Author: Bonface Osano

Victor Wanyama came on a second half substitute in Tottenham Hostpur’s 2-1 loss to Liverpool in the Premier League at Wembley on Saturday. The 27-year-old replaced Eric Dier in the 82nd minute for his first taste of league football since returning from a nagging knee injury. Georginio Wijnaldum put Liverpool in the lead in the 39th minute with a fine header before Roberto Firmino doubled the lead after the breather in the 54th minute. Erik Manuel Lamela grabbed the consolation for the hosts in the 90th minute but it was not enough to deny the reds their fifth win on…

AFC Leopards are crying foul after being shortchanged by a purported match agent who arranged their friendly against Simba SC last week in Tanzania. According to reports the agent, George Wakuganda, is yet to pay them a penny in appearance fee and now Ingwe are contemplating reporting him to authorities. Leopards left by road to Dar Es Salaam for the match that was staged at the National Stadium Saturday and ended 4-2 in favor of the hosts Simba. Only two flight tickets were provided which went to an official and a one technical bench member. Argentine head coach Rodolfo Zapata…

That most Kenyans are brainwashed by the glamour of the Premier League is out of question. Listening to ordinary Kenyans talk about their favorite teams my leave you wondering if they have controlling stakes in those clubs several kilometers away. There have been reported cases of some of the fans taking their own lives when their teams lose, how sick. Nowadays the fans are more organized and have even formed welfare groups to support each other in good or bad times, they also do charity work. So when a Chelsea fan passed away, they came together to grant the departed…

The quarterfinals of the African Champions League commenced Friday with two first leg fixtures on the cards. In Conakry, Guinea hosts Horoya AC were held to a barren draw by Al Ahly of Egypt at 28 September Stadium. Record 8-time champs Ahly approached the game with supreme caution, defending in numbers while attacking on the break. Surprise package Horoya, playing at this level for the first time, went on an all-out attack from onset but lacked the cutting edge in attack against the Cairo giants. Burkinabe danger-man Ocansey Mandela with four goals to his credit so far was well contained…

National Football Association of Swaziland (NFAS) will now be known as eSwatini Football Association (EFA). The move follows the country’s name change from Swaziland to eSwatini as directed by King Mswati III April this year. “The association will host an event to officially launch the new logo and other associated documentation, including new letterheads. These will be accordingly furnished once launched,” the football body said on Tuesday. In April, King Mswati III announced that he was renaming the Southern Africa monarchy “the Kingdom of eSwatini” during 50th independence celebrations. The new name, eSwatini, means “land of the Swazis.” The…

Spain-born Harambee Stars holding midfielder Ismael Gonzalez is proud to represent the land of his father, Kenya, at international level. Gonzalez has been capped seven times and was a cog in Stars’ historic win over Ghana in the Afcon 2019 qualifiers at the Kasarani Stadium Sunday. “It has been better than what I expected, I feel proud of representing my country and thankful for having this chance,” he told the Standard. Born to Kenyan father Said Ali Athuman and Spanish mother Mercedes Gonzalez, the 23-year-old plays for Las Palmas B team in Spain. He first earned his senior call-up in…

Rwanda FA (FERWAFA) General Secretary Uwayezu Regis and Commissioner of Competitions Eric Ruhamiriza have been apprehended by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau for attempted match manipulation. https://twitter.com/RIB_Rw/status/1040332011678978048 Namibian referee Jackson Pavaza accused the duo, who are currently being investigated, of trying to bribe him to influence the outcome of Sunday’s Afcon 2019 qualifier between Rwanda and Cote d’Ivoire. https://twitter.com/RIB_Rw/status/1040332338981478405 Rwanda lost the match 2-1 to the West African football powerhouse. On Tuesday FERWAFA rubbished Pavaza’s claims saying that they were “shocked” by “fabricated lies” made by the whistleblower. Read: APR FC Midfielder Lands Hot Slap From Coach For Failing To Take Instructions…

Kenya’s second largest stadium, Nyayo Sadium, will not be ready for use any soon. Nyayo alongside Kasarani Stadium was closed May last year for renovations intended to bring it up to FIFA standards in readiness for the 2018 CHAN. But since the tournament was whisked away by CAF due to unpreparedness, the work that was supposed to be completed in 60 days has completely stalled. Latest checks indicate that there is no contractor on site with the only signs of life being security guards manning the facility. Kasarani escaped the same fate as gaming giants SportPesa stepped in to ensure…

France’s World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris has been banned from driving for 20 months and fined after pleading guilty to a charge of drink driving, British media reported on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper admitted being more than twice above the drink-drive limit of 35 micrograms when he was stopped by police in central London last month. Lloris, who won the World Cup with France in July, was fined 50,000 pounds at Westminster Magistrates’ court. Prosecutor Henry Fitch said police found Lloris in an unmarked car driving at 15mph in a 30mph zone. The court heard that Lloris veered…

Real Madrid president, Fiorontino Perez has thrown his weight behind tennis star, Raphael Nadal to one day lead the club as president. The Grand Slam winner has been a honorary board member of Los Blancos since 2014. The Spaniard is also believed to be the brain behind the signing of fast rising Marco Asensio in the club. Nadal was last year reported to have declared his interest in leading the club. Perez believes that the tennis star would be magnificent candidate for the job. Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you…

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has been given an injury boost after Laurent Koscielny returned to London Colney – but fans were surprised how good he looked. The Gunners centre-back was ruled out of action back in May, after suffering an Achilles injury during their Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid. As a result, he also missed out on World Cup action with France over the summer. But the 33-year-old has returned to training ahead of schedule – and some fans think he could be back in action very soon. Video footage shows the former Lorient player looking quick on his feet alongside Alex Iwobi and Arsenal legend Robert Pires.…

Premier League side Everton have confirmed that they will play Gor Mahia in a friendly on 6 November 2018 at Goodison Park. The historic fixture will mark the first occasion an East African club side has contested a match in the UK. https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1039499683595530240 Gor Mahia’s appearance in the SportPesa Trophy game at Goodison Park comes following K’Ogalo’s victory in the SportPesa Super Cup final in June where they beat Simba SC of Tanzania at the Afraha Stadium, Nakuru. Everton travelled to Tanzania in July 2017 to face inaugural SportPesa Super Cup winners Gor Mahia in a game the Blues won…

President George Weah captained Liberia’s Lone Star in an international friendly against Nigeria’s Super Eagles at Samuel Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia Tuesday. Weah, the only African player to win Fifa’s World Player of the Year Award, played for 79 minutes before being substituted. Every single touch by the 51-year-old was cheered by the home fans who were allowed free entry into the stadium. Liberia arranged the friendly which ended in a 2-1 win for Nigeria to retire number 14 shirt, worn by Weah at his playing peak. Read: 10-Man Harambee Stars Team Beat Fancied Ghana’s Black Stars At Kasarani Nigeria fielded…

Dylan Kerr has tattooed “2018 KPL Champions” on his left leg to mark his second Kenyan Premier League title with Gor Mahia. The Malta-born English manager guided K’Ogalo to their 17th league crown this year with six matches to spare. Once again he thanked his players and technical staff for the feat. https://twitter.com/legend3/status/1039448573186846720 Last year, the former Simba SC coach had Gor’s logo tattooed on the same leg when they won the 2017 title on his debut. The title was special for Kerr as it was his first major achievement as a coach. Do you have a story you want…

Kenya’s Harambee Stars edged out Malawi Flames 1-0 in an international friendly played Tuesday evening at the Kasarani Stadium. Gor Mahia midfielder Francis Kahata netted the lone goal in the second half for the Harambee Stars’ second win on the trot. The coach Sebastien Migne’s side used the match to prepare for next month’s back to back Afron 2019 qualifiers against Ethiopia. Read: Mother In Law Actor, Jeff Okello Welcomes Second Baby Migne made two changes in the squad that beat Ghana 1-0 on Saturday, replacing injured Gor Mahia’s right full back Philemon Otieno with Jockins Atudo of Posta Rangers. Zesco…