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Philip, Thigo, MBS (@pthigo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pthigo\/status\/2053839330817245543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thigo, who came to prominence with the record FKF Premier League champions, passed away on Saturday night at his Bungoma home after a long battle with cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known affectionately as the \u201990-minute man\u2019, among many other nicknames, Thigo scored 88&#8217;goals for K\u2019Ogalo to become the club\u2019s second highest scorer after Sammy \u2018Jogoo\u2019 Onyango.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was part of Gor\u2019s legendary squad that won the 1976 league title unbeaten, in addition to reaching the final of the 1979 Africa Winners\u2019 Cup (now known as the Confederations Cup).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On both occasions, he doubled up as a player-coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eulogising his father, Philip described him as a father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany knew him through the names he earned in football &#8212; the &#8217;90-minute man&#8217;, &#8216;Midfield general&#8217;, &#8216;Ogango wuon pap&#8217;, &#8216;the Owner of the Field&#8217;, and &#8216;The Professor&#8217;. 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