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German sports apparel maker Puma has signed PSG superstar Neymar from Nike. In what has been hailed as a major coup, the Brazilian, who has been with Nike for 15 years will now be the new face of Puma. https://twitter.com/pumafootball/status/1304694040517054464?s=19 Finer details of the deal are still unclear, but the 28-year-old will now be rocking Puma made apparel including playing boots. Puma are reportedly up to asserting themselves in the football scene and have already signed contracts with players such as Dimitri Payet, Harry Maguire or Fernandinho. The three biggest stars of this sport therefore have three different equipment suppliers:…

Paul Pogba has returned to Manchester United training after his positive coronavirus test, but is a doubt for their opening Premier League game against Crystal Palace on September 19. Pogba was left out of France’s Nations League games against Sweden and Croatia, after Didier Deschamps confirmed he had returned a positive test for COVID-19, when the French manager announced his squad at the end of August. United have confirmed that Pogba “has returned to the fold and recuperated, getting back on the pitch at the Aon Training Complex this week”. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told MUTV: “Paul’s had a couple of…

Gor Mahia head coach Steven Pollack is headed back home for holiday. Pollack will be hitting the run-way tonight to Finland for a 10-day holiday as confirmed by the club’s Vice Chairman Francis Wasuna. “The coach (Pollack) requested for some days off and we gave him 10 days and he will be travelling tonight to Finland,”noted Wasuna. The Vice-Chairman says the coach is expected to be back after the stated days unless the plot is interfered with by quarantine programs where an extension will be needed. “The plan is to have him (Pollack) back after 10 days but we are…

Kashiwa Reysol striker has been named the J-League Most Valuable Player (MVP for the month of August. The Harambee Stars forward scored five goals in the month, including a brace against Kashima Antlers. https://twitter.com/OgadaOlunga/status/1304349129171066881?s=19 Olunga is currently the leading top scorer in the Japanese top league with 15 goals from 15 games. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has issued the 2020/21 interclub season calendar. For the fourth time on the bounce, multiple Kenyan champions Gor Mahia will fly the country’s flag in the Champions League. Clubs intending to feature in the championships, including the Confederation Cup, will have the first window to register players from October 21 to November 10. Read: Gor Mahia Survive To Sail Through To The CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage The paid registration window will run from 11 – 20 November, while the first leg matches of the preliminary round will be played between 27-29 November with return…

Manager Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are a “different club” to some rivals in the transfer window as they are “not owned by countries or oligarchs”. The Premier League champions have only signed Kostas Tsimikas for £11.7m, while Chelsea have spent about £200m. Klopp says “uncertainty” created by Covid-19 is “less important” for some. He said the Reds have had success “by being the club we are”, adding: “We cannot change that overnight and say ‘now we want to behave like Chelsea’.” Klopp told BBC Radio 5 Live: “Clubs are in different situations and we are living in uncertainty in the…

Kashiwa Reysol ended a two-match losing streak with an emphatic 3-0 win over Gamba Osaka in the J-League on Wednesday. Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga, who missed the last two fixtures, opened the scoring two minutes into the game to cement his spot at the top of the scoring charts with 15 goals. Ataru Esaka grabbed a brace, netting in the 40th and 62nd minutes to seal the convincing win for the hosts. Olunga continue to dominate the scoring charts for the club and league with 15 goals in 15 games with Esaka second for the club with 10 goals.…

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo became the first European to score 100 international goals in men’s football and then passed that mark with both goals in the Nations League win over Sweden. The captain curled a stunning free-kick into the top corner – the 57th of his career – to reach the landmark. The Juventus forward, 35, then fired in a fine second from outside the box. Ronaldo, who played 81 minutes, is within eight goals of the world record. Read: Cristiano Records 53rd Career Hat-trick As Portugal Storm Into Nations League Final Iran’s Ali Daei – the only man to score more…

Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has reappointed Innocent Simiyu as the new Kenya national rugby sevens team, Shujaa, coach on a two-year contract. Simiyu, who handled the team for two seasons between 2016 and 2017, replaces New Zealander Paul Feeney, who ditched the team citing COVID-19 pandemic. He will appoint his backroom staff to help him prepare the team ahead of the World Rugby Sevens series. “The Kenya Rugby Union is excited to announce the appointment of Innocent Simiyu as the Head Coach of the Kenya 7s Team. His assignment starts on 1st October 2020,” said KRU. “The appointment of Simiyu…

Harambee Stars and former Tusker FC striker Timothy Otieno is “elated” to have completed a three-year move to Zambian Super League club NAPSA Stars. Stars will be participating in the CAF Confederation Cup, a second-tier continental club championship, for the first time next season. “Am super elated to have signed with NAPSA Stars, tweeted the former Talanta FC and Gor Mahia goalscorer. Read: Harambee Stars Striker Timothy Otieno Joins Zambia’s Napsa Stars “Am glad I will don the yellow color for the next three seasons and hopefully help the team achieve her targets. I look forward to a fruitful stay and…

Tusker FC have signed former AFC Leopards defender Christopher Oruchum on a two-year deal. The 23-year-old says he chose the Brewers because it gives him a big chance of progressing his career. “Tusker is one of the big clubs in Kenya and playing for them gives you an opportunity to be noticed outside the country,” said the former Thika United player. Meanwhile, teams like Kariobangi Sharks have started training ahead of the new season kick-off probably in November. Defending champions Gor Mahia have also signalled a return to training plan. “I think it’s time to begin training. We have already…

Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for Covid-19. Algeria’s Mahrez, 29, and Frenchman Laporte, 24, will not train with their team-mates while they self-isolate in line with UK government and Premier League rules. Manchester City say neither player was displaying symptoms of coronavirus. Read: Mahrez Reveals Why He Skipped Mane’s Crowning As Africa’s Best Player Pep Guardiola’s side play Wolverhampton Wanderers in their first fixture of the new league season on 21 September. Both players are in the United Kingdom and with the self-isolation period being 10 days, Mahrez and Laporte should be available…

Barcelona forward Ansu Fati broke a 95-year national record to become Spain’s youngest goalscorer at the age of 17 years and 311 days against Ukraine. Fati – also the youngest goalscorer in Champions League history and Barcelona’s youngest scorer in La Liga – curled home a fine 20-yard shot off the post on his first start. He had already won a penalty, scored by Sergio Ramos, as he became the youngest player to start a Nations League match. Ramos added a header in the win. Read: BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo ditches Real Madrid for Juventus The Real Madrid defender has now incredibly…

Juma Balinya has joined KCCA in his native Uganda after parting ways with Gor Mahia over nonpayment. https://twitter.com/KCCAFC/status/1302705267969339396?s=19 Balinya joined K’Ogalo in January this year but failed to click under British coach Steven Pollack, who hardly fielded him. Rumours had it Pollack did not approve of his signing hence the cold reception he received from him. Read:KPL Transfers – Ugandan Striker Juma Balinya Arrives To Complete K’Ogalo Move Gor Mahia have so far made over ten new signings as they mould their squad ahead of the new season. Some of the notable acquisitions include Tito Okello from Uganda, Burundian Jules…

Harambee Stars defender Joash Onyango begun his Simba SC life with a 2-1 win over Ihefu FC at Sokoine Stadium on Sunday as the 2020/21 Tanzania Premier League season kicked off. Onyango signed for the Msimbazi Red from multiple Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia, becoming the third high profile K’Ogalo player after Meddie Kagere and Francis Kahata to join the club in the recent past. Nicknamed Berlin Wall, the former Western Stima stopper already won a trophy with Simba after last weekend’s triumph in the Ngao Ya Jamii, where they beat Namungo FC is the season opener. Read: Copy…