Author: Bonface Osano

Clarke Oduor recently signed for Barnsley FC from English Championship rivals Leeds United. The 20-year-old full back holds both Kenyan and the UK citizenship. The naturally left-footed youngster was born on June 25, 1999, and started his career at Leeds United academy, going on to sign a professional contract with the senior team in 2017, where he was handed the number 54 shirt. He made his senior debut for Leeds in January 2019, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute during a defeat to Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup third round. Read: Leeds Striker Patrick Bamford Banned For Lying…

Inter Milan expect to find out by Wednesday if they have a chance of signing Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez on loan. The Serie A club have already signed striker Romelu Lukaku from United and are now targeting the Chile international. Speaking after United’s draw at Wolves on Monday, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: “Let’s see what happens. “At the moment he is our player. Some clubs have shown interest in Alexis.” Read: Francis Kimanzi Unveiled As New Harambee Stars Coach (Photos) Sanchez, 30, was not named in United’s squad to face Wolves on Monday. Inter are understood to be…

England women’s manager Phil Neville said footballers should “boycott” social media to send a “powerful message” that abuse is not acceptable. Neville’s comments come after Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was prejudiced online having missed a penalty in his side’s 1-1 draw at Wolves on Monday. “We have to take drastic measures now as a football community. I’ve had it with my players on social media, the Premier League and the Championship have had it,” said Neville. “I just wonder whether as a football community we come off social media, because Twitter won’t do anything about it, Instagram won’t do…

Football Kenya Federation has unveiled the immediate former Harambee Stars Assistant Coach and Mathare United Head Coach, Francis Kimanzi, as Sebastian Migné’s successor. Other member of his all-Kenyan bench include: KCB’s Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno (Asst. Coach), AFC Leopards’s Lawrence Webo (GK Coach), and the former Mathare United goalkeeper, currently Tusker FC’s Fitness Coach, Mr Enos Karani. Read: FKF, Harambee Stars Coach Sebastien Migné Reach Consensus Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

A basketball shirt belonging to the former US president Barack Obama fetched Ksh12.3 million in a Dallas auction on Monday. According to Heritage Auctions, Obama wore the number 23 jersey during his senior years at Punahou High School in Hawaii. Read: “I wasn’t Able to Come to K’Ogelo as President Because My Plane Couldn’t Fit the Local Airport” – Obama The jersey was valued at Ksh10 million before the hammer fell. Obama is a renowned Basketball fan and played the game for leisure even during his presidency at the White House. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can…

The Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) Awards for the 2018/19 Kenyan Premier League season went down last night at the Kenya National Museums. The star of the day was Gor Mahia defender Joash Onyango. Nicknamed “Berlin Wall” due to his solid defending skills, the former Western Stima man walked home with two awards. The biggest of them all was the most valuable player accolade. Read: Bandari Manager Bernard Mwalala Gives Up Title Chase After Posta Rangers Draw He also bagged the defender of the season award. For his troubled, the mean looking defender took home a cool Ksh1 million…

Coach Steven Pollak may just be a few days on the job but he has already claimed a silverware. The Finnish guided Gor Mahia to a 1-0 win over Bandari to bag the Kenyan Premier League on Sunday in Machakos. Lawrence Juma’s 64th minute deflected shot saw K’Ogalo pluck away the season curtain. Gor Mahia reclaimed to title they lost to Kariobangi Sharks last season. Pollak joined the defending KPL champions last week, signing a two-year contract to replace Hasan Oktay, who resigned citing personal issues. Gor’s next assignment will come on Sunday when they host Black Eagles of Burundi…

Kenya dug out a 3-2 win over Ethiopia in an international friendly match played on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos. Mwanahalima “Dago” Adam was the star of the show, netting twice while assisting a late winner which now sets the Starlets in high spirits ahead of their upcoming Olympics Qualifier against Malawi. Adam was on target in the 7th minute, outpacing the Ethiopian defense before slotting the ball over the onrushing Balcha Tarikua. The first half ended 1-0. Ware Birtukan then restored parity for the guests upon resumption, capitalizing on the Starlets’ slow reaction to…

The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has confirmed that they have appointed Francis Kimanzi as the new coach of the Harambee Stars with Zedekiah “Zico” Otieno as his assistant. “Football Kenya Federation has confirmed the appointment of Francis Kimanzi and Zedekiah Otieno to head the Harambee Stars Technical Bench,” the federation confirmed in a statement to the media. “There will be a press briefing on Tuesday August 20, 2019, at 10 am, to unveil the entire bench. The venue shall be communicated in due course.” FKF had dismissed online reports linking the former Mathare United boss to the Stars job. “We…

Michael Olunga continued with his superb scoring form, netting the winner as Kashiwa Reysol rallied to edge out V-Varen Nagasaki 2-1 away on Saturday. The goal was the Harambee Stars’ strikers fourth in two games in the Japanese second tier league. Olunga, formerly of Gor Mahia in Kenyan Premier scored a hat-trick last weekend, his first in the Japanese league, to help Kashiwa beat Renofa Yamaguchi 4-1. https://twitter.com/bonfaceosano/status/1162719155247833090?s=19 Matheus Savio gave the visitors the lead in the 8th minute but Hiroto Goya leveled in the 50th minute for Nagasaki. Savio turned provider in the 75th minute, setting up Olunga, who…

12-time Kenyan champions AFC Leopards will on Sunday face Tanzania giants Yanga SC in a friendly match in Arusha, Tanzania. “We will be having a friendly match on Sunday (18-08-2019) vs Tanzania’s VPL giants Yanga SC in Arusha,” the club’s update on Friday morning reads. The encounter will mark the end of Ingwe’s preseason activities ahead of the new Kenyan Premier League season kick-off the following week. Read: Kariobangi Sharks Beat Tanzania Giant Yanga To Reach The Semis (Photos) Head coach Andre Casa Mbungo has selected a team of 20 for the assignment including the club’s new summer signings like…

The County Government of Kisumu has committed to constructing a modern sports complex by November 2021. This will form part of Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o legacy projects. The ground breaking ceremony for the facility will take place in two month’s time. Read: Kisumu’s Moi Stadium To Undergo Ksh 100m Facelift Despite boasting immense sporting talents ranging from the most loved football, to basketball and hockey, the county lacks a standard sporting facility that can stage international competitions. Moi Stadium, the county’s largest stadium, is in a sorry stage and lack the basics for staging even a regional football championships like…

Radio Africa Group has acquired exclusive radio broadcast rights for the English Premier League (EPL) in all its forms. The group owns among others Radio Jambo and Classic 105 FM. In a notice to other broadcasters, Radio Africa threatened legal action against any breaches. “No other media, communication, or news outlet in Kenya has these rights for live and recorded radio broadcast or commentary. Read: Ex-Tottenham Forward Clinton Njie Apologises For Accidentally Live Streaming Sex Video “Any infringement or violation of Radio Africa Group’s rights shall be detrimental to Radio Africa, the English Premier League, the English Premier League’s Global…

Francis Kimanzi is set to be appointed as the new Harambee Stars coach on a two-year deal,according to reports. He will be unveiled on Friday as the successor of Frenchman Sebastien Migné, who resigned on Monday. Kimanzi, who recently resigned as Mathare United coach, will be deputized by the current KCB FC manager Zedekiah “Zico” Otieno, according to the reports. Read: Francis Kimanzi Steps Down As Mathare United Coach, Salim Ali To Replace Him Kimanzi served as the assistant to Migné. He is not new to the job having served as coach of the national team on two separate occasions.…

Remember the famous Kimariny Stadium which the Deputy President William Ruto pledged to deliver in six months in 2017? Well, two years down the line the facility remain unfinished and abandoned with the contractor who was tasked with its renovation not on site. Before the 2017 general elections, Ruto sensationally promised that the historic facility, famed for producing world class athletes, would be ready in six months. Read: Renovation Works At Nyayo Stadium Stall, Again! (Photos) Ruto said, “In six month’s time, the stadium in Kimariny, which is historic, will be complete.” A recent spot check by the Daily Nation…