Author: Bonface Osano

The Football Kenya Federation Electoral Board was on Monday morning unveiled at the organization’s headquarters at Kandanda House, Kasarani. The board comprises five members and will be led by communication specialist Kentice Tikolo. Others on the board include lawyer Patrick Matthew Onyango, veteran journalist Ali Hassan Kauleni, Alfred Ndinya, and Jawuor and Samuel Karanja. Further, the board will have three standing members namely Racheal Muthoga, Elaine Mbugua, and Andrew Mudibo. Read: FKF Lands Ksh127 Million Sponsorship Deal For County Leagues The names were unanimously approved during the FKF Special General Assembly, which took place last week Tuesday in Nairobi. The…

Manchester City went down 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, their sixth loss of the season, leaving leaders Liverpool with a whopping 22 point gap at the top. https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1224060682670419969?s=19 No team has ever enjoyed such a huge lead at the end of a matchday in the history of the Premier League, according to Opta Joe. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1223653483435433984?s=19 The Reds continued with their bullish run in the league, easing past hapless Southampton 4-0 at Anfield on Saturday to push their points tally to 73. https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1223650180362375168?s=19 Liverpool have now won 20 straight matches at home this season, one win shy of their 1972…

Ugandan import Juma Balinya scored twice on his full Gor Mahia debut as they annihilated Nzoia Sugar 3-0 in a Kenyan Premier League match played at Machakos’ Kenyatta Stadium on Sunday. In the other game of the day, AFC Leopards edged out Ulinzi Stars 0-1, through new signing Elvis “Machapo” Rupia lone goal at the Afraha Stadium, Nakuru. Defending champions Gor Mahia went ahead in the dying minutes of the second half through Balinya, who tapped in a rebound from close range. Balinya doubled the lead after the breather in the 64th minute before skipper Kenneth Muguna sealed the thrashing…

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has cut its links with SportPesa less than a year after the association’s former chief, John Delaney, signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with the Kenyan sports betting giant. The FAI moved to end its two-year deal with SportPesa, despite its financial woes. The sponsorship agreement was first announced in March 2019. Following the announcement about the FAI’s contract with the betting company last year, gambling addiction groups put massive pressure on the association for teaming up with a gambling operator. The FAI announced its deal with SportPesa in mid-March 2019. Back then, the football…

Mbwana Samatta made history as the first Tanzanian to score in the English Premier League on Saturday. The Taifa Stars skipper, who recently joined Aston Villa from Genk, scored on his full debut for Villans as they went down 2-1 to Bournemouth. https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1223644594002251778?s=19 Despite the loss, Aston Villa boss Dean Smith was impressed with the 27-year old’s contribution, singling him out for praise alongside Keinan Davis. Read: Huge Crowd Gathers In Mbagala To Behold Samatta Debut For Aston Villa (Video) https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1223659737927094277?s=19 Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Kenya’s Shujaa are winless in three group fixtures in the ingoing Sydney sevens and are out of main cup race. Kenya lost to Fiji 14-28 in their opening group fixture on Saturday, before wasting a comfortable lead to fall to Wales 21-26 in a match many expected them to win. Shujaa’s final group game was a 5-19 loss to the series leaders New Zealand. Read: Shujaa Post Mixed Results To Finish Eighth In New Zealand Kenya will next face Samoa in the 15th place playoff. https://twitter.com/KenyaSevens/status/1223806679642517504?s=19 Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram…

African Women’s representatives in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Kenya will be grouped in Pool A along with reigning world and European champions and 2016 Olympic silver medallists Serbia, two-time Olympic champions Brazil, as well as the teams of Korea and Dominican Republic will be in the company of hosts Japan, two-time Olympic gold medallists themselves. Men representatives Tunisia will be drawn in Pool B with three-time Olympic champs Brazil ‘ three-time podium toppers USA, four-time gold medallists and reigning VNL champions Russia and the teams of Argentina and France. The 12 qualified teams per gender have been split into two…

AFC Leopards striker John Mark Makwatta has left the country and is expected to complete a move to Zambian Super League defending champions Zesco United, according to reports. Makwatta, 24, returned to the Kenyan Premier League at the beginning of the 2019/20 season after a short stint with Kuwait’s Al-Nasr AC – establishing himself as one of the league’s top strikers. He has so far scored 13 goals, making him the leading top scorer in the league after 18 rounds of games. Read: Harambee Starlets Forward Mwanahalima ‘Dogo’ Eyeing Move To Sweden According to sources, Ugandan forward Umaru Kasumba, who…

Kenya international Ayub Timbe is set to complete a loan move to English Championship side Reading FC. According to BerkshireLive sources, Timbe, 27, alongside 23-year-old Brazilian Felipe Araruna, a free agent, had medicals on Thursday. “I am having my medical at 5:00 PM (UK time) and if everything goes well I will officially join the club. This is a great club with a huge history. It is also obviously another level here in England and I am happy to start a new challenge and see what comes out of it,” he told Nation. Read: Kenya Morans Win Zone 5 Qualifiers, Qualify…

Former AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia coach Zdravko Logarusic has been appointed as the new coach of Zimbabwe national team, the Warriors on a two-year contract. Zimbabwe’s football body ZIFA confirmed the appointment saying that the 54-year-old landed the job “based on his superior qualifications [UEFA Pro Licence & CAF A licence] as well as rich experience in African football.” The Croat will work with locals assistants, Joseph Antipas and Lloyd Chitembwe as his first and second assistant coaches respectively with Tonderayi Ndiraya serving as the third assistant coach by virtue of being the head coach of the under-23 team.…

Gor Mahia are back on top of the pile after edging out Sofapaka 2-1 in a midweek Kenyan Premier League fixture played at the Kisumu’s Moi Stadium on Wednesday. Two goals from midfielders Lawrence Juma and Kenneth Muguna in each half ensured the defending champions resumed KPL leadership on 41 points, two points off second placed Kakamega Homeboyz, who have played a game more. https://twitter.com/bonfaceosano/status/1222562159101726721?s=09 Juma scored with a free header from Boniface Omondi’s right cross in the 12th minute, but the lead only lasted six minutes before Jaden Nana leveled with a close strike off Kepha Aswani rebound shot.…

It was a night to remember for football lovers across Tanzania as one of their most talented and successful player Mbwana Samatta made a historic debut for Premier League side Aston Villa in a Carabao Cup match against Leicester City at Villa Park. The night was even more special for Mbagala, a neighborhood in Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, where the 27-year-old striker was born as a big crowd gathered to share the great moment on a huge screen mounted outside in an open area. https://twitter.com/bonfaceosano/status/1222344306314350592?s=19 Samatta became the first Tanzanian player to join an English Premier League…

Kenya Power has suspended its sponsorship for sporting activities in the country, reports indicate. Clubs like Kenyan Premier League side Western Stima, Coast Stima and Nairobi Stima have thus lost their major source of revenue. “I have just been informed about Kenya Power suspending their sponsorship to all sporting activities. It’s the least we expected at this point and the news is devastating,” Western Stima Chairman Laban Jobita said. Read: Western Stima Back In The KPL After One Year In The Cold With no title sponsor, most KPL teams have experienced tough financial times and this latest development is likely…

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta felt his young side showed “courage” to overcame struggling Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium and set up an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Portsmouth. Mikel Arteta’s side were good value for their victory, the platform for progress into the next round built on first-half goals from Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah. Bournemouth substitute Sam Surridge pulled a goal back deep into eight minutes of stoppage to give the scoreline a look of respectability and give Arsenal some late anxious moments, but in reality the Gunners were by far the superior team. “I’m very pleased. I knew it…

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna are among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California. Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter when it came down and burst into flames. The LA county sheriff said there were no survivors. Early reports had suggested five people were on board. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, was widely considered one of the greatest players in the game’s history. Read: AFC Leopards Coach Casa Mbungo On The Verge of Exit Tributes from celebrities and fellow sports stars have been pouring in, many expressing shock…