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The 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Afcon kicked of Sunday with the hosts edging out Burkina Faso 2-1 at Paul Biya Stadium, Olembe. Before a packed crowd at the sixty thousand capacity stadium, Al Nassr striker and the Indomitable Lions skipper Vincent Aboubakar held his nerves to convert two penalties in the 4th and 48th minutes to seal the win. Gustavo Sangare had earlier on in the 24th minute muted the home fans by bagging the first goal of the tournament and of the match after some scrappy defending by Cameroon. Read: Tearful Wife Blesses Husband Player Ahead…

Michael Olunga scored a brace as his side Al Duhail SC hammered Al Arabi 2-0 in the Qatar Stars League on Saturday. https://twitter.com/DuhailSC/status/1479834889176375302?t=hDu0azjETtenmx3As6hCOw&s=19 Olunga, who is attracting interest from Turkish giants Fenerbahçe S.K, is the leading league’s top scorer with 15 goals with 13 games so far played. Read: Turkish Giants Fenerbahçe S.K Interested In Michael Olunga The Harambee Stars and former Gor Mahia striker so far boasts three braces and a hat-trick. Al Duhail are second behind leaders Al Sadd with 29 points, two points a drift having played two games more. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You…

Aston Villa have agreed a deal to bring in former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season. The deal, which is subject to a medical and a work permit being granted, includes an option to buy the 29-year-old Brazil international. Coutinho joined Barcelona in a £142m move from Liverpool in January 2018. Read: Arsenal Reportedly Joins Chase For Brazilian Philippe Coutinho’s Signature However, he has not had the expected impact and Barca are keen to move him on to lighten their wage bill. Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle and Tottenham were also linked with a move…

Arsenal head to Nottingham Forest for the FA Cup third round engagement Sunday. The match will kick off at 1930HRS Kenyan time. For the tie, it has been confirmed the Gunners will don a special one-off kit which is not for sale. Arsenal are kitted by German sports apparel behemoth, Adidas. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Africa Cup of Nations, Afcon is the biggest football fest of the continent. Gracing the tournament, whether as a player, fan or even journalist, is a big deal. Like the World Cup, featuring in the Afcon is always a dream come true to players whose lives are more often than not transformed by it. Governments invest millions just to ensure qualified teams do well and lift the names of their countries. Read: Watford Winger Ismaila Sarr Finally Joins Senegal for Afcon Families of players wish them good luck with some seeking divine interventions through prayers so they may have fruitful outings.…

The Kenya Rugby National Men’s Sevens team, Shujaa is currently in a bio-secure bubble at the Kasarani Sports Stadium preparing for the two Spain 7s legs of the HSBC World Sevens Series. Head Coach Innocent Simiyu has brought in a few new young faces to the squad as he continues building a strong squad that will represent Kenya at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and Rugby World Cups 7s in Cape Town July and September 2022 respectively. Kenya Fifteens Internationals Jone Kubu, John Okoth, Timothy Okwemba and Derrick Ashihundu are the new additions. Simiyu has also included 2021 Kenya U20…

Burnley manager Sean Dyche will miss Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Huddersfield Town after testing positive for Covid-19. The Premier League club said 50-year-old Dyche is following “mandatory self-isolation protocols” after being found to have virus on Tuesday. Burnley have not indicated that an outbreak has affected the club. The Clarets had three games postponed in December because of Covid cases at other clubs. Read: Covid-19 Forces More Premier League Cancellations A total of 17 English top-flight games have been postponed since the start of December because of the impact of the Omicron variant. The Premier League announced on Monday…

Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Arsenal on Thursday has been postponed because of a “severe outbreak of Covid” at the Anfield club. The Reds temporarily closed their first-team training centre on Wednesday after assistant manager Pep Lijnders became the latest to have to isolate. The first leg will now be at Anfield on 13 January and the second at Emirates Stadium on 20 January, both at 19:45. Liverpool had requested the postponement on Tuesday. Read: Tuchel Flexes Muscle, Drops Controversial Lukaku For Liverpool Tie The EFL said in a statement it had been in “regular dialogue” with the club…

Watford winger Ismaila Sarr has joined Senegal for the Africa Cup of Nations after being released by his club. The Premier League club said Sarr was injured after Senegal accused Watford of refusing to release him for the tournament, which starts on 9 January. Senegal confirmed that the 23-year-old left London for Cameroon on Tuesday. Read: Senegal Squad Mounts Guard Of Honour For Sadio Mané (Video) Sarr has been out with knee ligament damage since November and Watford invited his nation to send their own doctor to assess his injury. Fifa rules state any player called up for international duty must…

Last season’s Asian Champions League top scorer Michael Olunga inspected a guard of honour ahead of their league fixture against Al Khor on Tuesday. Olunga scored nine goals, all in Group C of the tournament, for Al Duhail SC to emerge the best scorer despite the team failing to progress. Read: Turkish Giants Fenerbahçe S.K Interested In Michael Olunga Ahead of the Qatar Stars League tie, both sets of players lined up to honor the former Gor Mahia striker who carried a loft his golden boot trophy. He, however, did not find the back of the net on that day, but…

Gor Mahia manager Mark Harrison has not returned from Christmas holiday in Britain because he tested positive for COVID-19. “We had made all his travel arrangements but all that has to be delayed after he tested positive for Coronavirus and quarantined,” a source at the club told Kahawa Tungu Sports Desk. In his absence, K’Ogalo recorded a second loss in the league after being hammered 2-0 by Nairobi City on Thursday last week. Read: Mark Harrison Upbeat Ahead of Gor Mahia Clash with Otoho d’Oyo Several players are also missing in action including Burundian forward Jules Ulimwengu who travelled home to…

Romelu Lukaku is expected to return for Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup on Wednesday after talks with manager Thomas Tuchel. The Belgian striker was sidelined against Liverpool in the Premier League after a controversial interview where he expressed discontent with Tuchel’s tactics. Following the talks, the 28-year-old reportedly trained very hard on Monday. Read: Tuchel, Lukaku To Hold Talks “Romelu Lukaku worked ‘very hard’ in training right after his conversation with Tuchel. He hopes to come back vs Spurs after positive talk with manager. “Chelsea board told him they’re backing Tuchel position – there’s NO way for Romelu…

Turkish club Fenerbahçe S.K are reportedly interested in Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga. Olunga is enjoying a good spell with Qatar Stars League side Al Duhail SC since joining them from Kashiwa Reysol of Japan in January 2021. His three-year contract will run out next year. Read: Michael Olunga Named Al Duhail SC Best Player In his first season with Al Duhail, the left footed striker scored 26 goals in 19 league games and was the club’s best player. Fenerbahçe is home to Tanzanian skipper Mbwana Samatta, who is currently on loan to Royal Antwerp of Belgium. Email your news TIPS…

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he will talk to Romelu Lukaku on Monday about returning to the squad. The striker was dropped for Sunday’s draw with Liverpool after comments he made in an interview recorded several weeks ago but aired on Thursday. Lukaku said he was “not happy” with his bit-part role under Tuchel earlier this season. “Tomorrow there is a meeting and we will decide,” Tuchel told BBC Radio 5 Live. Read: Tuchel Flexes Muscle, Drops Controversial Lukaku For Liverpool Tie “Monday we discuss and we all meet and we will take a decision.” Lukaku had also said he would…

Liverpool forward Sadio Manè and Chelsea keeper Edward Mendy linked up with Senegal’s team ahead of the Afcon in Cameroon. The duo flew in a private jet Sunday after their last Premier League match which ended 2-2 at Stamford Bridge. Manè scored the opener for Liverpool before Egypt’s Mohammed Salah doubled the lead, but Chelsea managed to equalize in the second half. Read: Irreplaceable! Klopp Won’t Attempt To Replace Afcon Bound Salah, Manè And Keita Senegal have not been able to hold a camp ahead of the African showpiece due to lack of quorum. The Teranga Lions were scheduled to camp…