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Kashiwa Reysol striker Michael Olunga has been ruled out of the forthcoming Kenya clash with Ghana due to an injury. Zesco United forward Jesse Were has been summoned by head coach Sebastien Migne to take his slot. Kenya take on Ghana in the final fixture of the Afcon 2019 Group F qualifiers at Accra Stadium, Accra – Ghana on 23rd March. Japan-based Olunga picked an hamstring injury over the weekend in a league match against Albirex Niigata. Read: What Gor Mahia Coach Hasan Oktay Said After Zamalek Humiliation The former Gor Mahia man has enjoyed a good start to the…

Zinedine Zidane is set to return as Real Madrid manager just 10 months after leaving the Spanish giants, according to European football expert Guillem Balague. The Frenchman will replace Santiago Solari, who was in charge for less than five months. Former Real midfielder Zidane, 46, left in May after leading the club to a third straight Champions League trophy. Real are currently third in La Liga, 12 points behind leaders Barcelona. Solari is set to be sacked after a 4-1 win over Real Valladolid on Sunday – which followed a shock Champions League exit to Ajax. That 4-1 home defeat…

Harambee Stars defender David “Cheche” Ochieng’ has signed a short time contract to return to AFC Leopards, the club has confirmed. The 29-year old former Tusker man was presented to the media today. “AFC Leopards is delighted to announce the signing of Kenyan international David ‘Cheche’ Ochieng on a short term contract,” the club posted on facebook. Cheche played for the 12-time KPL champions during his formative years before leaving for the Brewers. He was a free agent after leaving IF Brommapojkarna (Sweden). Cheche has also played for New York Cosmos FC (USA) and Al Tawoon (Saudi Arabia). Read: Oktay…

Gor Mahia coach Hasan Oktay admitted that his side deserved to lose to Zamalek because they did play well. K’Ogalo were obliterated 4-0 in the penultimate fixture of the Caf Confederation Cup Group D in Alexandria on Sunday night. Two goals in each half was more than enough to revenge a 4-2 first leg loss in Nairobi. “Unfortunately we didn’t play well but Zamalek deserved to win the three points. They played very well. It was a fair game. We have one game to play in Nairobi and hopefully we win there at home,” said the Cypriot. His equal opposite…

Ghana will be without their skipper and all time top scorer Asamoah Gyan when they host Kenya in the final round fixtures of the 2019 AFCON qualifiers. Gyan missed a 24-man squad named by the Black Stars head coach Kwesi Appiah ahead of the tie scheduled for Accra Stadium on March 23. According to sources,the former Sunderland striker was omitted because he has not been getting play time with his Turkish side Kayserispor. Gyan is also unsettled and has had to deal with family issues including a reported divorce proceedings he filed last year and paternity test on his three…

Kenyan football has been robbed again! Match commissioner, Hussein Swaleh, is among the 32 Kenyans who perished in the Ethiopian airline Plane Crash today. Swaleh was returning to Nairobi from Alexandria, Egypt after overseeing a CAF Champions League round 5 five fixture involving hosts Ismaily SC versus TP Mazembe of DR Congo. Read: US Had Warned Its Citizens Before Crash Of Ethiopian Airlines’ Plane That Claimed 157 Lives The game ended in a 1-1 draw. In January, football was robbed of James “Cobra” Oduor who perished in a terror attack in Nairobi. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You…

Ten-man AFC Leopards edged out Tusker 2-1 in a Kenyan Premier League fixture played at the Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos on Saturday to ease relegation pressure on their shoulders. The victory was Ingwe’s second on the trot after last weekend’s 1-0 win over Sony Sugar in Kakamega. Meanwhile, the loss condemned Tusker to their third straight loss in the league. Leopards were reduced to ten men in the 36th after defender Kipyegon Nicholas was sent off for a second bookable offense. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Leopards fought gallantly and broke the deadline in the Wayyeka Tatuwe in the 61st minute before…

Kashiwa Reysol striker Michael Olunga followed last weekend’s Japan Cup brace with a league winner against Albirex Niigata at Denka Big Swan Stadium on Saturday. After a barren first half, the former Gor Mahia forward netted the lone goal in the 73rd minute to secure all the three points. Reysol have had a perfect start to life in the J-League 2 and have so far recorded three wins in three outings. The team is joint top of the Japanese second division league with nine points same as Mito HollyHock, who have a better goal difference. Olunga’s rich vein of form…

For over two years now Nyayo Stadium has been closed for never ending renovation works. The Kenya’s second largest stadium was to stage the 2018 CHAN and the works were meant to bring it up to international status but the continental tournament was moved to Morocco for lack of preparedness. Two years later and nobody can tell for certain when the original 30k seater arena will be ready for use. The public had a glimpse of its progress last year when it hosted the Jamhuri Day but it was soon shut again to allow the works to continue. Read: Dennis…

Interim Manchester United’s manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the second manager in Europe with highest winning percentage, garnering 82.32%. The Norwegian who took over in December is only second to Pep Guardiola of Manchester City who has a winning proportion of 82.6% in matches involved. The 46-year old has steered Red Devils through 17 games, winning a massive 14, drawing twice and only losing one fixture which was a 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford. Juventus manager, Maximiliano Allegri scores 80.5% in the third place as he is trailed by Les Parisiens’ boss, Thomas Tuchel at 80.48%.

Gor Mahia coach has called on Kenyans to pray for the team ahead of Sunday’s Confederation Cup crunch tie away to Zamalek at Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria – Egypt. Speaking to Kahawa Tungu sports desk from the Egypt’s second largest city, the Cypriot had one parting shot, “tell Kenyans to pray for this team.” K’Ogalo crossed over to Egypt from Algeria on Tuesday to begin early preparations following a slim 1-0 loss to NA Hussein Dey on Sunday in a game marred by suspect refereeing. Gor Mahia were hard-done by Malian referee Boubou Traore, who denied them a clear…

Michael Olunga recorded a brace as Kashiwa Reysol edged out FC Tokyo 2-1 in the J. League Cup at Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium on Wednesday. The Harambee Stars forward was marking his start for Reysol since a disappointing 2018 season which saw them relegated. Olunga leveled Tsuyoshi Watanabe’s 32nd minute opener before sealing the win with a brace in the 65th minute. The win lifts Reysol up to second in Group B behind Vegalta Sendai who were 3-1 winners over Sagana Tosu also on the same day. Read: Atletico Madrid Boss Diego Simeone Apologizes For Offensive Celebration – Video The 24…

Manchester United dramatic progression against Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night was inspired by Ajax Amsterdam, coach Ole Gunner Solskjaer admitted. Trailing the French Ligue 1 giant 2-0 ahead of the round of 16 tie return match at Parc des Princes, the Red Devils needed something more to turn the tables and they got the inspiration from Ajax, who were also phenomenal against Real Madrid a night before. “It’s the Champions League. That’s what it does. We saw last night, Real Madrid v Ajax. That was our team talk. It was probably their team talk as…

After a bitter breakup with his Belgian wife Aurelie Bertrand last year, former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Ebue has retraced love to his former fiancee Stephanie Boedé. The two tied the knot in a private ceremony on Saturday in the Cote d’Ivoire’s capital Abidjan. The 37-year-old made the headlines last year after The Sun Newspaper revealed his desperate situation in London. However, Eboue has turned his life around after battling Aurelie in divorce proceedings which saw him lose his property and investments, and also the custody of their three children. According to reports in Cote d’Ivoire, the former Galatasaray defender’s new…

Gor Mahia narrowly lost 1-0 away to NA Hussein Dey in a Caf Confederation Cup return match marred by suspect refereeing in Algeria. The hosts went ahead from a goal mouth melee in the 9th minute with Abderrahmane Yousfi pocking home a lose clearance inside the box. K’Ogalo nonetheless did not give up and kept pushing for the leveler but they were up against many forces including poor officiating and the hosts play acting antics. The Malian FIFA ref, Boubou Traore, capped a horrible show in the 82nd minute when he disallowed a clean goal scored by defender Shafik Batambuze.…