Author: Bonface Osano

Kakamega Homeboyz attacking midfielder Peter Thiong’o was Wednesday morning named the Kenyan Premier League player of the month for December at the Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega. Thiong’o, who has been sensational for Homeboyz since joining them in November last year, piped Mathare United’s Cliff Nyakeya and Enock Agwanda of Sony Sugar to the first award of the new season. The accolade is a dream start for Thiong’o, who is featuring in Kenya’s top flight for the first time in his nascent professional career and stated how hard work and determination have brought him this far. “This is best thing that has…

Former Gor Mahia left back Karim Niziyimana has joined Ugandan champions Vipers SC on a two-year contract, according to Kahawa Tungu sources. The 29-year-old Burundian skipper was a free agent after seeing out his contract with Gor Mahia in January this year. The move was slowed down by delay in getting the ITC from the Football Kenya Federation but that has since been sorted and he’s poised to be unveiled any time soon. Karim joined K’Ogalo in 2015 from Rwandan side Rayon Sports, winning the Kenyan Premier League the same season unbeaten. Read: AFC Leopards Confirm Marko Vesiljevic As New Head…

Kenyan Premier League side Bandari FC have invited Cameroonian defender Mpondo Samuel for a ten-day trials. The invitation letter, in possession of Kahawa Tungu sports desk, was sent to the former Burundi’s Lydia Ludic Academic central defender by the Dockers’ General Manager Edward Odundo. According to its content, the player should begin the trials today (Wednesday) till Saturday next week. Bandari, who are placed second in the KPL standings, take on Tusker FC today at the Ruaraka Stadium. Read: Salim Sumra Removed from Bandari FC Board for Abusing Players The team has shown great potential in the past two seasons and…

FIFA supremo Gianni Infantino will retain his seat unopposed for three more years in office after his would be challenger in the next election, Roman Vega, failed to beat Tuesday midnight’s nomination deadline. The poll set for 5th June in Paris to decide whether Infantino should continue to run the world’s most popular sport will be a coronation as 179 federations out of the 211 filed to nominate the Swiss to stand for a second term in office. His sole likely rival – Ramon Vega, a former footballer – struggled to win enough support to get on the ballot as…

Western Stima FC head coach Paul Ogai is the Kenyan Premier League coach of the month for December. Ogai piped Mathare United FC’s boss Francis Kimanzi to the monthly accolade. Ogai, who lead Stima back to the KPL after a season in the second-tier FKF National Super League, guided the Kisumu-based Powermen to a roaring start as his team took charge of the nascent table before 2008 champions and Slum Boys took over. Stima (16) have since slipped to seventh on the log, eight adrift of the frontrunners having notched four wins and draws apiece and losing only once as…

Qualifying for the group stage of the Caf Confederation Cup earns a club a prize money of $275,000 (Ksh27,500,000) on paper. In reality, however, clubs take home just about half of the total sum. Gor Mahia, who became the first Kenyan club to qualify for the round of 16 last year, actually pocketed $183,365 (Ksh18, 336,500) against a budget of over Ksh30,000,000 they needed to finance the continental campaign. According to breakdown from CAF in possession of Kahawa Tungu sports desk, after sending half of the money (Ksh13,750,000) to clubs, the continental football body retains the other half where they…

Floundering Kenyan Premier League side AFC Leopards have appointed Andre Cassa Mbungo as their new head coach on one and a half year contract, the club confirmed on Tuesday morning. The 51-year-old Rwandan succeeds Serbian Marko Vasilejevic, 25, who resigned on Sunday following a 4-1 loss away to Bandari FC in Mombasa in a league match. Cassa Mbungo becomes Ingwe’s 26th manager since they regained promotion to the Kenya’s topflight in 2009, an average of two coaches per season. He is also the 6th coach at the den since last year after Robert Matano, Dennis Kitambi, Rodolfo Zapata, Nikola Kavazovic…

Former Harambee Stars defender George Owino is under FIFA probe for alleged international match fixing between 2009 and 2011. A preliminary report by the world’s football body FIFA suggests that Owino colluded with renowned international match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal to throw away Harambee Stars games. Perumal has previously served prison sentences in both Finland and Hungary for match fixing crimes. In a series of emails exchanged between the two, Owino agreed to help lose games in exchange of cash. He also offered to recruit other players in the scheme. A 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier played on 11th October 2009…

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month for January. The Egypt international has now won the prize for the second consecutive time thanks to his awe-inspiring performances for the Reds The accolade comes as a reward for the 26-year-old who scored three goals in four league appearances as the Reds maintained their position at the summit of the English top-flight standings. Salah scored Liverpool’s lone goal in their 1-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion and later bagged a brace in his side’s 4-3 win over Crystal Palace. Read: KRU Woes Traced Back To Former Chief…

Stanley Okumbi could swing back into Kenyan Premier League coaching three years since he left Mathare United. The former Harambee Stars manager is linked with the vacant AFC Leopards coaching job, according to a Kahawa Tungu source. “The announcement could be made soon but the club is also looking at other options which include foreigners,” said the source. Ingwe are without a coach after Marko Vesiljevic threw in the towel after a string of poor performances. The 25-year-old was on the touchline as Bandari FC whipped his side 4-1 away in Mombasa in a KPL outing leading to him resignation…

Former Kenyan Premier League (KPL) giant AFC Leopards have parted ways with coach Marko Vesiljevic less than two months on the job. Marko, 25, quit following a heavy defeat away to Bandari FC in Mombasa on Sunday in a KPL match. The Dockers inflicted a painful 4-1 defeat on the visitors to compound their woes. Marco was confirmed as Ingwe coach mid December last year, taking over from his former boss Nikola Kavazovic who ditched the 12-times KPL winners for Free States Stars of South Africa. In his short stint at the helm of Ingwe, the Serbian managed two league…

Dennis Oliech scored the final goal as Gor Mahia put Zamalek of Egypt to the sword at the Kasarani Stadium thumping them 4-2 in a Caf Confederation Cup on Sunday. The Menace, as the Kenya’s all time top scorer with 34 goals is fondly referred to, came on as a 67th minute substitute for injured Nicholas Kipkirui, who had given K’Ogalo the third goal and sealed the White Knights’ fate. Receiving a deep pass from Rwandan striker Jacques Tuyisenge with added minutes on the clock, Oliech rounded up the entire Zamalek defense including the goalkeeper Mahmoud ABD Elrehem before burying…

Gor Mahia got off to a flying start in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage with a 4-2 thumping of Zamalek at the Kasarani Stadium on Sunday. Jacques Tuyisenge was the hero for K’Ogalo, who were meeting the Egyptian giant for the sixth time, scoring a brace to set the mood for the game. Nicholas Kipkirui netted the third for the coach Hasan Oktay’s side with legendary Dennis Oliech sealing the huge win with the fourth. Read: Ukay Centre Owner Sues Government For Ksh2.3 Billion In Damages Zamalek who were the favorites on paper scored through Ibrahim Hassan, who also scored…

Gor Mahia will face Zamalek SC in the Caf Confederation Cup Group D match at the Kasarani Stadium on Sunday. It will be the sixth time K’Ogalo will be facing the White Knights of Egypt in continental football. The Kenyan champions have managed a win and a draw in the previous encounters with one game being abandoned. Five times African Champions Zamalek head into this tie against a back drop of a strong domestic form and are the favourites on paper. The current Egyptian Premier League leaders have only lost once in 18 fixtures while winning 14 matches. They are…

Kenya went down 14-19 to Wales in the Challenge Cup early Sunday morning to drop to the 13th place playoff. The loss was Shujaa’s fourth on the bounce in the fourth leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens circuit. Vincent Onyala scored Shujaa’s two tries in the Challenge Cup quarterfinal. The Welsh were first on the scoreboard as Owen Jenkins dotted down his side’s first try in the first minute of the match with Luke Trehame adding the twos. Onyala, Cyprian Kuto and Bush Mwale showcased great ball handling skills in their passes and offloads that set up Onyala to…