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Harambee Stars will be without striker Michael Olunga who cannot make it for Wednesday’s 2022 AFCON qualifying match against Comoros. Olunga, who turns out for Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol is unable to travel due to Coronavirus and Zambia-based forward Michael Makwatta has been summed to replace him. The former Gor Mahia and Tusker FC player has enjoyed a good form for Kashiwa Reysol and is currently the leading top scorer in the J-League with 23 goals. Also doubtful for the tie is skipper Victor Wanyama who plies his trade with Impact Montreal in the MLS in North America. Like Olunga,…

Arnold Origi has stated he is back to the Harambee Stars fold to make history and not to earn caps. Origi, who is currently without a club last featured for Stars in identical back to back 1-0 loses to Guinea Bissau in the 2017 AFCON qualifiers. “I’m not back in the National team for caps. Kenya is home and it was never a closed chapter. I’m here to create history,” said Origi. The 36-year-old recently parted ways with Finnish side HIFK Fotboll. Read: Origi Back On Harambee Stars Team For Zambia Friendly In his absence, Kenya has relied on St. George…

Gor Mahia will play Rwandan side APR FC in the preliminaries of the African Champions League, according to draws released on Monday. K’Ogalo will be away in Kigali for the first leg scheduled for the last week of November with the return slated for early December. The winner will face the winner of another preliminary tie pitting Algeria’s CR Belouzidad and El Nasr of Libya for a spot in the coveted group stage of the Africa’s biggest club competition. Read:Omala, Raila Shine As Gor Mahia Hit Naivasha Combined In Friendly Gor Mahia have failed to reach the stage in four…

Mike Tyson has revealed exactly how he used a fake penis to avoid failing a drugs test during his boxing career. Tyson admitted using the ‘whizzinator’ in his 2013 autobiography Undisputed Truth, saying he would squeeze his thighs together to submit clean urine through the contraption – a bag connected to a plastic tube resembling a penis – during a period at the height of his career when he regularly took marijuana and cocaine. Speaking on his Hotboxin’ podcast, the former heavyweight world champion said he would use the urine of his then wife, Monica Turner, and even his young…

11.00AM Saturday morning and fans are already out in their numbers, lining up in long queues outside Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, waiting patiently, but excitedly to buy tickets for the day’s and country’s biggest club game, Yanga SC versus Simba SC. Dubbed Dar Derby, Kariakor Derby or simply Tanzania Derby, this game brings the country to a stand still, and as expected the 60,000 capacity stadium will by kickoff time 5.00PM be full to the brim. In this 105th clash between the two arch rivals, Yanga SC, who have had a good start to the new Ligi Kuu season, will be…

AFC Leopards have signed Ghanaian midfielder Gideon Waja ahead of the new FKFPL season. According to Ghanasoccernet.com, the former WAFA SC captain has put to inked a one-year deal with an option of extension. The talented midfielder is joining as a free transfer. Waja has been without a club since leaving USL Championship side Toronto FC II in 2009. Read: AFC Leopards Appoint Thomas Trucha As New Head Coach He joined the American side in February 2018 and went ahead to make 18 appearances. The 23-year-old made 14 appearances in the following season playing in USL League One. Waja was a…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still believes he is the right man to change the fortunes at Old Trafford. Solskjaer has been under huge pressure after successive defeats, including Wednesday’s Champions League loss to Istanbul Basaksehir. United go to Everton on Saturday (12:30 GMT) and some media reports claim a heavy defeat will see him lose his job. “If I don’t trust my beliefs and values, who else will?” he said. “I don’t look at one or two results and fall like a house of cards.” Read: Rashford Stars In Man United’s Biggest Champions League Win Solskjaer said he has…

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists Brazil striker Roberto Firmino brings much more to the team than goals. Firmino’s place in the side has been brought into focus because of the form of summer signing Diogo Jota, who has scored seven goals in 10 matches. Last season no Premier League player won possession more than Firmino’s 37. “He was the difference-maker so many times,” said Klopp, who added he would “feel really embarrassed” to list all the qualities of the 29-year-old. Read: Klopp: Liverpool Cannot Behave Like Chelsea In Transfer Window Liverpool signed Firmino from Hoffenheim in 2015 on a five-year deal…

Mikel Arteta called for the introduction of the video assistant referee in Europa League group games despite Arsenal running out comfortable winners against Molde. The Gunners reached the halfway point of Group B with a 100% winning record courtesy of a solid victory. But it could have been more as Eddie Nketiah had what looked like a legal goal ruled out for offside after Nicolas Pepe’s pass, with Molde leading 1-0. Unlike the Champions League, VAR is not being used in the group stages of the Europa League. Read: He’s Not To Blame, Arteta Spares Lacazette Blushes In Arsenal Loss To…

Vihiga United have been promoted to the FKF Premier League after beating Kisumu All Stars 5-3 on penalties in the promotion playoffs. https://twitter.com/FKFPLG/status/1323981355416461312?s=19 Stars kiss the grass after a season in the top flight, while Vihiga becomes the first National Super League side to gain promotion through playoffs. Ahead of the second leg tie at Moi Stadium, Kisumu Stars held a slight advantage having edged out Vihiga 2-1 in the first leg played last week in Mumias. The hosts looked to be cruising to an easy win, when Erick Otieno gave them the lead in the 47th minute, but Dennis…

Argentina legend Diego Maradona has undergone successful brain surgery. his doctor said. The 1986 World Cup winner, 60, was admitted to Ipensa clinic in Buenos Aires on Monday, suffering from anaemia and dehydration. Leopoldo Luque, Maradona’s personal physician, said he had “coped well with the surgery”. Read: Diego Maradona Colorfully Presented As Dinamo Brest Chairman He will now remain under observation, Dr Luque said, adding that everything was “under control”. Maradona was transferred to the Olivos Clinic in La Plata, where was operated on at 20:00 local time (23:00 GMT) by Dr Luque, who is a neurosurgeon. The procedure took about…

FKFPL giants AFC Leopards have appointed Czech Republic national Thomas Trucha as the new head coach. Trucha,47, penned a two-year contract and will be deputised by Anthony Kimani, who has been holding the head coach role in an acting capacity. He holds a UEFA Pro coaching badge. His last work station was Township Rollers in the Botswana Premier League, but was dismissed in January this year for poor performance. Read: FKFPL: AFC Leopards Sign Burundian Striker Bienvenue Shaka He failed to qualify for the CAF Champions League group stages after losing to Tanzanian team Young Africans 2-1 in the preliminary round…

Former national captain Asamoah Gyan, 34, has returned to play his club football in Ghana in a move hoped to boost the local league. Gyan, the top goalscorer in Black Stars’ history with 51 goals, has joined Legon Cities on a one-year renewable deal. “I’m happy to join this club because they have a future plan for Ghana football,” said Gyan, who had been a free agent, on social media. “We think that if he comes to Ghana to play, he will lift the ground of Ghanaian football and the other professional Ghanaian football superstars who have left will also…

Substitute Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on his return after two weeks out with Covid-19 as Juventus won at Serie A rookies Spezia. The 35-year-old, who missed four games, slotted in to make it 2-1 three minutes after coming on in the second half. His second was a cheeky Panenka penalty after Adrien Rabiot’s cool finish had given Juve a two-goal advantage. Alvaro Morata gave the visitors the lead with a low angled strike before Tommaso Pobega equalised for Spezia. Read: Cristiano Ronaldo Leaves Portugal Camp Following Positive Coronavirus Test The Turin club move up to second in the table with 12…

Paul Pogba has admitted he made a “stupid mistake” to give Arsenal their victory at Manchester United. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer felt Sunday’s Old Trafford contest had “0-0 all over it” until Pogba needlessly lunged in on Hector Bellerin midway through the second half. Bellerin appeared to be in a position of no danger when Pogba moved in and succeeded only in kicking the Spaniard, drawing the penalty which Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang converted to settle the game. “Maybe I was a bit out of breath and it made me do this stupid mistake,” the France international told BBC Sport. Read: Rashford…