Author: Bonface Osano

Basketball great and philanthropist Michael Jordan has donated Kshs 1 billion for the construction of two medical clinics in underserved communities around his hometown in North Carolina. The clinics are set to open in early 2022 in New Hanover County along North Carolina’s southeastern coast. The gift marks one of the largest ever from the Basketball Hall of Fame athlete, news outlets reported. Jordan previously gave Kshs 700 million to open Michael Jordan Family Clinics in Charlotte in 2019 and 2020. Those clinics have since seen more than 4,500 patients and have administered nearly 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines, according to Novant…

Kenyan coach Michael Ouma Nam has landed a lifetime opportunity to pursue Master Class in Coaching and Sports Management at the prestigious Johan Cruyff Institute in the Netherlands. The three week-course spread over eight months beginning May focuses on developing coaches in the vision of Johan Cruyff which states, “you can only coach others if you know yourself.” “I did an interview last year November and was lucky to be among applicants from around the world, who got the nod to join the renown institution,” Nam, presently coach of South Sudan giants, Altabara FC, said. Read: Kenyan Coach Michael Ouma Takes…

Michael Olunga scored as Al Duhail SC beat Al Rayyan 2-0 in the Qatar Stars League on Valentine’s Day. The goal marked the Harambee Stars striker’s first in the Qatari top-flight since joining Al Duhail SC from Kashiwa Reysol of Japan in January. https://twitter.com/bonfaceosano/status/1361173844485156864?s=19 Ismail Mohamed opened the scoring from inside the box with a neet connection in the 37th minute before Olunga’s acrobatics sealed the three points in the 73rd minute. “Hopefully first of many more,” Olunga tweeted. https://twitter.com/OgadaOlunga/status/1361028196045578240?s=19 Al Duhail SC was smarting from a 1-0 defeat to African champions Al Ahly SC in the FIFA Club World…

The Ministry of Health has allowed 30% of Nyayo Stadium to be filled with fans when Gor Mahia face NAPSA Stars in the CAF Confederation Cup playoffs on Sunday. Fans have been kept at bay since Coronavirus was first detected in the country in March 2020 to prevent person to person spread of the deadly pandemic. Gor Mahia’s chairman Ambrose Rachier confirmed the clearance in a phone interview during Ramogi FM’s K’Ogalo Time show on Saturday. Read: Ex-Skipper Harun Shakava Returns To Gor Mahia After Zambia Sojourn However, further authorisation must be sought from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) through…

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has been suspended for 12 months by UEFA after he failed a doping test last October. The suspension is effective as of February 5, and will apply to all football activities at both national and international level. An out-of-competition check found Furosemide in the Cameroon international’s urine, but Ajax claim Onana took it “unwittingly” after feeling unwell. “On the morning of 30 October Onana did not feel well. He wanted to take a tablet. Unwittingly, however, he took Lasimac, a drug that his wife had previously been prescribed,” an Ajax statement said. Read: 2017 World 1500m Champion…

AFC Leopards are set to unveil a new head coach ahead of the 89th “Mashemeji” Derby on Sunday. Kahawa Tungu has established the coach is a foreigner from Europe. Leopards have not had a head coach since Czech Republic manager Tomas Trucha resigned in December last year over claims of threats to his life. Anthony “Modo” Kimani, who was Trucha’s assistant, has been filling the gap as a stand-in coach. Read: FKFPL: Leopards Land Pre-season Sponsor Modo cannot ascend to the top seat as he does not have the necessary coaching badges as required by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF).…

Former Gor Mahia captain Harun Shakava has returned to the club signing a two-year contract. “We are pleased to announce the return of centre-back Haron Shakava; he signed a two-year deal,” Gor Mahia confirmed. The 27-year-old defender recently ditched Zambian side Nkana FC mutually for nonpayment. Shakava joined the Red Devils in 2019 after a successful career with K’Ogalo which saw him win five league titles with 200 games under his belt. Read: Ex-Gor Mahia Skipper Harun Shakava Wants Out At Zambia’s Nkana FC Over Nonpayment Gor Mahia, who had a slow start to the 2020-21 but has since picked momentum…

Liverpool center-back Joel Matip will miss the rest of the season with an ankle ligament injury. The former Cameroon international, 29, suffered the problem during the 3-1 win over Tottenham last Thursday. He joins Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez on the sidelines, although the Reds bolstered their defense by signing Ben Davies and Ozan Kabak on deadline day. Manager Jurgen Klopp said: “He’ll be ready for the start of the next pre-season and everything will be sorted.” The German said Matip – injured in a challenge with Tottenham striker Son Heung-min – has been playing for the team despite…

FIFA Club World Cup begins Thursday in Qatar with Michael Olunga’s Al Duhail SC facing African champions Al Ahly SC of Egypt at 2030 hours Kenyan time. Olunga signed for the Qatari side from Japan’s Kashiwa Reysol and recently announced his arrival with a bang, scoring a hat-trick against Al Ahli in Emir Cup. Read: VIDEO: Michael Olunga Announces Qatar Arrival With Hat-trick In Emir Cup A win against the nine-time African champions, Ahly, will land Al Duhail a semifinal clash against German machine Bayern Munich, and Olunga is savouring such a possibility. “It’s quite a dream for all of…

Reigning Kenyan champions Gor Mahia have bolstered their squad by signing Brazilian striker Wilson Silva Fonseca. https://twitter.com/OfficialGMFC/status/1355043184909418496?s=19 Silva, who was unveiled today during the team’s morning training session, is joining K’Ogalo from Brazilian Sèrie A side Fortaleza. Gor Mahia have had a rough start to the season and have so far lost three games in seven. The club recently signed Portuguese coach Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

New Chelsea FC coach Thomas Tuchel has promised to build a team “nobody wants to play against” after his first game in charge. Tuchel, who became the first German to coach The Blues, was impressed with his charges despite a barren draw against Wolves on Wednesday night. “We will build a team that nobody wants to play against,” said the 47-year-old, adding that “I don’t see too many weaknesses.” Read: Former PSG Coach Thomas Tuchel Set To Replace Frank Lampard At Chelsea “I will focus on our strengths, the mix is amazing of the team between experienced players, big personalities and…

Michael Olunga and making history is like conjoined twins. The Harambee Stars striker became the first Kenyan to score a hat-trick in LaLiga for Girona. He followed up the achievement in Spain by becoming the first Kenyan to be named the most valuable player in Japan after emerging top scorer for Kashiwa Reysol and J-League with 28 goals last season. Read: Michael Olunga Completes Big Money Move To Qatari Side Al Duhail SC And on Monday, the 27-year-old wrote more history by becoming the first Kenyan to score a hat-trick in Qatar. https://twitter.com/bonfaceosano/status/1353773925335969793?s=19 Olunga who was playing his third game for…

Former Paris St-Germain (PSG) and Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel is expected to succeed Lampard at Stamford Bridge. Lampard was sacked today after 18 months in charge over under par perfomance. Former Chelsea midfielder Lampard, 42, leaves with the club ninth in the Premier League table after last week’s defeat at Leicester City, having won once in their past five league matches. His final game in charge was Sunday’s 3-1 FA Cup fourth round win against Championship side Luton. Read: Chelsea Sacks Head Coach Frank Lampard Over Poor Performance Lampard was appointed on a three-year contract when he replaced Maurizio Sarri…

Harambee Stars prospect Tyler Onyango made his senior debut for Everton in 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup round four. Onyango, 17, alongside Thierry Small, 16, who became Everton’s youngest player ever, were brought on in the 84th minute. Born to a Kenyan father and English mother, Tyler is eligible to represent Kenya in international competitions. Rising through Everton Academy, the midfielder has represented England in age grade football, but is not yet capped by the Three Lions. Read: CAF Bans FKF Chief Executive For Rejecting Covid-19 Test Results For Harambee Stars Everton will next face Wycombe or…

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Barry Otieno and Harambee Stars Team Manager Ronny Onyando have been banned from all football activities relating to Confederation of African Football (CAF) for six months each. The decision, passed by CAF Disciplinary Board on Tuesday, is as a result of the duo rejecting COVID-19 test results for Harambee Stars players, which returned four positive cases ahead of their 2022 AFCON qualifying game against Comoros in November last year in Comoros. FKF has also been fined Kshs 2.2 million by Cairo, Egypt-based body. Read: Newly Refurbished Kinoru Stadium Not Fit To Host Games…