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Ulinzi Stars have become the first FKF Premier League side to be vaccinated against the COVID-19. The players plus technical staff received the jab ahead of weekend outing against Nzoia Sugar FC. “We took our Covid-19 jabs in a move to help prevent the spread of the pandemic that has really been a menace to the game. “Preparations for our game against Nzoia Sugar will now take center stage as we look to restart a good run.” Kenya was amongst the first African countries to receive the controversial AstraZeneca vaccine as the fight against the pandemic rages on. According to…

All time Sweden top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been recalled to Sweden’s squad for upcoming games against Georgia, Kosovo and Estonia. The 39-year-old AC Milan striker retired from international football five years ago with a record 62 goals in 112 games. He captioned his return with, “The return of the God.” If fielded, he will become the oldest player in the history of Sweden. https://twitter.com/Ibra_official/status/1371797042696163328?s=09 On the announcement, Sweden coach Janne Andersson said: “First and foremost, he is a very good football player, the best we have had in Sweden. “It is, of course, very fun that he wants to…

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight title showdown has moved a step closer with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn saying a two-fight deal has been signed. The winner of the all-British bout will become the undisputed heavyweight champion. The locations and dates are yet to be confirmed. Joshua, 31, holds the WBA, WBO, and IBF belts, while Fury, 32, has the WBC title. “All parties have now put pen to paper and we will be working hard over the next few weeks to confirm the site and date for the biggest fight in boxing,” Hearn told Sky Sports on Monday.…

Men’s national football team, Harambee Stars, beat visiting Tanzania 2-1 in a warm-up staged at Nyayo Stadium Monday afternoon. Prolific Kariobangi Sharks striker and the leading Kenyan Premier League top scorer Eric Kapaito scored the opener in the 20th after a run of play. Ayubu Lyanga responded for the Taifa Stars in 38th from build up play, but Bandari FC forward Abdalla Hassan settled the tie in favour of the hosts with the winner in the 58th minute. Read: Kenya 1-0 South Sudan: Harambee Stars Shine In Friendly Kenya edged out South Sudan 1-0 in the first friendly played on Saturday…

Harambee Stars home-based players edged out visiting South Sudan 1-0 in a friendly played at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday. AFC Leopards danger-man Elvis Rupia opened his account for the national side, netting the winner in the 76th minute. Read: Official: Harambee Stars Winger Ayub Timbe Joins Japanese Side Vissel Kobe Both sides used the warm-up to sharpen ahead of resumption of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers later this month where Kenya will host Egypt before travelling to Togo for their final group game. Kenya will next face Tanzania in another friendly on Wednesday. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp…

Kenya senior men’s national football team, the Harambee Stars, coach Jacob “Ghost” Mulee has lost his sister Teresia Kalundu. Ghost posted a photo on IG standing next to Kalundu’s body in a coffin with a message, “fare thy well my sister Teresia Kalundu Munyui.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CMRTlahlhlx/?igshid=6mpbyms7onsl The coach has been preparing home-based Stars for AFCON 2022 qualifying double header against Egypt and Togo later this month. Stars will play South Sudan in a friendly on Saturday at Nyayo Stadium. The team will play two more build-ups against Tanzania before they host Egypt on March 25. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp…

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his Gunners project will explode into life when everything falls into place. Arsenal are currently 10th in the Premier League and saw their defense of the FA Cup ended with a fourth-round defeat to Southampton in January. That leaves the Europa League as their only hope of silverware – though Arteta says the future is bright even if they do not end the season with a trophy. “I think this project is going to go ‘bang’,” said the Spaniard. “This is where we are but sometimes it is difficult to see the moment now, but…

Victor Wanyama’s side CF Montreal is set to relocate to Florida from Quebec, Canada ahead of the new MLS 2021 season. In a statement, the club said they will make Miami CF Stadium its home while in Florida. “I want to thank Inter Miami CF for welcoming us. Just like in New Jersey last year with the Red Bulls, we will have access to top infrastructures and favorable weather, which made us chose Florida,” said CF Montréal sporting director Olivier Renard. Read: Victor Wanyama’s Coach Thierry Henry Resigns “Once again, it will be a very special situation and we want our…

CAF has canceled the 2021 U17 Africa Cup of Nations that was scheduled to kick off this Friday in Morocco. In a statement, the continental football body gave various reasons, the chief being a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions, and uncertain evolution of the situation. Hosts Morocco has imposed strict travel restrictions making it difficult to obtain travel documents to enter the country. Read: Uganda To Camp In Nairobi Ahead of U17 Afcon The North African Kingdom has shut their air space to countries like South Africa, which have recorded a new strain of the virus. The country’s representative…

Floundering Kenyan champions Gor Mahia are set to pocket Ksh6.9 from the FIFA Forward COVID-19 Relief Fund. CAF, the continental football body, has decided to support all clubs that reached first round of the Champions League with the fund. Gor Mahia were eliminated by Algeria’s CR Belouizdad in the group stage’s penultimate round. The financial boost is timely for K’Ogalo who are enduring lean times and have gone months without paying salary. The team’s on field performance is equally bad and have so far lost five games in the Kenyan Premier League this season. K’Ogalo were beaten 2-0 by KCB…

Michael Olunga scored his second league goal as Al Duhail SC bounced back from Emir Cup setback to beat Al Kharaikiyat 2-0 on Sunday. Mohammed Muntari, a Ghanaian-born naturalised Qatari footballer, opened the scoring in the 69th minute before Olunga doubled the lead in the 85th minute. https://twitter.com/OgadaOlunga/status/1368230070792359940?s=09 The win cemented their position two in the Qatar Stars League, nine points clear of third placed Qatar SC. Al Duhail are nonetheless 10 points off leaders Al Sadd, who have played a game less. It is Al Sadd, coached by former Barcelona great Xavi, who handed them a 2-0 loss in…

Manchester United have borrowed Sh9 billion to help cushion the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. United announced their second quarter results to 31 December on Thursday. The club confirmed match day income had fallen 94.2% to Sh490 million over the corresponding six months in 2019. An overall revenue reduction of Sh3.3B was limited only because the club played in the group stage of the more lucrative Champions League this season compared to the Europa League. The club’s net debt has risen 16.4% to Kshs 70B. It is estimated United lost over Kshs 15B in income over the past 12…

Chelsea exacerbated defending champions Liverpool’s misery by handing them a fifth straight league loss at Anfield on Thursday night. Mason Mount hammered home the lone goal three minutes to the first interval to secure the coach Thomas Tuchel’s charges another vital win which saw them climb to fourth in the English Premier League log. Liverpool clocked 68 unbeaten games at home since last season, until Burnley broke the streak in January. They have since lost four including last night’s. Jurgen Klopp, the Reds’ manager, bemoaned missed chances as they slipped to seventh on the table standings, complicating their Champions League…

Eight players and a coach perished in a grisly road carnage in Makeni, Bombali District, Northern Province of Sierra Leone on Sunday. The players are from second and third-tier league clubs as well as non-division teams in Makeni. Seven of the victims died on Sunday, while one passed on Monday evening. Many more were injured, some in critical conditions in the hospital, according to local reports. They were returning home from a community football gala in a neighboring Batkanu village, Karene district when the minibus they were traveling in had a head-on collision with a truck carrying tuber crops to…

Gor Mahia keeper Boniface Oluoch and captain Kenneth Muguna are in trouble with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for allegedly attacking and abusing match officials in Lusaka, Zambia. In a letter to the club through the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) the duo has five days to respond to the charges before it is heard by the CAF Disciplinary Board. The incident occurred on February 21st following Gor Mahia’s elimination from the CAF Confederation Cup by NAPSA Stars after Lesotho ref Lebalang Mokete awarded the hosts a controversial late penalty. Read: Gor Mahia Appoints “Pamzo” As Assistant Coach Gor were leading…