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Nairobi, Kenya is likely to lose the regional office for the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) to Addis,Ethiopia. Nairobi has for a long time been the headquarters of the 12-member body with its office at the Nyayo Stadium. The position of the Secretary General has also be preserved for Kenya. But this could soon change as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) reportedly wants it shifted to Addis. “This is what they have always wanted, but we have always objected,” a source at the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), who sought anonymity told Kahawa Tungu. Addis hosts…

Arnold Origi has welcomed Kariobangi Sharks forward Sydney Lokale to Helsinki, Finland and promised to help him settle down there. Lokale on Friday signed a six-month loan deal with Finnish top league side HIFK, home to the Harambee Stars goalkeeper. “Welcome and extremely happy to have you in the best side of Helsinki brother man,” the 36-year-old tweeted. “Just bang in them goals and I will take care of the rest. Hata base ya chapo ndondo nitakupeleka. We piga tu mabao kama kawaida.” HIFK will have an option of making the deal permanent should Lokale impress. “Coming to Helsinki and…

Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Jackson Owusu is in Nairobi to complete a move to Kenyan Premier League side Gor Mahia. Owusu, 31, played under the current Gor Mahia coach, Steven Polack, at Asante Kotoko in the Ghanaian topflight. According to Ghanaian journalist Akakpo Agodji of Ashh FM, Kumasi, Owusu was one of Polack’s top players at Kotoko. Read: Arsenal Sack Unai Emery Over Poor Results “The coach loved him. He was one of his best players,” Akakpo told Kahawa Tungu. Owusu suffered a broken leg in 2016 but recovered and later moved to Kuwaiti VIVA League side Al Tadhamon SC…

Kenya women’s volleyball team have qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after hammering Nigeria by three sets to nothing. The Malkia Strikers topped the charts in the Africa qualifiers in Yaounde, Cameroon with four straight wins. Kenya beat Egypt 3-1 in their opening match of the round robin tournament before thumping Botswana 3-0, Cameroon 3-2 and Nigeria 3-0. Kenya will be the sole Africa representative in the summer Olympics set for Tokyo, Japan. The golden queens of Kenya, who are the reigning All African Games champions will be making a return to the global showpiece since Athens 2004. Other team…

Gor Mahia head coach Steven Polack has been named November Coach of the Month. Polack, who bagged the October award made it a double after guiding the reigning Kenyan Premier League champions to three wins in November. The team played five Kenyan Premier League games in November winning three and drawing one. They also lost once their record in November superseded league rivals leaving Polack as the best performer. “I’m delighted to get this accolade but i dedicate it fellow technical team at Gor Mahia and the players who worked very hard on the pitch to make it work. It…

Liverpool’s Sadio Mané is a humble but prolific goal poacher. He loves to keep a low profile and does not live a flashy lifestyle despite a fat pay cheque. On Tuesday, the great son of Bambaly, Senegal bagged the 2019 African Footballer of The Year award for the very first time in Egypt. But despite the accolade which puts him a head of the rest in Africa, Mané refused to be called the king of African football. Read: Mahrez Reveals Why He Skipped Mane’s Crowning As Africa’s Best Player During photo session after receiving the coveted gong from CAF honcho…

Kenya women’s volleyball team are on the verge of the 2020 Olympics qualification. A win against Nigeria this evening in Yaounde, Cameroon will confirm the ticket. The Malkia Strikers top the charts in the African qualifiers with three straight wins. Read: Harambee Starlets In Crucial Battle Against Zambia, Fans Allowed Free Entry Into Kasarani The coach Paul Bitok’s biggest test was against Cameroon Tuesday, a game they won 2-3 to put one foot into Tokyo. Cameroon,who beat Kenya in the final of the nations cup last year, was deemed their biggest obstacle in their quest for the summer Olympics qualification.…

Manchester United captain Ashley Young will join Inter Milan when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 34-year-old could still leave during the current transfer window but United are yet to agree to that move. Young, who has played 261 times for the club, was left out of the United squad for Tuesday’s 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat by Manchester City. Read: Man United Boss Ole Gunnar Apologizes To Fans For Not Winning Games As Young’s contract expires at the end of the season, he is now free to talk to clubs outside of England. United boss Ole…

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane was last night installed as the best player in Africa for the year 2019. Conspicuously missing at the gala awards staged in Egypt were two other finalists, Rihad Mahrez and Mane’s teammate Mo Salah. While Salah is yet to publicly state his reason for staying away, when Mane was present when he won the gong last year, or even congratulate the Senegalese openly, Mahrez has broken his silence. Read: Heroes Welcome For Liverpool’s Sadio Mane In Senegal In a tweet, the AFCON winner with Algeria said, “Congratulations to Sadio for his trophy well deserved and sorry…

Sadio Mané is the 2019 African Player of The Year for the first time. The Senegal and Liverpool star bagged the accolade Tuesday night in Egypt during the awards gala. Mané, 27, pipped his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian who won the award the last two years, and Algerian Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City to the coveted gong. Salah and Mahrez did not grace the event. Read: Liverpool’s Mo Salah Crowned PFA Player Of The Month “I am really happy and at the same time I am really proud to win this award,” said Mane at the ceremony organised…

Kenya beat a stubborn Cameroon by three sets to two on Tuesday to move closer to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualification. The Malkia Strikers begun on a high wining the first set 16-25 but slipped in the second set, losing 23-25. They recovered to win the third set 21-25 but again the hosts bounced back to bag the fourth set 23-25. Read: Malkia Strikers Make Light Work Of Nigeria To Reach All African Games Final In the tie breaker, Kenya showed more agency and accuracy, leading from start to finish to win 11-15. The Malkia strikers are now top of…

Zoo FC coach Herman Iswekha has “been suspecting” that some of his players might be involved in match fixing, a serious offense in football. Herman made the claims days after his side went down 4-1 to AFC Leopards at the Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega, their third KPL loss on the bounce. “In the previous matches we have played, I have been suspecting that my players were involved in match fixing. We were not meant to concede some of the cheap goals and all the blames go to the defenders,” Iswekha told Citizen. Read: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Dismisses Transfer Rumours, Says He Loves…

Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has dispelled media speculations that he wants to leave the Premier League side. Arsenal sits 10th in the Premier League after 21 games, nine points adrift of the Champions League qualifying places. According to grapevine the Gabonese wants to move to a club where he can win trophies and play champions league football, rumours he has dismissed. Read: Tottenham Fan Who Threw Banana Skin At Arsenal’s Aubameyang Banned Indefinitely “People like making up stories and they should focus on what’s happening on the pitch. They talk too much and it does my head in!” Aubameyang wrote…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he would never manage Manchester United and would prefer to go on holiday than take over at Old Trafford. Guardiola was on United’s radar to replace Sir Alex Ferguson but had already agreed to join Bayern Munich when the Scot retired in 2013. The Spaniard said his status at City means he would not join United even if it was the only offer he had. Read: CONFIRMED: Man United Loan Striker Alexis Sanchez To Serie A Side Inter Milan “If I didn’t have any offers, I would be in the Maldives,” he said. “Maybe…

Malkia Strikers made light work of Botswana hammering them in three straight in the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers in Cameroon. The Kenya women’s volleyball team won the first set 25-17, second set 25-19 and the third 25-18. Kenya won their opener against Egypt 3-1 on Sunday. Their next outing will be against hosts and favorites Cameroon, who are the reigning African Champions, on Tuesday. The winner of the round robin tournament win book a ticket to the summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu