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Manchester City winger Ferran Torres scored his first career hat-trick as Spain inflicted Germany’s heaviest competitive defeat and joined France in the four-team Nations League finals. In a repeat of the Euro 2008 final, former Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata headed in Spain’s first goal, before Torres volleyed home emphatically. Rodri made it three with a guided header, and Torres slotted in a fourth before curling home the fifth. Mikel Oyarzabal’s tap-in made it 6-0. Spain and France will be joined by either Belgium or Denmark from Group A2 and Italy, the Netherlands or Poland from Group A1. Read: Man United Defender…

National Super League (NSL) side Ushuru FC has become the latest corporate owned team to collapse. The club is owned by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and at one point went by the same name, before it was renamed “Ushuru”, Kiswahili name for taxes. Signs that things were headed for worse came in May this year when the club axed 20 players in what was then billed us restructuring ahead of new season. However, with the transfer window now closed for next season, the club did not sign new players and are left with just 11 players, according to close sources.…

Arsenal captain Pierre Emerick Aubameyang together with the rest of the Gabon national team was forced to spend last night at Banjul Airport floor. The Panthers were travelling for their 2022 AFCON qualifying return match against Gambia on Tuesday. According to reports, the team got stranded after immigration officials confiscated their traveling documents despite providing COVID-19 test results. They incident, however, only strengthened Aubameyang’s resolve to do well in the game and qualify for the showpiece set for Cameroon. “This will not demotivate us,” said Aubameyang, adding that “people need to know and especially that CAF takes these responsibilities. In…

Wild celebrations rocked Moroni, the capital city of Comoros, after the team edged out Kenya’s Harambee Stars 2-1 to inch closer to a first ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification. https://twitter.com/w_ardat/status/1328062724765585408?s=19 The win left the Coelacanths needing just two points from two games in Group G of the qualifiers to make a first ever appearance at a major football tournament. The Islanders top the group with eight points, three better than Egypt, who play Togo away on Tuesday. Despite the Coronavirus restrictions, fans showed up in sizeable numbers to push their team against Stars, who desperately needed a win…

Kenya’s Harambee Stars have arrived in Moroni, Comoros ahead of their 2022 AFCON qualifying return match against the hosts on Sunday. Football Kenya Football (FKF) chartered a flight for the team to the Island nation. Stars will be hoping to redeem themselves after settling to a frustrating 1-1 draw in the first leg played at Kasarani on Wednesday. The draw dented Kenya’s chances of making the Cameroon showpiece as they have only managed three points in three games. Read: “Ghost” Mulee Vows To Keep Harambee Stars In Contention For AFCON Qualification Head Coach Jacob “Ghost” Mulee, however, remain optimistic they…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa has apologised for the team’s 4-4 draw against Sierra Leone in the 2022 AFCON qualifiers on Friday. The Eagles were off to a flying start at Ogbe Stadium, Benin City, pumping four goals past their hapless visitors in the first half. Former Arsenal and Everton winger Alex Iwobi led from the front with a brace, with Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze netting a goal each. Read: Uganda Could Qualify For AFCON On Kenyan Soil When They Host South Sudan At Nyayo Stadium But the Leone Stars were not letting up just yet, and just before…

Uganda could qualify for the 2022 Cameroon AFCON when they play South Sudan at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi on Monday. South Sudan lack a standard stadium to host international games. A win for the Cranes in the return match will guarantee them a third Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification on the bounce. Uganda are joint top of Group B of the qualifiers alongside Burkina Faso with seven points after beating South Sudan 1-0 in the first leg played in Kampala on Thursday. Read: “Ghost” Mulee Vows To Keep Harambee Stars In Contention For AFCON Qualification A win on Monday will…

Former Football Kenya Federation (FKF) chairman Mohammed Hatimy has passed on. The current chairman Nick Mwendwa has confirmed the sad news. https://twitter.com/Nmwendwa/status/1327449987748343810?s=19 Hatimy served from around 2007 to 2011 with Sam Nyamweya succeeding him. Till his death he was the Mombasa County Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party chairman and a nominated Member of County Assembly. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Liverpool star Mo Salah has tested positive for Coronavirus and is self isolating. Salah, 28, has been with the national team, The Pharaohs, ahead of the 2020 AFCON qualifying double header against Togo. “The medical test conducted on the arrival of our national football team showed that our international player, Mohamed Salah, the star of Liverpool, was infected with coronavirus, after his test came positive, although is not suffering from any symptoms,” Egypt’s football body said in a statement. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Victor Wanyama is optimistic the Harambee Stars will get a positive result against Comoros in Moroni in the 2022 AFCON qualifiers return leg on Sunday. The Coelacanths managed to force a 1-1 draw against the Stars in the first leg played on Wednesday at the Kasarani Stadium. But despite the result, which left a bitter taste of many fans mouths as the visitors played a better part of the second half with ten men, Wanyama is taking the point earned positively. Read:AFCONQ: Comoros Hold Harambee Stars To Frustrating Draw “Every point counts,” said the Impact Montreal midfielder, adding that “we’ve…

Cameroon national team, Indomitable Lions, showed a rare support for “End Anglophone Crisis” movement on Thursday. Ahead of kickoff against visiting Mozambique in the 2022 AFCON qualifiers at Stade de la Réunification in Douala, the players took a knee as the national anthem played. The scene was replayed in the 38th minute after captain Vincent Aboubakar celebrated his opener by taking a knee and pointing to the sky with both hands lifted high. Kneeling on one knee (taking a knee) before sporting events by athletes has been used as a sign of protest against racial and other injustices especially in…

Harambee Stars coach Jacob “Ghost” Mulee has vowed to keep the team in contention for the 2022 AFCON qualification. Stars were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Comoros at the Kasarani Stadium on Wednesday, denting their chances of booking a ticket to Cameroon. Despite the result which has left a bitter taste in the fans mouths, Ghost is optimistic they can turn around their fortunes when they face the Islanders in the reverse tie on Sunday in Moroni. Read: AFCONQ: “Ghost” Explains Francis Kahata Omission “We will do our best to remain in contention,” the former Tusker FC coach said,…

The government of Zambia has allowed fans back into the stadia for the 2020/21 football season. Zambian league is presently in its third week however fans were still locked out due to the Coronavirus restrictions. Sports minister Emmanuel Mulenga delivered the good news for fans, while calling on clubs to athere to health regulations as set out by the ministry of health. Zambia has recorded 17,056 cases, 350 deaths with 16,102 recoveries. Meanwhile, Kenya government has maintained ban on contact sports, except for teams participating in international competitions. On Wednesday, Kenya’s national football team, the Harambee Stars, played against Comoros…

Comoros managed to hold Harambee Stars to a frustrating 1-1 in the 2022 AFCON qualifying game played at the Kasarani Stadium on Wednesday. The hosts found themselves trailing in the 27th minute after Bakari Said put the Islanders in the lead with a free-kick with left goalkeeper Arnold Origi rooted. Read: AFCONQ: Michael Olunga Out As Comoros Team Arrives (Photos) Stars had to wait till the second half in the 67th minute to equalise through Masoud Juma after Bakari had been sent off for second booking. Kenya travel to Moroni, Comoros for the second left in four days time. Email your…

Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang arrived in Libreville, Gabon in a private jet ahead of Wednesday’s 2022 AFCON qualifying match against Gambia. The striker, who is also the skipper of The Panthers of Gabon, was in action for the Gunners in a 3-0 loss to Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Stadium. The former Borussia Dortmund forward has struggled for goals this season with most of his strikes coming from the spot. Read: Good News For Arsenal Fans As Skipper Aubameyang Signs New Three-Year-Deal Gabon are in Group D of the campaigns, and are joint leaders alongside Gambia with four points…