Coca Cola had organized it in 2010 and 2014.
The trophy weighs 6.1Kg and it is purely made of gold.
The trophy however can only be touched by heads of states and former winners . So for Kenya, only President Uhuru Kenyatta will be mandated to hold it.
The tour started in September last year and will pass through more than 50 countries across six continents travelling 126,000 kilometres in nine months leading up to the 2018 showdown in Russia.
51 countries. 100 days. Millions of excited fans. And the one and only REAL FIFA #WorldCup Trophy. Check out the 2018 FIFA World Cup @TrophyTour by Coca-Cola global journey: https://t.co/RaVPyfaD5v
The dates are:
Kenya- 26th-27th Feb
Mozambique- 28th Feb
Uganda- 5th-6th March pic.twitter.com/bHD56LoT46
— Coca-Cola Kenya (@KenyaCocaCola) February 23, 2018
Africa will be represented by the following teams at the world cup
- Morocco,
- Nigeria,
- Egypt,
- Senegal and
- Tunisia.
Kenyan national team Harambee stars failed to qualify for the FIFA 2018 world cup after they lost to Cape Verde in 2015 during the pre-qualification stage
Kernyans on social media were thrilled with the good news of FIFA plane
WORLD CUP TROPHY TOUCHES DOWN IN NAIROBI:
The FIFA World Cup plane has touched down at JKIA, Nairobi, with the 16.1kg Gold Trophy on board for a 2 day tour before heading to Mozambique courtesy of @CocaColaAfrica .The Trophy was received with pomp & colour at JKIA. #ReadyFor pic.twitter.com/3Rt0k5ivGr
— Ministry Of Youth Affairs and Sports (@moyasa_ke) February 26, 2018
Just one and half hours before the FIFA World Cup Trophy arrives at Nairobi airport from Addis Ababa. pic.twitter.com/tXFXNICEEi
— Saddique Shaban (@SaddiqueShaban) February 26, 2018
Rafikiiisss!!! I am off to Ethiopia with @CocaColaAfrica to bring the FIFA World Cup Trophy to Kenya 🇰🇪⚽️🏆 One team, one love for the game, one amazing trophy that brings us all together 🌍 Get #ReadyFor the cup at KICC Nairobi on 27th February. Come one come all 😊 pic.twitter.com/jIM0OSjEYY
— Farhana Oberson (@FarhanaOberson) February 25, 2018
FIFA world cup trophy arrives @HomeboyzRadio pic.twitter.com/9Z7mR0paej
— Eric Njiru (@EricNjiiru) February 26, 2018
Those who want to attend the Public viewing of FIFA World Cup Trophy on Tuesday, entrance is two bottles of coca cola only.
— Aleckie Ronald (@SirAlexas) February 23, 2018
