President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday at State House, Nairobi received the 18-carat gold FIFA World Cup trophy which is on a two-day tour of Kenya ahead of this year’s World Cup in Qatar.

“The trophy was handed to the Head of State by legendary Brazilian footballer Juliano Belletti, a World Cup-winning defender, who is accompanying it on the tour,” State House said in a statement.

World Cup Trophy public display

The trophy will be on display at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Friday, May 27 for public viewing and photo session.

The trophy was made by Stabilimento Artistico Bertoni company in Italy.

Its surface features two human figures holding up the Earth.

The current holders of the trophy are France who beat Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final in Russia.

This year’s World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 21 November to 18 December 2022.

It will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world.