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Gor Mahia goalkeeper David Robert Mapigano Kisu may not return to the club for next season over nonpayment. Mapigano joined K’Ogalo mid 2019 from Singida United of Tanzania after penning a three-year-deal. The Taifa Stars international cites lack of payment as the reason he’s considering his future at the 19-time Kenyan Premier League champions. Gor Mahia have struggled to stay a float owing to lack of a title sponsor since betting firm SportPesa left close to a year ago. “Yes am planning for a new challenge at a different place, this is all due to nonpayment of salaries, but if…

Chairman of Kenyan Kenyan Premier League side Ulinzi Stars Erick Oloo has been promoted to the rank of Colonel. Rank of Colonel is the fifth highest in the military hierarchy and Oloo will now be a Commanding Officer with several platoons under him. Oloo took over from Col Juma Mwinyikai, who stepped down in 2016 for further studies. He reiterated his commitment to serving Ulinzi Stars as chairman and delivering the KPL title next season. “I remain the chairman of Ulinzi Stars and I commit to keep working for its success. We want to win the league next year,” said…

Midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has reportedly said he would have to reconsider his Manchester City future if their two-year European ban is upheld. In February, City were found to have committed “serious breaches” of Uefa’s club licensing and financial fair play regulations. City have taken their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. “Once the decision is made, I will review everything,” De Bruyne, 28, told Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. “Two years would be long – but in the case of one year I might see. I’m just waiting. The club told us they’re going to appeal and…

Gor Mahia captain Kenneth Muguna is happy to win another Kenyan Premier League (KPL) title with the club. K’Ogalo were last week declared 2019-20 KPL champions after Football Kenya Federation (FKF) ended the season over COVID-19 pandemic. In applying their laws in making the call, FKF used mid-season league standings to announce Gor Mahia as champions. KPL, like all other sporting activities in the country, was stopped early March to help prevent person to person spread of the pandemic. Muguna says they would have loved to win the title in the feild, but understands it wasn’t possible due to the…

Dennis Oliech has slammed Football Kenya Federation (FKF) for declaring Gor Mahia 2019-20 Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions – saying Tusker deserved to title. K’Ogalo were crowned champions last week for the fourth time on the bounce after the federation decided to end the league over the COVID-19 pandemic. In making the call, while relying on their rules, FKF used mid-season table standings which had Gor Mahia as leaders. But Oliech, who played for Gor Mahia last season before being terminated for misconduct, disputed the criteria – saying Gor Mahia did not complete their mid-season fixtures and Tusker were the…

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has proposed resumption of league football in the country behind closed doors. Like in most nations across the world, the government suspended football activities early March to help curb spread of the COVID-19. Tanzania is one the worst hit countries in the East African region with over 400 positive Coronavirus cases. “I propose that we must restart our league (Tanzania Premier League) matches, but people must watch it on television. I am only waiting for experts to advise me accordingly so that the league can proceed,” – said the Head of State. Magufuli has come…

Southampton’s chief executive Martin Semmens says it would not be appropriate for the Premier League to plan for an immediate return and insists that recent talks have focused on long-term strategies designed to protect clubs. At a Premier League video conference on Friday, clubs reiterated a commitment to resuming the season “when safe and appropriate to do so”. “No-one is talking about playing now, it’s not appropriate now, no-one is suggesting we will play now,” Martin Semmens told BBC Radio Solent. “But what we must do is plan for how we will bring our business back, otherwise there will be…

Controversial lawyer Miguna Miguna has “sentenced” former Kenya Football Federation chairman Sam Nyamweya to 350 years in jail for looting the body “to death.” In a tweet shared widely on Friday, the Canada based barrister called Nyamweya “a thief” who horned his skilled at YK’ 92, a political outfit used by the former ruling party, KANU, to counter multiparty wave. Nyamweya ventured into football leadership, serving as general secretary and chairman of the federation after the political sojourn. His rule, which came to stop in 2016 with election of his Nick Mwendwa, was marred by ill treatment of national team…

Paris St-Germain (PSG) have been awarded the Ligue 1 title after it was announced the season would not resume because of the coronavirus pandemic. PSG were 12 points clear at the top of the table, with a game in hand, when French football was suspended indefinitely on 13 March. Earlier this week, France’s Prime Minister Edouard Philippe cancelled the 2019-20 sporting season. French football’s governing body had hoped to resume the season on 17 June. PSG have been awarded the title on a points-per-game basis, while Lorient have been crowned Ligue 2 champions on the same principle. They were just…

Gor Mahia have been declared the 2019-20 Kenyan Premier League champions for the fourth time on the trot. The league like all other sporting activities in the country was halted in March to help curb spread of the COVID-19. Citing force majeure, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has thus decided to end the league and declare champions. According to the rules governing all leagues, in case a league season fails to end due to force majeure and before 75% of matches are played, like was the case, the table standings at half season is used to announce winners. https://twitter.com/Nmwendwa/status/1255800608881344513?s=19 FKF boss…

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and betting firm Betika have unveiled Kshs 5.3 million fund to cushion Kenyan Premier League and National Super League players from Coronavirus pandemic. With football activities banned to help curb person to person spread of the virus, majority players with no social support have greatly suffered loss of their main source of livelihood. Thirty players from each of the seventeen KPL and nineteen NSL clubs will eacb take home Kshs 5,000 from the package. At hand to receive the token at Kandanda House on Thursday was Gor Mahia captain Kenneth Muguna and his Nairobi City Stars…

Kenyan Premier League (KPL) chairman Ambrose Rachier has said that they will consult Football Kenya Federation (KPL) and CAF, the Africa’s football body, on the best way to conclude 2019-20 league season. All football activities were halted in the country in March to help curb person to person spread of the COVID-19. Rachier further disclosed that the KPL supreme governing body, Governing Council, intends to meet via video conferencing to deliberate on the matter and take a common stand. This after CAF, in a letter to all its 54 member associations, requested by deadline Tuesday next week to be furnished…

Fifa’s chief doctor has warned against restarting the interrupted 2019-20 campaign and suggested governing bodies prepare for action next season instead. Michel d’Hooghe said “as a doctor” he would be “sceptical” about continuing leagues amid the coronavirus pandemic. The chair of Fifa’s medical committee told BBC Sport: “My proposal is if it is possible, avoid playing competitive football in the coming weeks. “Try to be prepared for the start of good competition next season.” European leagues have until 25 May to tell European governing body Uefa whether they want to complete or cancel their seasons . “There is a risk…

CAF, Africa’s football body, has asked member associations to declare by Tuesday next week how they intend to conclude the 2019/20 season. Most domestic leagues and cup competitions in Africa and a cross the world were halted amidst the Coronavirus pandemic which has to continued to wreck havoc. To help plan for next season, CAF now wants to know how its members plan to end their seasons by either completion or annulment. “Caf is closely monitoring the situation with the stakeholders to know when our Interclub competition would resume which would help us determine to what extent we can be…

The Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons will not resume after France banned all sporting events, including behind closed doors, until September. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the 2019-20 sporting season is over as he announced plans to ease France’s coronavirus lockdown on 11 May. French football’s governing body had hoped to resume the season on 17 June and finish the campaign on 25 July. Football was suspended indefinitely in France on 13 March. It is not yet known whether Ligue de Football Professional (LFP) will choose to abandon the season with no promotion or relegation and no champions or…