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Arsenal’s 2-0 loss to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in Premier League on Sunday “hurts a lot,” manager Mikel Arteta has admitted. Arteta, nonetheless, believes his charges showed character, but should have been more ruthless in the box. “Yeah, it hurts a lot,” Arteta told Arsenal.com. “Obviously we know what the derby means to all of us, including our fans. We had a great opportunity to put some momentum in.” “I think the performance overall shows the character that this team has at the moment, the personality that we showed, the way we’ve played, all the situations that we generated. But…

Gor Mahia are through to first round of the African Champions League after whipping APR FC of Rwanda 3-1 at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday. K’Ogalo are through after beating the Rwandan army side 4-3 on aggregate after falling 2-1 in Kigali in the first leg. Read: PHOTOS: Politician Eliud Owalo Covers Gor Mahia’s “Nakedness” It all looked sealed for the visitors when they equalised Sammuel Onyango’s first half goal in the dying minutes of the game, but K’Ogalo were not done, scoring two goals through substitutes Sydney Ochieng’ and Nicholas Kipkirui to sail through. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874.…

Eliud Owalo has come to Gor Mahia’s aid, donating 40 tracksuits to the Kenyan champions ahead of their African Champions League return match against APR FC of Rwanda at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday. K’Ogalo, who boast as the biggest and most supported club in the country, borrowed tracksuits from the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to honor the first leg in Kigali last weekend. The club was reported to have signed a kitting deal with UK Sports Apparel Company, Umbro, but to date the team is yet to receive any technical support with further reports indicating the deal aborted. Owalo is…

AFC Leopards new coach Thomas Trucha has resigned a month into his job for alleged threats against his agent which made him feel unsafe. Trucha, who previously handled Botswana’s Township Rollers, was in charge of just one game for Ingwe; a 2-1 win against Tusker FC in the opening week of 2020/21 FKFPL season. Leopards chairman, Dr Dan Shikanda, revealed on Wednesday the Czech Republican was feeling unsafe after unidentified people threatened his agent. “The coach’s agent has been threatened by people claiming to be our supporters and the coach doesn’t feel safe here,” said Shikanda. Read: Leopards New Coach Thomas…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 750th career goal in Juventus win over Dynamo Kiev in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Despite the humongous achievement at 35, the Portuguese is not slowing down any soon and has set himself a target of reaching 800 goals mark. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward was grateful for the milestone, thanking amongst others, “opponents that make me work harder.” Read: Cristiano Ronaldo Bounces Back From COVID-19 Bout With A Bang “Next stop: 𝟖𝟎𝟎 goals! Let’s go!” he said. Ronaldo’s 750 career goals are distributed as follows; Real Madrid – 450, Manchester United -…

APR FC are already in town for African Champions League preliminaries return match against Gor Mahia at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday. K’Ogalo lost the first leg 2-1 in Kigali last weekend, but stand in coach Sammy “Pamzo” Omollo is optimistic they can turn the tables and qualify for next round. “Despite losing, we are happy with what we did in a very tough away match and hopefully, we should be able to cross the hurdle in the decider in Nairobi to proceed to the next stage,” Pamzo told People Daily upon arrival from Kigali. Gor Mahia’s trip to Kigali was…

Williams driver George Russell will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix. Hamilton has been forced to withdraw from the race in Bahrain after testing positive for Covid-19. Williams reserve Jack Aitken will replace Russell. “I might be wearing a different race suit this weekend, but I’m a Williams driver and I’ll be cheering my team on every step of the way,” said 22-year-old Russell. “I see this as a great chance to learn from the best outfit on the grid right now and to come back as an improved driver, with even more energy and…

AFC Leopards coach Thomas Trucha is feeling unsafe at the club following threats to his agent by “people claiming to be our supporters,” chairman Dan Shikanda has revealed. Shikanda further disclosed the Kenyan Premier League giants will address the future of the Czech Republican at a presser on Thursday. “The coach’s agent has been threatened by people claiming to be our supporters and the coach doesn’t feel safe here,” said Shikanda during official launch of their shirt sponsor, Betsafe. Read: AFC Leopards Appoint Thomas Trucha As New Head Coach “I talked to him yesterday and he says because his representative has…

Phoebe Akoth Ndege never played for Harambee Starlets, Kenya’s senior women’s national football team, a dream of many budding footballers, notwithstanding her immense talent, because the team’s selection process depended on “who you know.” “There was no formal way of doings things,” says Ndege, who was then turning out for Kenya Women’s Premier League side Thika Queens and at the same time pursuing a Diploma course in electrical engineering at Mount Kenya University. “We would be called for a few days training before a team was selected to represent the country. Getting the call to don the national colours depended…

Even before the great Diego Maradona is buried, another legend of the beautiful game, Papa Bouba Diop, is dead. Diop is best remembered for his lone goal which secured Senegal a historic 1-0 win over France in the 2002 World Cup. https://twitter.com/bonfaceosano/status/1333101914653941764?s=19 According to Dakaractu.com, Diop, 42, passed on in France on Sunday after a long illness. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Gor Mahia bagged a crucial away goal at APR FC of Rwanda in preliminaries of the 2020-21 African Champions League. Despite going down 2-1 to the military outfit, K’Ogalo keep qualifying hope a live ahead of the return leg next weekend in Nairobi. However, they will have to work on their shaky defending which gifted the hosts the two goals. Niyonzima Olivier Seifu capitalised on a poor clearance from Bernard Ondiek to drill home the opener from close range in the 9th minute. K’Ogalo Kenneth Muguna equalised for the visitors in the 28th minute to ensure the tie ended 1-1…

Kenya is through to the Cecafa U20 Afcon qualifiers after edging out Sudan 2-1 on Friday afternoon. Gor Mahia prodigy Benson Omala starrred again for the Rising Stars grabbing a late winner to decide the game. Omala scored and provided an assist as Kenya thumped Ethiopia 3-0 in their opening Group B match. Read: VIDEO: Gor Mahia’s Benson Omala Shines As Young Harambee Stars Hammer Ethiopia After a barren first half, Kenya went ahead through Fortune Omoto, but Al Gozoli Nooh levelled for Sudan in the 85th minute. Omalla settled the game scoring in the 92nd minute to see Kenya through.…

Gor Mahia will leave for Rwanda early morning Friday for their African Champions League preliminary round first leg match against APR on Saturday. Contrary to media reports that the team is stranded, Ambrose Rachier, the club’s chairman has said they are only waiting for results of COVID-19 test. “The team is set hit the run-way tomorrow to Kigali, Rwanda for the weekend’s CAF Champions League preliminary match against APR. We are just waiting for players’ Covid-19 results which we expect to get today.” Read: VIDEO: Gor Mahia’s Benson Omala Shines As Young Harambee Stars Hammer Ethiopia Anybody travelling to Rwanda must…

Opposition Chief Raila Odinga has said Argentine great Diego Maradona “inculcated the love of soccer in millions of people across the globe.” Odinga joined a host of world leaders, former and present footballers in paying homage to the fallen football legend, who passed on on Wednesday at 60. https://twitter.com/RailaOdinga/status/1331651342029426691?s=19 Maradona was regarded as one of the best to have ever played the beautiful game alongside Brazilian Pele, Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo among others. Raila, who is the Patron of multiple Kenyan champions Gor Mahia, is an avid football supporter. In his condolence message, which was tweeted by Barcelona, Messi said,…

Mary Njoroge has been shortlisted as a prospective woman Assistant Referee candidate for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup set for Australia/New Zealand. She is among 156 referees and assistants selected from across world for capacity building ahead of the showpiece. Others include Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar), Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi), Queency Victoire (Mauritius), Diana Chikotesha (Zambia), Mimisen Iyorhe (Nigeria), Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco), Fanta Kone (Mali), Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon), Yara Atef Said Abdelfattah (Egypt). Read: Kenyan Referees Caution Against Defying FIFA Directive On Elections Mary is not new to the big stage, she was picked to officiate at the last Women’s World…