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Various sports federations – appearing before parliament’s sports committee on Tuesday, heaped blame on Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia over funding problems facing national teams. Football, Rugby, Tennis, Athletics among other federations appeared before the committee chaired by Machakos Town Member of Parliament Victor Munyaka. Presenting the challenges facing football, Nick Mwendwa, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) boss, reiterated that without government support, Kenya could miss two crucial international engagements coming up this month with grave consequences. Read: Aubameyang Slams Gabon FA For Forcing Sick Dad Take Coaching Job “If we don’t participate in the two matches, there is the…

Midfielder Granit Xhaka has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang taking over, Gunners’ boss Unai Emery has confirmed. Xhaka, 27, was involved in an angry confrontation with home fans during the Gunners’ 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on 27 October. “I had a meeting with him and told him he is no longer in the captain’s group,” said Emery on Tuesday. Read: Brace And Assist For Harambee Stars Striker Michael Olunga In Japan (Video) “He accepted my decision. I needed to take a decision and now it’s closed.” Last month, the Switzerland international was booed as he…

Football Kenya Federation has moved to waive gate charges for Friday’s Olympics Qualifier pitting the Harambee Starlets against Zambia. Starlets will be looking to gain an advantage in the first leg as they seek qualification for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The match has been slated for Friday, November 8, 2019, with the second leg set to be played on November 11, 2019 in Lusaka. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has said it will investigate all athletes who trained with banned coach Alberto Salazar. Salazar, the former coach of Britain’s Mo Farah, was found guilty of doping violations after a four-year investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency. The 61-year-old American said he will appeal against the ruling. Read: How Coach Sebastien Migne and One-Goal Agency Have Taken Harambee Stars Hostage The Nike Oregon Project (NOP), run by Salazar, has now been closed down. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach had previously called for Wada to investigate the NOP athletes. “The clear question is did any…

Gor Mahia have been bundled out of the CAF Confederation Cup by DCMP of Congo. Earlier today, another representative in the championship, Bandari FC, were eliminated by Horoya AC of Guinea. Gor Mahia went to Kinshasa disadvantaged after settling for a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Nairobi. But Wellington gave some hope when he put the KPL champions in the lead in the 10th minute with a superb header. Read: Horoya AC Dim Bandari’s Confederation Cup Dream At Kasarani However, Vinny Bongonga levelled for the hosts just before half time with Junior Koné doubling the score in the…

Horoya AC of Guinea has qualified for the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup locking out Bandari FC. Horoya sailed through on 5-2 aggregate after edging out the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) side 1-0 at the Kasarani Stadium. Burkina Faso forward Ocansey Mandela scored the lone goal in the second half, punishing the wasteful Dockers with a clinical finish in the 66th minute. Read: Gor Mahia Jump To Position 19 In Latest CAF Club Ranking Kenya’s only hope of sending a team to the monied stage of the second rate continental championship now rests with Gor Mahia. Gor Mahia…

Harambee Stars coach Francis Kimanzi has named the team’s squad for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier against Egypt and Togo. The coach has handed goalkeeper Patrick Matasi a recall after he was left out in Stars friendly match against Mozambique. Influential AFC Leopards forward Mark Makwatta has also been handed a call up as has Kariobangi Sharks defender Daniel Sakari. John Avire, who made a mark at the 2019 continental showpiece, has also been called up. The team kicks off non-residential training on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in Nairobi. Stars will face Egypt on November 14, in…

Springboks are the 2019 Rugby World Cup champions after beating England 32-12 in Saturday’s tournament final in Yokohama. The Boks went into the match as slight underdogs, but they were superb from start to finish as they dominated almost every department against an English outfit that could not repeat its heroic semi-final performance against the All Blacks. Flyhalf Handre Pollard slotted six penalties and two conversions for a personal haul of 22 points, but the match-winning moment for South Africa came in the 65th minute when wing Makazole Mapimpi scored. There was also a try for Cheslin Kolbe, who danced…

Kenyans dominated a match in the Zambian Super League – scoring all five goals, including an own goal, in Zesco United’s 5-1 win over Lusaka Dynamos on Wednesday. Harambee Stars internationals Jesse Jackson Were, Anthony Akumu and David Owino were all on the score sheet as Zesco eased past the visitors. Were, who netted a hat-trick, his second of the season, opened the scoring at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola with 17 minutes on the clock. Read: Gor Mahia Return To Local Action To Face Nzoia After Champions League Setback The former Tusker striker made it 3-0 a minute after Akumu…

Gor Mahia received a two-million shillings boost from gin makers Agro Chemical And Food Company Limited ahead of their trip to the DRC. The two penned a five-year partnership in which Agro will leverage on K’Ogalo’s popularity to sell their two flagship brands ‘Patriot Gin’ and ‘Patriot Vodka.’ Speaking during the unveiling ceremony in Nairobi on Wednesday, Gor Mahia boss Ambrose Rachier urged fans to maintain their good behaviour. Read: Gor Mahia Coach Steven Pollack Leaves For Finland “I know we have many fans who can be patriotic. We had similar partnerships with some bread companies and our fans consumed…

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Sports Amina Mohammed has saved the country’s national women’s football team Harambee Starlets participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers. In a swift move by the Cabinet Secretary to avert a crisis of Kenya pulling out of the qualifiers due to lack of finances, Amina has directed Harambee Starlets report for residential training at the Sports Kenya’s owned Stadion Hotel at Moi, Kasarani on Thursday, October 31st with immediate effect. The team which is due to play Zambia on November 9 in the first leg tie of the third round in Nairobi was uncertain of honoring…

Sources close to ESPN have linked Jose Mourinho to ‘the Arsenal Job.’ It is revealed that the Portuguese tactician is open to replacing under-pressure Unai Emery should the board decide to terminate his services. It is not certain whether the Gunners are contemplating firing the Spaniard. Further, sources reveal that the former Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain manager has the backing of the EC. Read: Mourinho Embarrasses Pogba During Training (Video) Mourinho, who managed Chelsea and Manchester United, but is without a club, is keen to become the first manager to win major trophies in three English clubs according to sources.…

Various sports federations have sought audience with the National Assembly over lack of funding from the sports, culture and social development fund. The federations include football, Rugby, athletics, basketball and tennis. This comes at a time several national teams have bemoaned lack of support from the ministry of sports while on national duty. Read: Nyayo Stadium To Be Ready By Next Month, Echesa Assures (Photos) Unfavorable government policies have also been blamed for withdrawal of major sports sponsor, SportPesa. Just yesterday, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa held a press conference in Nairobi, where he laid bare the…

Ministry of sports has asked the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to account for money they were given by the government to prepare the Harambee Stars for the 2019 AFCON in Egypt before the can ask for more. https://twitter.com/MikeOkinyi/status/1189126549573951488?s=19 Ahead of the continental showpiece in June/July, the government approved a budget of Ksh224 million for the national team. The money was to cater for among other things the team’s camp in France and allowances. Earlier today, at a press conference in Nairobi, the FKF boss Nick Mwendwa bemoaned lack of government support for various national teams. A frustrated Nick claimed that…

South Africa will host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 after the World Rugby Council awarded the hosting rights for the premier tournament to South Africa at its Interim Meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday. In September 2022 the eighth edition of the showcase event will take place in Cape Town in what will be the first time that Rugby World Cup Sevens has been hosted on the African continent. The world’s best 24 men’s and 16 women’s rugby sevens teams will take to the field at the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point where they will compete for world champion status…