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Confederation of African Football (CAF) will discuss creation of Women’s Champions League during its Executive Committee meeting Tuesday. The move is viewed as a positive step towards actualisation of a continental women’s club championship, which will go a long way in building the women’s game in Africa. Treasurer of Kenyan Premeir League giants Gor Mahia, madam Sally Bolo, termed it “excellent.” https://twitter.com/SallyBolo/status/1276099237768572928?s=19 Sally acknowledges challenges the tournament is likely to face, especially financial related, but offers women’s clubs, like men’s, can also get support from federations to honor matches. Women’s football expert Usher Komugisha hailed the move as “great news,”…

Liverpool could win the Premier League title for the first time in 11,016 days tonight without kicking a ball. The Reds needs just a point to break the jinx and bag their first title since 1990, but other factors could see them achieve it before their next fixture. Liverpool’s emphatic victory over Crystal Palace at home on Wednesday means the Jurgen Klopp’s side will be champions if Manchester City fail to win at Chelsea tonight. A victory for Manchester City at Chelsea would leave the Reds needing a point against City at the Etihad to win the league. Email your…

Cabinet Secretary for Sports Amina Mohamed presided over groundbreaking ceremony for Kisumu’s Jomo Kenyatta Stadium. The 20k capacity facility will be erected in the next six months at the Mamboleo ASK ground. The national government has committed Kshs350 million towards the project out of a budget of Kshs1.4 billion needed for it’s completion. Speaking at the function, Kisumu County Government Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o thanked the national government, saying the project is as a result of good relations between the two levels of government. “Bad politics breeds bad life, while good politics breeds good life,” Nyong’o quoted the late fromer President…

Wrestler Sammy Guevara has been suspended by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) after he joked he would sexually assault WWE star Sasha Banks. Guevara made the comments in a podcast released in 2016 which has since been shared online. In the audio, Guevara, 26, said: “Bro, Sasha Banks… oh my God. “When I was at the WWE the other week I wanted to just go f****** rape that woman.” He has apologised for his “stupid, inappropriate and extremely offensive comments” since they went viral, but AEW released a statement afterward announcing the star had been suspended. The statement read: “AEW insists…

Manchester United Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said goalkeeper David de Gea is still the best in the world despite error against Tottenham Hotspur. De Gea came in for some fierce criticism from Roy Keane for his performance in the 1-1 draw at Tottenham on Friday, with the former Red Devils captain saying he was “sick to death” of the “overrated Manchester United goalkeeper.” Gary Neville has spoken of how De Gea’s form is “more than a blip” , as momentum grows for Dean Henderson – who is on loan at Sheffield United but cannot play against his parent club on…

Gor Mahia local dominace has not been replicated at continental level and coach Steven Pollack wants to change the narrative. With another KPL title sealed, taking their tally to a record 19, K’Ogalo will again represent Kenya in the African Champions League next season. Their recent outings in the top continental championship have crumbled at the first round and the club is yet to grace the lucrative group stage. Pollack, who guided Ghana giants Asante Kotoko to the CAF Confederation Cup, believes what is remaining for Gor Mahia now is to conquer Africa and that is the legacy he wants…

Local referees are beginning to see the benefits of development programs put in place by Football Kenya Federation (FKF) in the last four years. According to Sylvester Kirwa, the referees manager at the federation, they have seen an increased number of referees joining the elite status. “When I was employed by the federation, we decided to focus on certain key areas: building capacity, recruitment, development and having more women.” He said the federation got two critical Fifa funded courses and he says this changed the fate of local referees. “The result is that we sent women referees to the Africa…

Kenyan Premier League giants AFC Leopards are soon to open a merchandise shop in Nairobi, the club’s president Dan Shikanda has confirmed. Final touches on the shop located at Sasa Plaza along Moi Avenue in the Central Business District is currently being done ahead of official opening. “The shop’s partitioning and branding should be done by end of this month. We have already ordered for assorted merchandise which should go on sale by July when we open,” said Shikanda. Unlike their arch-rivals Gor Mahia, who signed a kitting deal with UK sports apparel maker Umbro, Leopards are yet to land…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Juventus resumed their Serie A title defence with victory at mid-table Bologna. Juve, who have won the past eight titles, are four points clear of Lazio, who visit Atalanta on Wednesday. Ronaldo gave Juve the lead with a penalty after Matthijs de Ligt was fouled by Stefano Denswil. Paulo Dybala curled home an excellent second from Federico Bernardeschi’s backheel but Juve ended with 10 men following Danilo’s red card. Maurizio Sarri’s side were in control in the second half and could have scored more with Bernardeschi hitting the post and Ronaldo having a goal ruled out…

One of the top strikers in the Togolese first division, Kossi Koudagba of ASC Kara, has died of malaria aged 25. Koudagba had finished top striker in Togo for two years in a row and won the league in 2019. Before he won the best striker title with the second-tier club Espoir FC de Tsévié. Following the break in the season due to the pandemic of coronavirus, the 25-year old player decided to leave the city of Kara in the north of country to stay with his relatives in Dévié, in the suburbs of the capital Lomé, where he grew…

Romelu Lukaku scored his 18th league goal of the season as Inter Milan marked their return to Serie A action with a 2-1 win against Sampdoria. Former Manchester United striker Lukaku struck from 10 yards and celebrated by taking a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Lautaro Martinez made it 2-0 from Lukaku’s cross but Morten Thorsby pulled one back from close range. The win means Inter are third with 57 points, six behind leaders Juventus. Serie A returned this week after being suspended on March 9 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or…

Everton slowed down Liverpool’s Premier League title charge after holding them to a frustrating barren draw in the Merseyside derby Sunday. A win for the Reds would have offered them a clear chance of winning their first title in 30 years at Anfield when they face Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Liverpool need five points to secure the much awaited crown; they will now depend on Manchester City failing to beat Burnley on Monday to seal it on Wednesday if they beat Palace. The team had goalkeeper Allison to thank for the draw after a late save, keeping out Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s…

WWE legend Mark William Calaway alias The Undertaker has announced retirement from wrestling after over three decades on the scene, saying “there’s nothing left for me to conquer or accomplish.” The 55-year-old made the call during the final episode of his documentary, The Last Ride, where he revealed he would still be available to serve WWE if called upon. He confessed he would return “in case of emergency” and if boss Vince McMahon was “in a pinch”, but called his final ride the “perfect ending”. The Undertaker revealed: “I believe I’m at a place now, post-Boneyard, which was a hellacious…

Former Kibra MP aspirant Eliud Owalo hosted Gor Mahia players and technical staff to a luncheon at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on Saturday. Owalo took the opportunity to reward the team with Kshs 250k, while affirming his support for the record 19-time Kenyan Premier League winners. Kshs 50k will go to the technical bench, while the rest to the playing unit. In attendance were among others the club’s president Ambrose Rachier, treasurer Sally Bollo, head coach Steven Polack and team manager Jolawi Obondo. “I want to take this opportunity to thank Eliud Owalo for this luncheon, it shows his love for…

Despite securing a shirt sponsorship deal with gaming firm Betsafe worth Kshs55 million per season for the next three seasons, Gor Mahia are still far from being financially stable. The club currently owes players and technical team five months salary plus other allowances. This could baloon even further as the sponsorship money will not reflect in their accounts till football activities return. Football activities were suspended in the country in March to help curb person to person spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. “With no football being played currently, we have nothing to give them back in terms of visibility, so…