Author: Bonface Osano

Amaju Melvin Pinnick who is the head of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has been appointed as the new Confederation of African Football (CAF) 1st vice-president. The 45-year-old replaces Ghanaian Kwesi Nyantakyi, who resigned last month following damning corruption revelations touching him. “The CAF president, after consulting the members of the emergency committee, appointed Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick as the 1st vice-president. “The decision is immediately applicable, in accordance with article 27 para. 2of the statutes, will be ratified by the executive committee in the session scheduled on the 27th and 28th of September 2018,” a statement from the Cairo based…

The world cup was the idea of a Frenchman named Jules Rimet in mid 1920s. He conceptualized it with the belief that the sport had the power of bringing the world together and build peace. The first world cup trophy was named after him and was sculpted with the image of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.It was made of pure French gold. The trophy became so powerful that Hitler’s Nazi Germany tried to steal it from the then champions Italy.This was after Germany were unable to win it on the pitch for years. Football is more than just football.…

Gor Mahia are through to the quarter-finals of the CECAFA Kagame Cup following a 2-0 win over AS Ports of Djibouti in their last Group B fixture played at National Stadium, Dar on Thursday. Two goals from midfielder Philemon Otieno and defender Charles Momanyi in the first half sealed the victory and a spot in the round of eight. K’Ogalo, who had drawn their past two matches of the group against Rwanda’s Rayon Sports and Lydia Ludic Academic of Burundi finish second in the group behind Rayon and will face Tanzania’s Azam FC in the quarters on Sunday. Heading into…

Brazil was the first team to don kits with stars above their crest. They introduced the tradition in the 1970 World Cup to celebrate the titles they had won in 2958 and 1962. It soon got standardized and formalized by FIFA and the tradition spread even to some club competitions. Each star depicts the number of title(s) won. Uruguay has won the World Cup twice, 1930 and 1950, yet for the those of us who are keen you will have noticed they have 4 stars above their crest in this year’s tournament. Why? Before the inception of the world cup…

Herbert Tawa Mwachiro has resigned as the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) deputy chief executive officer seven months into the job. Speaking exclusively to Kahawa Tungu, the guarded football commentator cited “differences in opinions” for his decision. “I left end of May due to our differences in opinions,” he said, without revealing much. He was deputizing Robert Muthomi who remains in his role as the CEO of the organization led by Nick Mwendwa as president. Read: Harambee Stars Gets New Coach As Stanley Okumbi Is Demoted According to close sources, Mwachiro was a frustrated man at the Kandanda house, Kasarani and felt…

AFC Leopards goalkeepers coach Mathews “Ottamax” Owino has paid a glowing tribute to the late former Postmaster General Francis Chahonyo, who was reported dead on 25th June after a long illness. Ottamax hailed the former AFC Leopards chairman as among those who shaped his life alongside Mathare United boss Bob Munro and politician Peter Kenneth. It was during Chahonyo’s tenure at the helm of the Leopards in 1998 that the sleeping giant of Kenyan football last won the Kenyan Premier League. The club is now a pale shadow of its former self and living in the shadows of their arch…

Kenya’s Harambee Stars and Zesco United striker Jesse Jackson Were continues to electrify the Zambian Super League with his amazing scoring prowess. Now crowned “King Jesse” by Zesco’s loyal fans, the former Tusker FC talisman grabbed his 50th goal for the Ndola based heavyweights yesterday in a league outing. In the match against moneybags and neighbors Buildcon FC at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola Wednesday, the 29-year-old opened scoring in the 58th with Raphael Kambole doubling the lead in the 85th minute for a comfortable 2-0 win. Since crossing over to the Southern African nation in 2016 January, Jesse has kept…

Former 800m world champion Eunice Sum of Kenya is expected to shine in the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland Thursday in the absence of South Africa’s Caster Semenya, who has opted for 1500m. Sum, 30, has been trying to shake off a poor form and will be competing in her third race this season, after Doha and Paris meets. She finished fourth last week in Paris clocking 1:59.25, as Semenya, Olympic champion, emerged winner with 1:59.25 to move to fourth on the list of world all-time greats. READ: Harambee Stars Gets New Coach As Stanley Okumbi Is Demoted “I’m enjoying my…

The center seems to be crumbling within Gor Mahia’s dressing room and soon things may fall apart if the latest indicators are anything to go by. K’Ogalo, as the team is nicknamed is a well-oiled ruthless machine that has in the past five years ruled the local footballing scene with little resistance. Take for example this season; the coach Dylan Kerr’s outfight, despite having to manage a congested season, is undefeated in the KPL after 21 rounds of matches – winning 15 and drawing 4. The team is perched at the helm of the 18-team league; 12 points clear of…

Swedish team has rallied behind midfielder Jimmy Durmaz, who received racist attacks from own fans following a free-kick miss in a World Cup match against Germany two weeks ago in Sochi, Russia. Durmaz, who is a Muslim of Turkish origin, gave away a promising free-kick in the Blue-yellow’s 2-1 defeat to the 2014 champions in a Group F match on 23rd June – hence suffering the unfortunate behaviors from a section of the fans. The Toulouse player’s family also received death threats. In solidarity with him, the team, led by head coach Jan Olof “Janne” Andersson, released a video statement…

England are through to the quarterfinals of the Russia World Cup after squeezing past Colombia 4-3 on penalty in Samara Tuesday. The Three Lions were on course to finishing the business within 90 minutes after grabbing the lead through Harry Kane’s second half penalty but Colombia were not letting go easy. With just seconds left on the clock, Yerry Mina delivered a sucker punch to send the match into extra time and penalty shout out. England, who had lost all their previous three penalty shouts at the World Cup, never cracked under pressure this time and converted four out of…

Legendary Spanish play-maker Andres Iniesta Lujan has quit international football aged 34. He made the announcement Tuesday following La Roja’s failure to go past group stage at the Russia World Cup. “I have been thinking about it a lot during the past months. “The illusion and will to continue are total but I’ve always said that I will always do what’s best for the national team. “The future is thrilling with a great group of unbelievable players that from now on will have me as unconditional supporter. “I would like to thank all the Spanish Federation for the support and…

Sweden are through to the quarterfinals of the Russia World Cup following a 1-0 win over Switzerland in St. Petersburg on Tuesday. Emil Forsberg’s deflected shot in the second half was all the Blue-yellow needed to book a slot in the round of eight. Sweden, who are making their 11th appearance in the Mundial will know their next opponents later tonight when Colombia take on England. Emil’s 60th minute rocket which deflected off Manuel Akanji and flew past keeper Yann Sommer, was his first at the tournament after 14 attempts. It could have been worst for Switzerland after Michael…

Gor Mahia come from behind twice to draw Lydia Ludic of Burundi 2-2 in the ongoing Cecafa Kagame Cup match played at Chamazi Complex, Dar Es Salaam Tuesday. Gor, who settled for a similar score line against Burundi’s Rayon Sports in their opening Group B match Sunday, were the favorites heading into today’s match. But Burundian minnows were the first to take the lead in the 2nd minute through Francis Kitende, who capitalized on Francis Kahata’s lazy back pass to fire past Gor’s keeper Shaban Odhoji. K’Ogalo responded well three minutes later through midfielder Philemon Otieno, who equalized from…

During the Mashemeji Derby, Gor Mahia skipper Musa Mohammed turned the ball into his own net under pressure from Sammy Ndungu’s cross to give Leopards the lead in the 19th minute. Robinson Kamura’s defensive miss was however punished by Rwandan forward Meddie Kagere to tie the match 1-1 before first half. Ingwe showed rare steal – standing up to the hosts who were largely expected to win the tie for the fourth straight time. READ ALSO: Gor Mahia’s Favourite Couple Breakup Citing Irreconcilable Differences Every attack by the marauding Gor Mahia forwards yielded no fruits as coach Robert Matano kept his…