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Football Kenya Kenya Disciplinary Committee has ruled that Sofapaka FC did not provide enough evidence to prove that former CEO Robert Muthomi was complicit in the John Avire transfer saga. Sofapaka accused Robert of illegally aiding Avire and his agent to acquire Egyptian visa to enable them travel and complete a move for the player. The Kenyan Premier League side insisted that the player was still contracted to them, while Avire in seeking to leave, held that he had voided his contract after three months of non payment, as provided for by the FIFA statutes. In their ruling, the body…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it is “a fact” that Manchester United is always set up to defend against his side at Old Trafford. Klopp’s Premier League leaders needed a late Adam Lallana equaliser on Sunday to earn a 1-1 draw against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, who are two points above the relegation zone. The German has failed to record a single win in five visits to United. “This year, last year, the year before, they just defend,” he said. “That’s how it is. It is OK. It is no criticism. It is just a fact. Read: Form Won’t Count,…

Wazito FC have confirmed firing Fred Ambani and Stanley Okumbi as head coach and technical director respectively. “I would like to thank coach Ambani and coach Okumbi for their great service to the club. They did a tremendous job during their time here and we wish them all the best,” Dennis Gicheru, Wazito CEO, said in a statement. They further confirmed immediate former assistant coach Hamisi Mohammed as the interim head coach. The decision came following Saturday’s 4-2 loss to KK Homeboyz in the KPL, their third loss of the season. Read: Why Wazito FC Fired Coach Stanley Okumbi And…

Gor Mahia beat Kariobangi Sharks 1-0 in Nakuru on Sunday to maintain their unblemished start to the 2019/20 Kenyan Premier League season. Ghanaian foreign import Francis Afriyie was the toast of the day – netting the lone goal in added time of the second half. The two sides wasted countless scoring chances especially in the second half. Still, defending champions K’Ogalo looked the more hungrier for goals – pressing harder for the opener, which finally arrived in the 93rd minute, when Afriyie latched on a rebound from Geoffrey Ochieng’s strike, which hit the woodwork, to score the all important goal,…

Wazito FC have fired the entire technical bench consisting head coach Fred Ambani his assistant Hamisi Abdalla and technical director Stanley Okumbi. The decision has not been made public. Wazito FC boss Ricardo Badoer fired the two following Saturday’s 4-2 loss to KK Homeboyz in Machakos, their third loss in six league fixtures. An inside source, who did not want to be mentioned for fear of sanctions, told Kahawa Tungu that Okumbi and Fred were put on suspension on Friday before being fired after they fought in training before players. “It was shameful seeing players separate the two as they…

Shujaa and Morans progress to the cup semifinal after beating their opponents in their first match of day three. Shujaa shut the defending champions out of the semis after handing them a 19-14 loss while Morans beat Seventise 24-7. South Africa’s 31-14 win over KCB confirmed their spot in the semifinal where they’ll meet Shujaa. Morans on the other hand will meet Russia Academy in the second Cup semifinal. Russia beat Red Wailers 17 – 5 in the fourth Cup quarterfinal. In the Challenge Trophy Uganda beat Zimbabwe 17-12, Narvskaya Zastava suffered a 17-27 loss to Zambia while Spain beat…

World men’s marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge and rugby legend Edward Rombo are among a long list of sportsmen and women who will be honoured with national awards during the Mashujaa Day celebrations. President Uhuru Kenyatta will preside over the event today (Sunday) in Mombasa. Kipchoge recently became the first human being to run a full marathon under two hours in Vienna Austria. Dubbed INEOS 159 challenge, the marathon great cleared the race in 1:59.40. Rombo is a pioneer professional rugby player. He was one of the few Kenya rugby players to turn professional when he moved to Leeds Rhinos…

Gor Mahia captain Kenneth Muguna has explained that he has not gone AWOL but attending to a pressing family matter. Since featuring for the Harambee Stars in a friendly against Mozambique last weekend, both Muguna and his assistant Joash Onyango have not attended training. Head coach Steven Polack appointed Joachim Oluoch as the stand-in captain for today’s league outing against Kariobangi Sharks in Nakuru. “I haven’t trained since the international break. My mum was facing some problems which I was trying to help solve so I took some time off. I thought it was a small matter but even up…

The ministry of sports is on the spotlight yet again over the sorry state of Nyayo Stadium, Kenya’s second largest sporting facility that has been under renovation for close to two years now. Photos taken from inside the stadium by one twitter user drew anger and disgust from Kenyans, most of whom feel that the ministry is failing in its core mandate of facilitating growth of sports in the country. https://twitter.com/kavsmaina/status/1184820621584281600?s=19 Nyayo was closed to allow its upgrade to international standards. It was one of the facilities chosen to stage the 2018 Championship of African Nations (CHAN). Unfortunately Kenya was…

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has said that form will not count when their face bitter rivals Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. “I don’t think it matters what your form is like in these games. It doesn’t matter that we’ve won eight on the bounce and they’re struggling. It’s Man United vs Liverpool. It will be a one-off game and we’ll see who comes out on top,” the Scottish told Liverpool website. The Reds head into the match unscratched having won all their opening eight Premier League fixtures and are eight points clear atop the standings. Read: Gareth…

Serie A side AS Roma has become the first European club to launch a Kiswahili twitter account. The account went live for the first time on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/ASRomaEN/status/1184505063013789696?s=19 The new Swahili Twitter account was launched just four days after AS Roma used its English-language account to congratulate Eliud Kipchoge on his historic achievement in the INEOS challenge. The tweet was so well received in Kenya, that Kenyans on twitter (KOT) began asking the club to launch a Swahili account. https://twitter.com/ASRomaEN/status/1183099968376233989?s=19 After surprising followers with a reply in Swahili, club president Jim Pallotta used his own personal Twitter account the following…

Cristiano Ronaldo makes more money being an influencer on Instagram than he does playing soccer for Juventus The 34-year-old pockets an annual $47.8 million from paid Instagram posts, according to a study by social media firm Hopper HQ on Buzz Bingo . In contrast, his salary at Juventus is reportedly $34 million. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Jul 18, 2019 at 8:44am PDT Read: Rooney’s Wife Coleen Accuses Fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy Of Leaking Stories To Tabloids Ronaldo’s reported income from Instagram makes him the platform’s highest earner, ahead of…

The two Kenyan teams to this year’s Tusker Safari Sevens have been announced. The tournament takes place from 18th to 20th October at the RFUEA Ground. Andrew Amonde captains a Shujaa squad that features Kenya’s all time leading try scorer Collins Injera and the experienced Willy Ambaka as well as the exciting talents of Daniel Taabu and Mickey Wanjala. The effervescent Jeff Oluoch captains the Morans who have in their ranks the likes of youngsters Jonhstone Olindi, Geoff Okwach and Monate Akwei. Read: Friendly Alert! AFC Leopards To Face Tanzania’s Yanga SC In Arusha Shujaa are in Pool C with…

The Bulgarian government says it has detained four soccer fans linked to making racist gestures, including Nazi salutes, during a European Championship qualifying match against England. Bulgarian fans also directed monkey noises at England’s black players during the match, which was halted twice in an effort to stop the racist abuse. England won the match 6-0. The Ministry of Interior says police have “detained four people, whose involvement in what happened is being clarified.” Read: Gor Mahia Return To Local Action To Face Nzoia After Champions League Setback The ministry says any evidence collected will be handed over to prosecutors.…

Four aspirants, including the incumbent Nick Mwendwa, are salivating for the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) presidency. The elections are due end of the year. Nick will be gunning for a second term of office having been elected for the first in 2016. Read: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Honored With Statue In Home Town Of Malmo He has expressed desire to continue serving so that he can continue implementing his previous agenda for the game, which was to rebuild Kenyan football. Nick rode on change slogan to dethrone Sam Nyamweya in the last elections, which he won with a wide margin. He has…