Author: Bonface Osano

Former Brazilian football superstar Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as “Ronaldinho Gaucho” is coming to Kenya. Ronaldinho will arrive in Nairobi on November 9th on a three-day visit. He will thereafter grace a grass roots football match in Kisumu County and mentor upcoming footballers. Ronaldinho was super talented but his warm and flashy smile endeared many fans to adore him even if they didn’t support his team at the time. Read: Ex-Man United Defender Rio Ferdinand To Tour Kenya His visit  is expected to inspire upcoming footballers and allow them to dream big. Dinho is considered one of the most…

Gor Mahia beat Caf’s first registration deadline midnight Friday and submitted a squad of 26 players for next season’s Champions League football. Ugandan forward Erisa Ssekisambu is among new faces in the list. The ex-Vipers SC player signed for the Kenyan champions Wednesday in time to be included. Midfielder Kenneth Muguna, who rejoined the team after a short stint with KF Tirana in Albania was also part of the squad. However, Nicholas Kipkirui’s name is missing after he failed to get his release letter from Zoo FC despite signing a four-year-contract with Gor. Zoo have vowed not to issue the…

West Ham have reportedly shown interest in signing out of favor Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Victor Wanyama. Manchester United, Roma and Everton are also said to be angling for the signature of the 27-year-old come January transfer window. Wanyama joined the Londoners in 2016 from Southampton for reported transfer fee of 11 million pounds but has lately fallen out of favor with the coach Mauricio Puchettino’s side. He clocked ninety in Wednesday’s 3-1 win over West Ham but has only started two other matches – both in the Champions League against Inter Milan and Barcelona – Apart from the Carabao Cup…

Lawrence Webo is set to replace Matthews Ottamax as the new goalkeepers’ coach at AFC Leopards, according to Kahawa Tungu sources. Matthews announced his resignation “on mutual grounds” Wednesday night after one season sharpening the goal tenders at the den. Webo is coming from Posta Rangers and is one of the emerging coaches in the trade. He has previously worked with the national women’s team the Harambee Starlets. In another looming change in the Leopards’ technical bench, team manager Gilbert Selebwa could be kicked out and his place taken by former Kenyan international Simon Mulama. Mulama, 38, a former Mathare…

Kenyan champions Gor Mahia departed for the UK early morning Friday in style. The team plays Premier League side Everton in a high profile and historic friendly at Goodison Park – Liverpool Tuesday night. A squad of 26 players plus officials left the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport – dressed to kill. Betting behemoth SportPesa who are sponsoring the trip pulled all stops to ensure the team’s look match the occasion. It will be the first time an African club will be playing at the Goodison Park. Gor Mahia won the rights to achieving the historic feat by winning the annual…

Al Ahly SC clash with Esperance de Tunis in the Caf Champions League final first leg laced with so much history at Borg El Arab Stadium – Alexandria, Egypt Friday. Egyptian authorities, who greatly control the number of fans since the unfortunate Port Said massacre a few years back, allowed sale of only 60,000 tickets for the much hyped clash of titans at the 86,000 seater facility. To get hold of the precious ticket after online sales was overwhelmed and the system crashed, some fans had to spend a cold night on the streets of Alexandria ahead of open sale…

Gor Mahia new signing Shafik Batambuze has been included in a 26-man squad for next week’s international friendly against Everton in the UK. The Ugandan is the only new face in the squad which is largely composed of players who were in the squad last season. Gor jets out Friday for the UK ahead of the match scheduled for Tuesday next week at Goodison Park. Meanwhile, the 17-time Kenyan Premier League champions have continued to bolster their squad by signing new players. The club has today signed left full back Geoffrey Ochieng from Western Stima and Erick Ombija, a striker,…

Brookside Dairies has stopped sponsoring Thika United after 15 years following the club’s relegation to the National Super League this year. The Thika-based outfit, formed in 2000 as Beirut FC finally kissed the grass after finishing last in the 2018 Kenyan Premier League season. The management is now calling on new partners/sponsors to come on board and support their new life in the second tier league. They are even willing to forge a business partnership or accept a complete takeover with any well-wishers to ensure the team stays afloat. Ahead of the new season starting early December, the team is…

AFC Leopards goalkeepers coach Matthews Ottamax has quit the club on mutual agreement. The former Kenya international will take some time to cool off before he decides his next move. “For now I will take some time to reflect before I can make another move,” he told Kahawa Tungu. Below is statement he posted on Facebook, announcing his decision Wednesday night. “Matthews Ottamax takes this opportunity to sincerely THANK the entire National Executive, The Technical Team, The Players, The Back Room Staff and all the loving fans of AFC Leopards Sports Club for the opportunity to work for/with them wholeheartedly.…

Gor Mahia have ended their pursuit for the signature of Rayon Sports forward Caleb Bimenyimana after the mighty TP Mazembe of the DRC outbid them. According to Kahawa Tungu sources, the reigning champions tabled an offer of $35,000 for the 21-year-old which was way less than what Mazembe was reportedly offering. The five-time African champions is said to have tabled a salivating deal worth $100,000 with a monthly salary of $4,000 on top. The Burundian was also on the radar of Nigeria’s Enyimba, who were reportedly willing to part with $60,000 to get his services. Bimenyimana scored Rayon’s lone goal…

World’s football body FIFA has suffered cyber-attack for the second time in two years. The US Department of Justice and the FBI said that Russia’s military intelligence body was responsible for the initial attack in 2016. It led to evidence from anti-doping investigations and lab results being published. FIFA is yet to provide details about the data gained in the latest attack on e-mail systems. The Zurich-based body said in a statement that it “condemns any attempts to compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data in any organization using unlawful practices.” When probed on what could get published, FIFA…

Ten Benin youth players and former FA boss Anjorin Moucharafu have been handed prison sentences for age cheating. A Cotonou court found them guilty of lying about their ages, which saw them fail MRI tests in Niger ahead of the 2019 U-17 Afcon qualifiers. The team was subsequently suspended from the regional qualification in September leading to a national outrage. The players were given six-month prison sentences with five months suspended. And since they had been locked up for close to two months, they will not spend more time behind bars. Moucharafu was found guilty for his administrative role in…

Ugandan forward Erisa Ssekisambu has signed for Gor Mahia on a two-year contract, Kahawa Tungu can exclusively report. The deal was completed Wednesday through online signing in time for Gor register him with CAF for Champions League football next season. “It’s a done deal. The paperwork was done online to allow Gor Mahia register him in time for CAF Champions League,” a close source revealed. The first deadline for registering players with CAF for the championship which begins on November 17, 2018 is Friday. The 23-year-old former Vipers SC player was a free agent after leaving the Venoms at the…

Harambee Starlets edged out FKF Women Premier League Select Side 1-0 in a friendly match played on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at the Utalii Grounds. Mercy Achieng scored the lone goal from the spot after a goalkeeping mishap by the Select Side’s Samantha Akinyi saw the referee point to the spot. This was Starlets’ third day in camp, with all players having checked in, save for Esse Akida and Pauline Atieno who are set to link up with the rest in the course of the week. The team will play two more friendly matches against Uganda and Ghana before departing…

Kenya’s amputee team to this year’s World Cup in Mexico have done well and are through to the second round of the championship. The Amputee Stars finished second behind Turkey in their group to sail through. They gathered six points from three matches after beating USA 2-1 and being handed a walkover after Liberia failed show up for their last group match. Kenya, who lost to Turkey in their opening match 4-1 will now face the reigning World champions Russia for a spot in the quarterfinals. Amputee football match is played for 50 minutes with seven players from each side…