Author: Bonface Osano

Former Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has had his contract at Paraguayan club Olimpia terminated by mutual consent. The 36-year-old Togolese striker had played only twice for the Asuncion club since signing in February, and had not scored in the time before the global coronavirus pandemic shut down the league. His arrival had been greeted with hundreds of fans at the airport. However he has spent much of the lockdown at home in Togo and the club said that his return to Paraguay would pose significant health risks. The club also said that the “economic situation the…

Gor Mahia have set August 8, 2020 as the date for its much awaited elections. During the club’s virtual executive committee meeting on Tuesday, it was decided that the polls will be conducted under new constitution. K’Ogalo passed a new constitution early this year which offers just four elective posts namely; Chairman, vice chairman, secretary general and honorary treasurer. In the old laws 12 officials were elected. Only paid up members will be eligible to take part in the polls and fans are urged to register. To become a member, one needs to pay an annual non-refundeble fee of Kshs…

The remainder of this year’s World Rugby Sevens Series has been cancelled over the coronavirus, the sport’s governing body said on Tuesday, with the flagship Hong Kong tournament among five events called off. Tournaments in Langford in Canada, London, Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong will not be played this year, with the men’s and women’s titles both awarded to pacesetters New Zealand. “The decision follows detailed and constructive dialogue with the host and participating unions, and has been taken with the health and wellbeing of the rugby community and the wider public as top priority,” a World Rugby statement said.…

Former Harambee Stars skipper Musa “Otero” Otieno has tested positive for Coronavirus, a close friend has confirmed to this writer. The 46-year-old was tranfered from Kenyatta National Hospital to Mbagathi County Hospital, a national COVID-19 management centre, on Sunday. “He called me to say he had contracted the virus, but I didn’t believe him, then on Sunday he called again as he was being transferred to Mbagathi Hospital and since then his phone has been off,” said the anonymous source. A photo of the former Tusker and AFC Leopards defender has since emerged online, showing him lying on a hospital…

Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has been linked with several high profile transfers, including a move to Liverpool However, according to latest reports, the newly crowned Premier League champions may not after all be interested in the services of the Senegalese. Liverpool’s strict transfer policy may not allow them to spend Kshs7.6 billion on a 29-year-old. Koulibaly is one of the hottest properties in Europe, with his commanding performances seeing him linked with Manchester City, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has said the club would laugh off any offer below Kshs7.6 billion and, instead, valued…

Real Madrid are two points clear at the top of La Liga after grinding out a victory at bottom club Espanyol. Casemiro scored the only goal as he latched onto Karim Benzema’s brilliant no-look backheel through the legs of defender Bernardo Espinosa before firing home. The Brazilian had earlier gone close to the opener when his shot from his own half was saved by Diego Lopez. Espanyol had several chances with Thibaut Courtois making five saves. Sporting director Francisco Rufete took over as manager on Saturday after replacing Abelardo Fernandez – the third Espanyol boss to be sacked this season.…

Pep Guardiola on Saturday confirmed that his Manchester City side will give new Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour when they meet next week. Liverpool’s first English league title in 30 years was secured two days ago as second-placed City lost 2-1 at Chelsea. The top two meet at the Etihad Stadium next Thursday and Guardiola, whose team had won the two previous Premier League titles, says Liverpool deserve to be given the traditional guard of honour. “Of course we are going to do it,” said Guardiola. “We are going to do the guard of honour of course.…

Harambee Stars midfielder Francis Kahata won the Tanzanian Premier League with Simba SC on Sunday. https://twitter.com/SimbaSCTanzania/status/1277254059418767361?s=19 Simba opened unassailable 19-point gap at the top of the pile following a barren draw at Tanzania Prisons to win the 21st title with six games to spare. https://twitter.com/SimbaSCTanzania/status/1277316233457741825?s=19 The giant of Tanzanian football has now won the title three times on the bounce. Kahata, who joined the Dar based club from Gor Mahia in June last year won his first major trophy with Msimbazi Red. The creative midfielder has now won four straight league titles; three with Gor Mahia and one with Simba.…

The behaviour of some Liverpool fans celebrating the club’s first league title in 30 years has been condemned as “wholly unacceptable” by the club and city authorities. The reprimand came after what police described as a night of “significant disorder” when thousands of supporters gathered near the Pier Head to mark the Premier League triumph, flouting coronavirus social distancing rules. A joint statement said: “Throughout the last week, Liverpool Football Club, Merseyside Police, Liverpool City Council and Spirit of Shankly have worked together to consistently remind people that the region is still disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and ask…

Manchester United have been glory-starved since since lifting the League Cup and Europa League in 2017. On Thursday their fans painfully watched as arch rivals Liverpool celebrated their first Premier League title in 30 years. Liverpool are also the reigning European and World champions. Despite the rough patch, United boss Ole Gunner Solskjaer believes lifting the FA Cup has the potential of rekindling their glory days. The Red Devils face Norwich City in the quarterfinals of the competition at 1930HRS Kenyan time. Ole Gunner has so far guided his charges to 13 games unbeaten including four points in their last…

A group of Kenyans residing in Sweden visited injured Harambee Stars and AIK Fotboll defender Eric “Marcelo” Ouma to offer him support. Amongst them was ardent football and Gor Mahia fan Mercy Rita, who lives in Uppsala. https://twitter.com/Kevin_teya/status/1276621971183341572?s=19 Marcelo fractured his fibula while training four weeks ago and underwent a surgery, which he is currently recovering from. According to the club, he needed at least six weeks to return to action. The 23-year-old has since begun gym training, but the foot is still supported. https://twitter.com/marcelo_ouma/status/1276117655158652930?s=19 In his absence, the team has played three Swedish league matches, winning two and losing…

Senegal has secured a total of Kshs 3.6 billion towards actualisation of Dakar-Diamniadio Sports City project (DDSC). West African Development Bank has committed Kshs 1.9 million towards the project, while National Bank for Economic Development has given Kshs 1.7 billion. “I am delighted with the great confidence that these two major banks in the sub-region are doing to the DDSC project,” said the project promoter Madani Maki Tall. Located in Diamniadio City within Dakar region, Dakar-Diamniadio Sports City intends to position Sanegal as a leading world-class sports and leisure tourism destination. DDSC will be a sizeable sports complex equipped with…

CAF, the Africa’s football body, will access newly refurbished Nyayo Stadium’s suitably to host international matches. Inspectors are expected in the country once the Coronavirus pandemic abates and travel restrictions eased, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has confirmed. Officials from FKF, led by International Matches Organising Committee (IMOC) chairman Michael Majua, visited the facility on Thursday and gave their recommendations on what should be improved on for it to pass the CAF test. Final touches on the Kenya’s second largest stadium is going on ahead of its official unveiling end of this month. “We are happy with the progress made this…

Liverpool were Thursday night confirmed the 2019-20 Premier League champions after Chelsea edged out their closet challengers Manchester City. Thousands of fans, who have been waiting for the big moment for three months amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, could not contain their joy and took to the streets to celebrate. Within an hour of the confirmation, over 5000 fans congratulated around Anfield before police moved swifty to block roads leading to the stadium. In total disregard for social distancing, which is still in force in the city, the fans set off flares and chanted as they made merry deep into the…

Liverpool are the 2019-20 Premier League champions! https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1276268109490466817?s=19 The Reds, who have been fearless in the campaign, were confirmed kings of England after their closest challengers Manchester City fell 1-2 at Chelsea Thursday night. The result meant the Jurgen Klopp’s well oiled machine build an insurmountable 23-point gap at the peak of the log with seven rounds of matches to spare. This is the earliest a team has won the Premeir League. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1276265140137197570?s=19 Liverpool, who last won the title in 1990, only needed a point out of the remaining fixtures to secure the much awaited 19th league crown. The club…