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The 2022 UEFA Champions League final will not be hosted in Russia, according to sources. Krestovsky Stadium, also known as Gazprom Arena for commercial reasons, was to stage the 67th edition final in the city of St. Petersburg. But owing to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, EUFA, the European football body, has cancelled the deal. Read Also: Uefa Champions League Round Of 16 Draw Nullified The world woke up to the news of Russia invading neighbours Ukraine after weeks of escalation of tension. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu 

Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich is reported to have been effectively barred from living in Britain ever again. The billionaire has not been seen at his Premier League football club’s South-west London home, Stamford Bridge, for months. He withdrew his application for a British Tier 1 investor visa in 2018, after reported delays in his application following criticism of Russian oligarchs in the wake of the Salisbury poisonings. According to The Sun, senior security sources now say it is unlikely that the 55-year-old will ever be allowed to live in Britain again. Immigration officials are reportedly under instructions to make…

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has suggested he may not be the right man to manage the club. Spurs lost for the fourth time in five Premier League games as Ben Mee’s 71st-minute header boosted Burnley’s battle against relegation. At the final whistle, a disappointed Conte, 52, headed straight to the dressing room on his own. And he said: “I came here to help the club and if the problem could be the coach I’m ready to go, no problem.” Conte emerged for his post-match media engagements but refused to talk about the game and instead spoke about his current plight.…

AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho has been handed a two-game touchline ban after he was sent off during his side’s 2-2 draw with Hellas Verona, a Serie A sports judge said on Tuesday. Mourinho was sent off in the final stages of Saturday’s game at the Stadio Olimpico for remonstrating with referee Luca Pairetto, before kicking a ball into the stands. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said Mourinho “made serious allegations” against the referee, and entered the pitch “with a threatening attitude, blatantly disputing the refereeing decision”. Read: Jose Mourinho Lands AS Roma Job Mourinho made a telephone gesture towards Pairetto,…

Still basking in the glory of winning the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Senegal have inaugurated a new stadium. The 50, 000 sitting capacity stadium located some 30 kilometers off the capital, Dakar in Diamniadio in now the second largest sporting facility in the country after Lèopold Sèdar Senghor Stadium in Dakar. Built over one and a half years by a Turkish company, it cost Senegalese tax payers Ksh30 billion. Read: Senegal Players to Receive Sh9 Million, Land For Winning Afcon Prior to its inauguration, Senegal risked playing all their international games away from home as they did not…

Oleksandr Zinchenko has shown his support for Ukraine through an Instagram post on Tuesday evening, as tensions continue to grow between his home country and Russia. The Manchester City defender took to social media to voice his opinion, after Vladimir Putin sent 10,000 troops into Russian-held separatist areas of Ukraine, to signify his support. Zinchenko, who started his career at Russian club FC Ufa, said that he ‘can’t stand back’ whilst ‘the whole civilized world is concerned about my country’. Read: Chelsea Are World Champions! In an emotional message, Zinchenko said: ‘The whole civilized world is worried about the situation in…

David de Gea says he does not see himself playing for anyone other than Manchester United as the long-serving goalkeeper prepares to take on former club Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Wednesday’s last-16 first leg sees the 31-year-old face his boyhood club for the first time since swapping the Spanish capital for Old Trafford in 2011. The Spain international has downplayed the occasion but he could face a mixed reception from Atletico fans given he almost completed a long-mooted move to rivals Real Madrid in 2015. Instead, De Gea has expressed his love for United and Manchester as a…

The Football Association is investigating after Manchester United’s Anthony Elanga was struck by an object thrown from the crowd in Sunday’s Premier League victory at Leeds United. Elanga, 19, was hit by a missile as the visitors celebrated Fred’s 70th-minute goal in the 4-2 win at Elland Road. There were also numerous unsavory chants from both sets of supporters. It was the first game in front of fans between the two old rivals at Elland Road since October 2003. Read: Boos As Man United Bottles Lead At Old Trafford Elanga scored his side’s fourth goal with two minutes remaining to confirm…

Kenya recently missed an opportunity play Uganda for a spot in this year’s Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, Awcon slated for Morocco. This was after a letter written by secretary general of the disbanded Football Kenya Federation, FKF Barry Otieno indicated to CAF, the continental football body, that the federation could not make arrangements to host the game. The Harambee Starlets were forced to leave camp after efforts by the FKF Caretaker Committee to convince the Cairo-based organization to reverse the decision failed. Read: Ex-Harambee Starlets Goalie Pauline Atieno Narrates How FKF Frustrated Her Pro Dreams However, even before the wound…

Kenyan Premier League side Bandari FC have dismissed head coach Andre Cassa Mbungo following a spate of dismissal results. He was appointed to the position in January last year. “It is true the coach has been fired. He had been given a number of games to turn things around but unfortunately, the bad run persisted and the management has been forced to cut ties with him. Read Also: Alarm as KPA Staff Receive Sh17 Million in Allowances To Cheer Bandari FC “His assistant Anthony Kimani will take charge of the team until an appointment is made,” a source from the…

Marathon great Eliud Kipchoge has confirmed participation in the Tokyo Marathon for the first time on 6th March. The world marathon record holder is making a return to Tokyo – months after clinching his second Olympics gold medal in the Japanese capital. “I would like to thank the organizers of the Tokyo Marathon to make it possible for me and my colleague athletes to race in Tokyo. Read: Eliud Kipchoge Joins Stars In Watching PSG In France “My focus has been on Tokyo from the beginning of my training cycle, and I can say I am ready to race there. I…

Retired footballer Samuel Eto’o has been declared as the biological father of a 22-year-old woman in Madrid. The former striker has never acknowledged that he was the father of Erika Do Rosario Nieves and he did not attend the court proceedings in Madrid. Court number 83 in Madrid reached the verdict on Thursday to conclude a legal process that was commenced by the woman’s mother in 2018. The young woman’s mother Adileusa is said to have met Eto’o at a nightclub in Madrid in 1997 – when the Cameroonian was playing for Leganes, who were based near the Spanish capital.…

Former Harambee Stars goalkeeper Pauline Atieno has narrated how the previous Football Kenya Federation, FKF regime under Sam Nyamweya, frustrated her dream of turning professional. It is every player’s dream to make the professional ranks in football, unfortunately for Atieno, when that big opportunity came in 2015 for a move to Ethiopia, someone at FKF sat on it. “I went to Ethiopia for trials and I was selected by the team. It was not paying so well but compared to where I come from I had something to take home. It was a good opportunity for me to showcase my…

Former Kenya Lioness player Philadelphia Olando has been appointed head coach of United Arab Emirates, UAE women’s rugby team. UAE is trying to grow the sport amongst ladies in the Western Asia country and believes Olando’s international reputation and experience will be an added advantage. In a statement, Emirates Rugby Federation, expressed happiness at signing with the Kenyan coach, and the federation’s intention to participate in the upcoming continental and Arab competitions, and to significantly expand the spread of rugby among girls, noting that the federation always seeks to attract distinguished officials from the game in order to add the…

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte believes his squad was “weakened” in the January transfer window despite the club signing two players. Spurs brought in Juventus pair Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur on deadline day but Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani lo Celso left on loan. Dele Alli also joined Everton on a free transfer and Bryan Gil moved to Valencia. “What happened in January was not easy,” Conte told Sky Sport Italia. Read: Lukaku To Return Against Spurs After Talks He added: “We lost four players – four important players for Tottenham – and we brought in only two. “So even just…