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Fifa General Secretary Fatma Samba Samoura has arrived in the country ahead of Caf Women’s Champions League Cecafa Qualifiers final on Thursday. Fatma, 59, is the first high ranking Fifa official to visit Kenya since the reign of the current president Gianni Infantino started in 2016. https://twitter.com/fatma_samoura/status/1435677523522822145?s=19 The Senegalese is accompanied by FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer, Sarai Bareman. They will grace the final of the inaugural CAF Women Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers between Vihiga Queens and Ethiopia’s CBE FC at MISC Kasarani. The Secretary-General will also hold talks with football leadership in the country, according to FKF statement. Read: FKF…

A galaxy of stars are set to grace the second edition of Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour on 18th September at Kasarani Stadium. The 100M race in particular has attracted some fine athletes over the distance in Justin Gatlin and Trayvon Bromell of USA and Kenya’s rising star Ferdinand Omanyala. Omanyala is currently the national record holder with a time of 9.86 seconds. Read: Ferdinand Omanyala Relishes Maiden Diamond League Show 25-year-old Omanyala competed in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics where he came just short of reaching the final. He recently competed at the Brussels Diamond League, his first, finishing fourth in…

The Football Association is facing criticism after charging Middlesbrough’s Marc Bola with aggravated misconduct for a historical tweet posted when he was 14. Now 23, Bola is accused of writing an offensive post on the social media platform back in 2012 that ‘referenced sexual orientation’ – allegedly using a homophobic slur. Middlesbrough’s Marc Bola has been punished for a Twitter post he wrote when he was 14 Nine years later, the former Arsenal academy player is facing a written warning, an educational course or a potential three-game ban. The move from the FA has been heavily criticised as it punishes…

Eight Premier League players will be stopped from playing for their clubs this weekend after Brazilian football authorities triggered a Fifa rule to prevent them appearing. Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Leeds United will all be affected. Players not released for an international window can be banned for five days after the window ends under the Fifa regulations. The decision covers 10-14 September. Brazil invoked the bans after the Premier League stopped players from appearing for their country if it meant travel to red list countries. Players travelling to red list countries would have had to miss several…

AFC Leopards quest to keep their most priced asset Elvis Rupia has ended with the player moving to Saudi Arabia. Rupia has completed a one-year move to Bisha Fc Saudi Arabia, putting to a close speculations over his future. Read: Cash-strapped Leopards Receive Financial Boost From 748 Air Services He will feature in today’s match against Al Ain set to be played at 7:00 pm Kenyan time. The Kenya International has penned downed a one-year-deal with Bisha with an option to extend for another season. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Thirteen more students have benefited from scholarships courtesy of Victor Wanyama Foundation. The scholarships cover tution fee plus other costs for the entire four-year secondary school education. The first beneficiaries of this programme sponsored by former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama are now in form two. https://twitter.com/VictorWanyama/status/1435125983573647360?s=19 Wanyama was recently stripped off the Harambee Stars armband with Michael Olunga taking over. He however remains the captain of Impact Montreal in the Major League Soccer, MLS. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Former French international of Senegal roots Jean Pierre Adams has passed on after nearly 40 years in a coma aged 73. Following a ligament rupture injury, Adams was hospitalised for surgery on 17 March 1982 at Édouard Herriot Hospital in Lyon. After an error made by his anesthesiologist, the former PSG player suffered a bronchospasm which starved his brain of oxygen and he slipped into a coma. In the mid 1990s, when a court of law adjudicated on the case, both the anaesthetist and trainee were given one-month suspended sentences and fines that translated to a $815 fine. His wife…

The 30th edition of the FIBA Afrobasket concluded in Kigali, Rwanda with Tunisia retaining their title on Sunday. The North African giants edged out a hard battling Ivory Coast 78-75 to keep the crown they won four years ago. Kenya, who were making a return to the grandest stage of African basket in 28 years, exited the tournament at the pre-quarters stage after narrowly losing to new kids on the block South Sudan. Read: Afrobasket: Team Morans To Renew Rivalry With South Sudan Despite the disappointment against South Sudan, Team Morans still managed to dazzle the meet with some sleek basket…

The opening two rounds of the penultimate phase of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifiers are over and done with for some nations, Kenya included. A look at some of the results so far posted give a rough idea about who is likely to make the final stage, and they are the big boys of the continent’s football, the likes of Cameroon, Algeria, Nigeria and Senegal. Kenya’s journey started on a mixed note, failing, yet again in as many attempts, to win at home, when it is given that to qualify for major tournaments, you must win home…

The World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended minutes after kick-off at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil after Brazilian health officials came onto the pitch and escorted multiple Argentinian soccer players away. The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) had requested support from the country’s Federal Police to prevent four Argentinian players from participating in the qualifier, saying that the players in question made false statements upon arriving in Brazil, omitting that they had been in the UK in the past 14 days. According to Brazilian Covid-19 regulations, any passenger who visited the UK 14 days before…

Kenya’s sprint sensation Ferdinand Omanyala made his maiden Diamond League appearance at the Brussels meet finishing fourth on Friday night. The national record holder clocked 10.02 seconds to finish behind three Americans; Kerley Fred, Bromell Trayvon and Norman Michael the 100M race. “Lining up at this event was such a divine opportunity and blessing. Stay learning, stay working hard, give it your all. It only gets better,” said Omanyala. Read: Heartbreak! Sprinter Mark Otieno Fails Doping Test The 25-year-old University of Nairobi student’s star started to shine after a good show at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics where he missed the 100M…

Harambee Stars forward Henry Meja has completed a move to Swedish top tier side AIK from Tusker FC in a deal that will see him stay at the club till 2026. The move is subject to work permit and the 20-year-old will only feature for his new club when Sweden’s transfer window opens in January next year. AIK is home to Harambee Stars defender Eric “Marcelo” Ouma. “I am very happy that I get this opportunity. AIK as a club suits me perfectly and I have got a great impression of everyone I have met. It’s also fun to play…

Al Duhail SC striker Michael Olunga has been appointed as the new captain of Kenya men’s senior football team, the Harambee Stars. Stars head coach Jacob “Ghost” Mulee made the announcement. Olunga, 27, takes over from Victor Wanyama who is yet to announce his retirement from international duty, but has not featured for the team in a while. Read: Michael Olunga Ranked Among Top Performers In Asian Champions League “When I took over against Comoros and Togo Victor (Wanyama) was not in the team. That’s when I decided there must be a change of guard. Michael (Olunga) is officially the team…

A teenage boxer has died, five days after being knocked out in a professional fight. Mexican welterweight Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, 18, was knocked down in the fourth round against Marie Pier Houle at the GVM Gala International in Montreal on Saturday. She appeared to have a seizure after being dazed by a left uppercut and a right hook and was taken to hospital. The fight promoter, Yvon Michel, announced the news on Thursday. “It is with great sadness and torment that we learned, from a representative of her family, that Jeanette Zacarias Zapata passed away this afternoon at 3:45 pm,”…

Harambee Stars are already in Kigali, Rwanda for their second FIFA World Cup Qatar 2020 qualifying game against the hosts on Sunday. The team left Nairobi immediately after frustrating barren draw against Uganda in their Group E opener at the Nyayo Stadium. https://twitter.com/Harambee__Stars/status/1433674520787922992?s=19 Stars coach Jacob “Ghost” Mulee remained optimistic despite heavy criticism after a lacklustre performance against the Cranes. Read: Off Colour Harambee Stars Held By Uganda “To me I see the draw as one point gained, not two lost,” said Mulee. Rwanda who lost 1-0 to Mali away in Morocco on Wednesday will be hoping to bank…