Author: Bonface Osano

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says he “had no strength” after contracting the coronavirus in March. Rodgers is the second Premier League manager to confirm he has had Covid-19, with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta also testing positive in March. . The 47-year-old says he suffered with “breathlessness” before fully recovering from the virus. “I could hardly walk and it reminded me of walking up Mount Kilimanjaro,” he told BBC Radio Leicester. “We had a week off when we were supposed to play Watford [14 March] and then the week after that, I started to struggle. “For three weeks I had…

Harambee Stars defender Erick “Marcelo” Ouma suffered an injury setback while training with his Swedish side AIK on Friday. The 23-year-old left back fractured his fibula and is scheduled for a surgery which could keep him out of action for six weeks. The procedure is booked for this morning according to the club. “During Friday’s training at Karlberg, Erick Otieno was injured and he will operate his lower body injury on Saturday, which is expected to keep him out of play for about 6-8 weeks according to the first reports.” Despite the bad news, the player is staying positive. In…

Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa is to face trial on 4 June for tax fraud. According to a court filing, Costa, 31, defrauded the state of more than Kshs 107.5million by not declaring payments of more than Kshs 554million from his 2014 move to Chelsea. In addition, he did not declare more than Kshs 119million in image rights. Prosecutors in Madrid want the Spain international to be given a six month prison sentence and a fine of Kshs 60million. Spanish law allows sentences below two years for non-violent crimes to be exchanged for a fine, so if found guilty Costa…

The FA Cup quarter-finals have been rescheduled for the weekend of 27-28 June with the final set to take place on Saturday, 1 August. This development comes a day after English Premier League was announced to resume on June 17. Sports activities were suspended in the entire UK in March to help curb person to person spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite more deaths and infections still being recorded, the government has started to ease lockdown restrictions slowly allowing life to return to normal. The quarterfinals fixtures Newcastle United vs Manchester City Sheffield United vs Arsenal Norwich City vs Manchester…

Sports Dispute Tribunal through its chairman John Ohaga has summoned football stakeholders to a virtual roundtable meeting Tuesday next week. The afternoon meeting is aimed at unlocking the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) elections deadlock. The tribunal has twice cancelled the polls for non compliance with various regulations including the Kenyan constitution throwing the whole process into disarray. The tribunal further compounded the situation by sending home the FKF National Executive Committee except the president, as their term ended in February. Sports Act 2013 grants the tribunal powers to seek alternative ways of dispute resolution. “In exercise of the powers conferred…

Caf has approved Kshs 1.1billion Coronavirus pandemic support fund to be distributed to its member associations. Each of the 54 members of Caf, the Africa’s football body, including the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), will receive Kshs 20million. The decision was reached at Caf’s Emergency Committee virtual meeting Thursday. Caf boss Ahmad explained they intended to easen financial burden on their members occasioned by the deadly virus. “Due to the fast-spread of COVID-19, African MA’s have suspended all domestic competitions, which has brought about huge financial burdens on their shoulders. CAF has thus decided to wave the eligibility requirements to access…

Ligi Kuu, Tanzania’s top flight is set to resume on June 13, the league’s management body has announced. https://twitter.com/tplboard/status/1266021064775254024?s=19 Like most leagues around the globe, Ligi Kuu was suspended in March to help curb spread of the COVID-19 amongst fans. But the government has since started easing restrictions and recently announced sporting activities will restart as from next month. Tanzania stopped announcing COVID-19 cases with President John Magufuli maintaining they are winning the war with the help of God. Defending Ligi Kuu champions Simba SC, who were leading the log before the suspension, have commenced group training. https://twitter.com/SimbaSCTanzania/status/1265915161254256642?s=19 Apart from…

The Premier League season is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal. The matches are the two games in hand. A full fixture list would then be played on the weekend of 19-21 June. Clubs are still discussing the idea at a meeting on Thursday, but it is understood all have agreed in principle at this stage. There are 92 fixtures still to play. The Premier League was suspended on 13 March because of the pandemic and it will be 100 days after Leicester City’s 4-0 win over Aston Villa…

Mwamba Rugby Football Club has unveiled new kit designs ahead of the 2020-21 season. Samurai Sportswear will continue to be the club’s official technical partner for the season in a new deal. The deal sees all Kulabu playing and coaching technical wear once again designed and manufactured by Samurai. “In addition to the popular playing jersey replicas, the deal unveils a new range of supporters’ leisurewear and accessories available in all fits, including children’s sizes,” the club statement reads. Samurai is a UK-based multi-sport teamwear supplier kitting out teams from a variety of sports. Kulabu, as Mwamba is nicknamed, maintains…

The father of Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has died at the age of 79 after contracting coronavirus. Ron Smith, who had dementia and lived in a care home, contracted the virus four weeks ago. In a statement, Villa said he passed away after a short period in hospital “with his family at his side”. Formerly a steward at the club, he was a lifelong Villa supporter and was a regular at home matches, and saw Villa lift the European Cup in 1982. “The thoughts of everyone at the football club are currently with Dean and his family at this…

Borussia Dortmund head coach Lucien Favre admitted it will be “brutally difficult” to stop Bayern Munich retaining their Bundesliga title after Bayern beat Dortmund on Tuesday. Joshua Kimmich’s wonderful chip from 20 yards just before half-time was the only goal at Signal Iduna Park. Bayern are seven points clear of their second-placed opponents with six matches to go. “Seven points in six games – it will be very, very difficult,” said Favre. Bayern are aiming for their eighth successive Bundesliga title but boss Hansi Flick insisted there is still a lot of work to do. “I don’t live in the…

Kenyan Premier League players will for the next two months receive Kshs 10,000 each from COVID-19 stimulus kitty from the Sports Fund. Thirty players and five technical staff members from twelve most vulnerable clubs from the Kenya’s top flight will benefit. Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed explained the chaice to start with KPL players saying they have been the most affected by the pandemic. “We are going to release 10,000 per month for 30 players and 5 technical officers for 12 most vulnerable KPL Clubs. This will be a total of 420 beneficiaries. The stimulus package will be for the…

Former Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas has revealed he returned to Barcelona out of “a lot of frustrations.” Cesc left the Catalans for English Premier League dream in 2003 till 2011 when he made a return at his prime. By the time he was leaving the North London club, the 33-year-old had cemented his place under manager Arsene Wenger and was even the captain. But he says he left because of a lot of frustrations. “I gave absolutely everything for Arsenal. I was hungry. I wanted to win. I was a competitor. I would have done anything to win for Arsenal.…

Gor Mahia Organising Secretary Judith Nyangi is mourning the death of her mother Jenipher Omondi which occured on Monday. The 83-year-old died at St. Mary’s Hospital, Mumias, Kakamega County after a short illness. Nyangi made the announcement in a short Facebook post on Monday night at around 2300HRS local time; she said, “My mum is gone.” Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier this morning sent his condolences to Nyangi. “I join the Gor Mahia F.C fraternity in mourning the death of the beloved mother of our Organising Secretary, Judith Anyango Omondi. “May the Almighty grant her eternal rest and to the…

Renovation of Kenya’s second lagest stadium is almost complete. For close to three years, Nyayo Stadium has been closed for the works, but the good news is it may soon reopen for sports. The about 30k capacity facility was amongst those chosen to stage the 2018 CHAN and the facelift was geared towards the same. However, Kenya was stripped of the rights over unpreparedness, and since 2017 the works have slowed down considerably. Sports Principal Secretary Joe Okudo has pledged that the stadium will be ready for handover end of this month. “We are pleased with the work that has…