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Kenya’s Chipu picked their first win at the ongoing World Junior trophy by edging out host Brazil 26-24 on Sunday morning. A last gasp penalty kick by fly half Dominic Coulson was all the Chipus needed to crown a good work with a win. Brazil had come from 17 points down to lead Kenya U20 23-24 but Culson gave the young Simbas a last laugh. Read: Kenya Rugby ‘Chipu’ Team Fundraising For July 4 Brazil Assignment As Government Turns A Blind Eye Dominic Coulson’s points and Geoffrey Okwach’s try saw Kenya lead 13-10 at the interval before taking a 23-10…

Kenya is through to the final of the 2019 Women’s African Nations Championship after hammering Senegal by three straight sets in the semifinals on Saturday night in Egypt. https://twitter.com/CAVBPress/status/1150106116459773952?s=19 The Malkia Strikers, who are yet to lose a match in the continental meet, will on Sunday face defending champions Cameroon in the final slated for 9.00pm Kenyan time. Read: Kenya’s Malkia Strikers Zoom Past Cameroon, Book Senegal In Semis Cameroon were equally ruthless in the other semis match, beating host Egypt by a similar margin to keep hopes of retaining their crown alive. https://twitter.com/CAVBPress/status/1150138203812368384?s=19 Kenya edged out Cameroon in the…

Former England striker Peter Crouch has ended his playing career aged 38 after more than 21 years as a professional. The former Portsmouth, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Stoke striker was out of contract at Burnley in June. Crouch played for a total of 11 clubs and earned 42 England caps. Read: Race For Golden Boot Is On As Kenyan Premier League 2018/19 Comes To A Close “If you told me at 17 I’d play in World Cups, get to a Champions League final, win the FA Cup and get 100 Premier League goals, I would have avoided you at all…

Kenya women’s volleyball team, the Malkia Strikers, edged out Cameroon by three sets to two on Wednesday to finish leaders in Group B of the African Nations Championship in Egypt. The Kenyan queens, who are undefeated so far, beating Algeria and Botswana in their first to matches, will now face Senegal in the semifinals. Read: Egypt Tipped To Pip South Africa To The 2019 AFCON Hosting Rights Kenya lost the first two sets to Cameroon but managed to recover to take the next three to bag the win. https://twitter.com/CAVBPress/status/1149423304731742208?s=19 Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find…

Kenyan champions Gor Mahia have continued to restructure ahead of the new season by dropping five players. Two top players namely Jacques Tuyisenge and Francis Kahata on the other hand have secured moves to Petro Atletico of Angola and Simba SC of Tanzania respectively. “Everyone at the club is grateful for their dedication and service during their stay at the club. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors,” the club said in a statement. Read: Gor Mahia Win 3-1 To Lobi Stars – Job Half Way Done For Kenya’s Flag Bearers Gor, who are currently in Rwanda…

Nigeria edged out South Africa 2-1 on Wednesday night in Cairo, Egypt to join Senegal in the semifinals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Samuel Chukwueze opened the deadlock after 27 minutes. VAR was used to confirm South Africa’s equalizer scored by Bongani Zungu after 74 minutes, but William Troost Ekong scored one minute from time to send the Super Eagles for the semifinal for the first time since they were crowned champions in 2013. They will now wait to see their opponents from Algeria and Cote d’Ivoire who lock horns in Suez on Thursday. South Africa will…

Gor Mahia beat AS Ports of Djibouti 2-0 on Wednesday in Rubavu, Rwanda to reach the knockout round of the 2019 Cecafa Kagame Cup. Two second half goals from substitutes Boniface Omondi and Dennis Oalo sealed the comfortable win for the coach Hasan Oktay’s side. Omondi came in for Samuel Onyango, who for the second match on the bounce was unconvincing, while new signing Oalo came on for Eliud Lokuwam. Read: Olunga On The Mark As Harambee Stars Draw 1-1 With DRC Gor Mahia, who alongside Bandari FC are representing Kenya in the annual regional showpiece, won their opening match…

A witchdoctor has warned Senegal skipper Sadio Mané not to feature in today’s quarterfinals match against Benin or else he will suffer a heart attack. The Squirrels of Benin will on Tuesday evening open the quarterfinals phase of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)  with a match against firm favorites Teranga Lions of Senegal at 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. This ultimatum comes just days after Benin was accused of using sorcery in their fixtures to progress. Read: Last East African Team, Uganda Exits Africa Cup Of Nations Moroccan fans had previously accused the Benin wizards of being…

National women’s volleyball team, the Malkia Strikers, eased past Algeria 3-0 to start their African Nation Cup title hunt on high as the event got underway on Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt. It was an equally balanced match in the first set in the early stages of play as both teams tied 4-4, 5-5 and 6-6 before Kenya squeezed a 8-7 lead at the first technical time out. The Kenyan queens then extended lead 11-9, 13 -9 as Murambi, Wisa and Atuka excelled in their departments before leading 16-12 in the second technical time out. Read: K’Ogalo Labor Past Sony Sugar…

Gor Mahia have released Ugandan winger Erisa Ssekisambu Kahawa Tungu can report. The player is currently in Kampala and not part of K’Ogalo team taking part in the 2019 edition of the Cecafa Kagame Cup in Rwanda. Erisa had a low key first season with K’Ogalo and in the four months he was with the Kenyan champions he managed 7 goals in 11 matches as he often started off the bench. Read: KPL – Ugandan Erisa Ssekisambu On Hat-trick As Gor Mahia Thump Mt. Kenya United His gent Ronnie Santos refused to comment on the matter only noting that he…

President Yoweri Museveni rewarded Uganda Cranes with Ksh100 million for going past the group stage in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Head of State expressed delight in the achievement while noting that “I know that you will perform better next time.” Cranes were the only East African side to reach the round of 16 in the 2019 edition of the biennial continental showpiece which is still going on in Egypt after Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi were bundled out at the stage phase. Read: AFCON: Minnows Benin Upset Morocco To Reach Quarters The team’s performance was an improvement from…

Allan Wanga has retired from international football at age 33 to concentrate on club football and his role as the Kakamega County sports director. The Kakamega Homeboyz player made the announcement on Monday morning. “For 12 years, I have the singular privilege and honor to represent my country on the football field. “Together with the support of the team, the management and the fans at large, I believe I have represented my country to the best of my ability. “It’s time for me to pave way for other players who I believe will embody the spirit of Harambee as I…

Nigeria dumped the defending champions Cameroon out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after beating them 3-2 in Alexandria, Egypt on Saturday night. For their troubles, each of the Super Eagles will take home Ksh 3.6 million as follows; The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) gave each player Ksh 1.2 million, Captain Osar Okunbor, a diehard fan of the national team, dished out Ksh 1.9 million, while the Lagos government coughed up Ksh 485,000 for every player. Read:Michael Olunga Doubtful For AFCON As His Japanese Side Decline To Release Him Prior to the knockout round, the players threatened to…

Egypt Football Football Association president Hany Abo Rida resigned on Saturday night moments after Egyptian national team was knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Host Egypt were kicked out of the tournament on Saturday night by South Africa at a fully packed Cairo International Stadium. Before throwing in the towel, Hany sacked the Pharoahs coach Javier Aguirre, who was on the touchline on the dreadful night. Orlando Pirates forward Thembinkosi Lorch scored the all important goal in the 85th minute from a perfectly executed counter attack, effectively ending Egypt’s quest for an eight Africa Cup of Nations…

Benin Squirrels pulled the biggest upset of the opening day of round of 16 of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) edging out tournament’s hot favorites Morocco 4-1 to reach the quarterfinals at Cairo Stadium, Egypt on Friday night. Benin scrapped through to the knockout round, managing three draws out of three fixtures in the group stage to sail through, while Morocco were bullish in the mini league round picking all the maximum points. The Atlas Lions were therefore firm favorites and were roundly expected to simply zoom past Benin, who had never gone this far in this tournament.…