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JS Kabylie forward Masud Juma has withdrawn from the Harambee Stars squad set to face Mozambique in an international friendly match in October. Masud picked up a knee injury in his last league match and has since been replaced by Ulinzi stars forward Enosh Ochieng, who played a part in Kenya’s CHAN Qualifier against Tanzania, as well as the friendly match against Uganda. Coach Kimanzi had earlier this week named the squad for the match set be played on October 13, 2019, at MISC Kasarani. The team reports to camp on October 7, 2019, in Nairobi. Full Squad Goalkeepers Ian…

Gor Mahia take on Nzoia Sugar in a rescheduled Kenyan Premier League week 4 match at Mumias Complex, Mumias on Tuesday. The team is smarting from a disappointing exit from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League over the weekend and will be looking to bounce back. K’Ogalo were eliminated from the continental championship by USM Alger of Algeria on a 6-1 aggregate score on Sunday at the Kasarani Stadium. Read: Keroche Breweries Gives Gor Mahia Kshs1 Million Boost Speaking to Kahawa Tungu on their way to Mumias this morning, team Manager Jolawi Obondo, offered that they did their…

Inter Milan will be without their on form forward Romelu Lukaku when they face Barcelona tonight in the Champions League. The Belgian is nursing a thigh injury, coach Antonio Conte confirmed. “Romelu didn’t travel with us because he’s got a slight problem with his quadriceps,” Conte said. He allayed fears over severity of the injury. “It’s a problem he’s had for about 10 days now and one that he kept on mentioning, but tests have revealed that it’s nothing serious.” Lukaku, who is Serie A’s joint top scorer with three goals, is equally doubtful ahead of top of the table…

Nice sacked young forward Lamine Diaby Fadiga for stealing a luxury watch worth Kshs 7.9 million belonging to his teammate Kasper Dolberg. The French Ligue 1 confirmed taking the decision after the 18-year-old admitted to the theft which happened in the team’s official changing room. “OGC Nice and Lamine Diaby Fadiga parted ways on Tuesday,” Nice said in a statement. “Following the theft of Kasper Dolberg’s watch from the professional first team’s changing room, and the subsequent admission of the player, the club decided to cancel its contract with the 18-year-old forward with immediate effect. “Above and beyond all sporting…

Harambee Starlets has on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, jetted out to Ghana ahead of the first leg of their Olympics Qualifier set to be played on Friday. The team, which has been in camp for slightly over a week now, is expected in Ghana at 1.30 pm EAT on Tuesday. “We will try to contain them as much as possible, try to keep a clean sheet and hopefully get an away goal,” said Starlets coach David Ouma. Read: AFC Leopards Handed Tough Super Cup Test Against Tanzania’s Simba SC “With the preparations we have had, I am confident we will…

Alberto Salazar – Mo Farah’s former athletics coach – has been banned from the sport for four years after being found guilty of doping violations. Salazar, 61, runs the Nike Oregon Project – home to four-time Olympic champion Farah from 2011 until 2017. The decision follows a four-year investigation by the US Anti Doping Agency (Usada) and a two-year court battle behind closed doors. Read: Long Distance Runner Salome Jerono Banned Again For Doping The investigation began after a BBC Panorama programme in 2015. The programme, a joint investigation with the US website ProPublica, revealed allegations of doping and unethical…

Kenya National football team coach Francis Kimanzi has named the final squad for the upcoming international friendly match against Mozambique. Coach Kimanzi has handed a recall to Zambia based goalkeeper Ian Otieno, with his Ulinzi Stars counterpart Timothy Odhiambo also getting the nod. Masud Juma, Harun Shakava and Yusuf Mainge have also been recalled to the 23-man squad. Read: Keroche Breweries Gives Gor Mahia Kshs1 Million Boost Ayub Timbe, meanwhile, has been omitted from the team after his club, Beijing Renhe, requested he stays behind for their important league assignment against Chongqing Lifan on October 13, 2019. Harambee Stars influential…

Michael Olunga had a slow start when he joined Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol in in August 2018. He hardly played and at the end of the season they were relegated. For a player who was used to topflight football a drop to the Japanese second tier league was viewed widely as a massive step down in his career. Previous to the move to Japan, the former Gor Mahia striker had played for LaLiga outfit Girona – becoming the first East African to score a hat-trick in the Spanish league. https://twitter.com/OgadaOlunga/status/1178248096729292800?s=19 Read: Champions League: Government Finally Bails Out Gor Mahia Olunga,…

Allyson Felix‘s first gold medal as a mom came with this added significance, too — she broke her tie with Usain Bolt for the most gold medals in world championships history with 12. “So special, to have my daughter here watching means the world to me,” Felix told Lewis Johnson on NBCSN. “It’s been a crazy year for me.” Felix, 33 and the most decorated female track and field athlete at the Olympics with nine medals among four Games, was part of the winning U.S. quartet in the first world championships mixed-gender 4x400m relay, an event that makes its Olympic…

Gor Mahia this morning received a Kshs one million boost from Keroche Breweries Limited. The cash strapped Kenyan Premier League side are preparing for a crucial CAF Champions League match against Nigeria side USM Alger on Sunday at the Kasarani. Gor Mahia are in financial red after losing their shirt sponsor, SportPesa. The team is yet to pay players salary for two months. Chairman Ambrose Rachier clarified that the financial aid from the Naivasha based brewer is just for the Sunday match there are hopes of securing a permanent partnership deal. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can…

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich won the women’s marathon at the World Championships as 28 of the 68 starters withdrew in gruelling conditions in Doha. In a race that started at midnight local time, Briton Charlotte Purdue was among the athletes to pull out in temperatures of 32C and with humidity reaching over 70%. Organisers decided to go ahead with the event in its scheduled slot despite fears that the conditions might not be conducive for marathon running. Ethiopia’s marathon coach Haji Adillo Roba witnessed his trio of athletes stop, including Tokyo Marathon winner Ruti Aga. “We never would have run a…

Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has named midfielder Granit Xhaka as the club’s new permanent captain, replacing Laurent Koscielny, who left for Bordeaux in the summer. Emery told the squad of his decision on Friday, after consulting with players. The Switzerland international, 27, has led the side in six of their eight games in all competitions this season. Read: Neville Predicts More Misery For Arsenal Fans After Man City Beating Arsenal’s next game is away to Manchester United in the Premier League on Monday. Emery is still deliberating over a vice-captain, with forwards Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang understood to…

The FIA today announced the World Rally Championship calendar for the 2020 season, following an e-vote by the World Motor Sport Council this week. The 2020 calendar, comprised of 14 rounds, is confirmed as follows: On 26 January will be Rally Monte-Carlo, on 16 February, Rally Sweden, again on 15 March Rally Mexico. Read: Doping Menace Rears Ugly Head In Kenyan Camp Ahead Of World Athletics Championship In Qatar On 19 April Rally Chile, on 3 May Rally Argentina, 24 May Rally Portugal, 7 June Rally Italy, 19 July Rally Kenya, 9 August Rally Finland, 6 September Rally New Zealand,…

AS Roma have handed a lifetime ban to a supporter who discriminated against Brazilian defender Juan Jesus on social media. The Serie A side tweeted an image of the messages – including details of the account – and confirmed they had reported the incident to the police. The public denunciation was met with widespread appreciation on Twitter. Read: Twitter To Meet Man United Over Paul Pogba Racist Abuse It comes after anti-discriminatory body Fare said Italian football authorities and their disciplinary systems to combat intolerance were not fit for purpose . Fare executive director Piara Powar added “the rot is…

Kenya U20 National Team, the Rising Stars, beat Ethiopia 4-0 in their final Group B match of the ongoing CECAFA U20 Championships in Uganda and Thursday. Stars had already sealed qualification to the quarterfinals following their opening 5-0 win over Zanzibar coupled with a 2-2 draw against Tanzania in their second match, and only needed to secure the group leadership. First half substitute Steve Otieno netted the opener with just a minute to the fist half with a fine left-footed finish. Read: Champions League: Government Finally Bails Out Gor Mahia Austine Odhiambo doubled the lead after the breather in the…