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  • Daystar Falcons’ Patrick Odongo Spearheads Shujaa to Safari 7s Title

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    Daystar Falcons’ Patrick Odongo played a key role in yet another impressive triumph for Kenya’s Shujaa at the Safari 7s tournament held on Saturday and Sunday at the RFUEA Grounds .

     

    The dazzling rookie helped the Shujaa to retain the Safari 7s title with two tries to claim the Shujaa’ s 10th title as John Okoth and Kevin Wekesa added to the tally with tries of their own.

     

    Odongo proved too hot to handle for the Samurais as the Shujaa sank the invitational team 19-00 to be crowned the 2023 Safari sevens champions.

     

    The Daystarian who has had a tremendous year with the Shujaa will be looking to take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics after spearheading the team during Africa’s rugby 7s tournament in Harare, Zimbabwe as Kenya beat S. Africa 17-12.

     

    Other contests saw hosts Kenya Lionesses and neighbouring Uganda Lady Cranes battle it out in the women’s final.

     

    Luck was however not on the side of the hosts as they put up a spirited fight which seemed not to be good enough for the opponents Uganda.

     

    The game ended 15-12 in favor of the lady cranes as Uganda lady cranes were crowned the 2023 Safari sevens women`s category champions.

     

     

     

     

  • Campus Governor Calls for Huge Turn Out Ahead of City’s Final Game

    Nairobi Campus Secretary, Ken Andrew Muganda has called for huge turn out ahead of Daystar City’s final games of the year at the Kenyatta University Grounds.

    Daystar will be looking to end the year on a high note as they take on Mama Ngina University for a chance to maintain their play-offs position.

    City find themselves sitting 8th on 4 points and win over the weekend will see the Nairobi based team cement their play-off position in the KUSA league as the Campus Governor urged the students to turn out in large numbers and rally behind the team.

    “I think our fans have not really travelled with us this year just to say but we are looking to make that difference when we face Mama Ngina University over the weekend.

    “We want to go with all the fans for this game because for some of this games the fans sometimes sway the referee and mostly we want the students of our campus to come and watch the boys play and just have fun,” said Muganda.

    Daystar City have been on a transitional period under new coach Julius Otieno and that has shown in some of their performances as the Governor assures that with everybody settled in the students should expect a revitalised City.

    “We have had a sort of a rough because we had a transition with the coaching staff but we have caught up with the rest of the league.

    “We have represented ourselves well in the league having played against JKUAT and KU, these are very tough fixtures and going forward we will face teams that are not of the same level so we will be looking to pick points during that run of fixtures,” assured Muganda.

    On his part Daystar City Assistant Captain Victor Mutua has come out to assure the students that the team will represent the school well.

    “We are in the play-offs, our main focus was top spot. We are still getting used to the new coach but on Saturday our opponents will fear us because we go into this match very well prepared. We are here to win not to lose,” asserted Mutua.

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • FKFPL: Posta Lead the Chasing Pack Chaos Ensue at Gor v Seals Game

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    FKF Premier League leaders, Posta Rangers dropped points as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to AFC Leopards at the Ulinzi Sports Complex on Saturday.

     

    The mailers fought back to cover their early minute blemishes as they conceded in the third minute courtesy of a Kaycie Odiambo strike.

     

    The leaders however maintained their position as neither defending champions Gor Mahia nor newcomers Murang’a Seal capitalized on the dropped points.

     

    Both teams played to a heated barren draw at the Kasarani stadium as full-time whistle saw chaos as K’Ogalo supporters hurl objects at the center referee for what they termed as poor officiating before turning their attention to jubilant Seals supporters.

     

    The police had to lob teargas to disperse the rowdy crowd as journalists, players and match officials took refuge on the pitch side.

     

    Elsewhere, KCB closed the gap on the leaders with a 3-0 win against Bidco United while troubled Shabana climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 against Nzoia Sugar.

     

    Posta sit at the top going into the international break, a point a drift both of Gor Mahia and Murang’a Seal while Sofapaka woes continue at the bottom of the log.

  • K’Ogalo go Level With League Leaders Posta Rangers

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    The defending champions, Gor Mahia, drew level with FKF Premier League leaders Posta Rangers on 19 points after securing a narrow 1-0 victory against a 10-man Shabana during Wednesday’s clash at Kasarani Stadium.

    Ronny Onyango was the toast of the day after his stoppage-time strike secured maximum points for K’Ogalo to sink Shabana into more troubled waters.

    In other fixtures, troubled AFC leopards failed to build on their first win of the season as they were held to a barren draw at the Ulinzi Sports Complex.

    Formerly bottom of the league Sofapaka stunned KCB 3-0 with goals from Ali Khalid, Abdul Razak and Asembaka to send the Batoto Ba Mungu ahead of Shabana and Nzoia Sugar in 16th place on the log standings.

    Tusker FC added to head coach Robert Matano’s woes as they fell 1-0 to Ulinzi stars at the Ruaraka Stadium courtesy of a Boniface Muchiri strike.

    Other midweek fixtures saw a barren draw between Talanta FC and Nzoia Sugar as Bidco United sank Muhoroni Youth 3-0 while Bandari FC edged Police FC 3-2 at the Mbaraki Sports Club.

    League leaders Posta Rangers will face Homeboyz test at the Bukhungu Stadium later today.

  • Woeful Manchester United and Arsenal Knocked out of Carabao Cup

    Newcastle piled the pressure on a troubled Erik ten Hag with a stunning 3-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

    Goals from Miguel Almiron, Lewis Hall and Joe Willock sank the Red Devils to send the Magpies through to the Quarter finals of the Carabao cup.

    At the London Stadium, West Ham sank Arsenal 3-1 to end the Gunners Carabao cup hopes with goals from Mohammed Kudus, Jared Bowen and a Ben White own goal.

    Martin Odegaard scored the Gunners’ consolation goal in stoppage time as West Ham progressed to the next round at the expense of their former Captain Declan Rice.

    In other fixtures, Liverpool progressed at the expense of Bournemouth courtesy of goals from Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez with Bournemouth’s Justin Kluivert scoring the Cherries’ only goal.

    Troubled Chelsea cruised to the Quarter finals with a reassuring performance against Championship side Blackburn Rovers with goals from Benoit Badiashile and Raheem Sterling.

    Chelsea will now take on Newcastle united as Liverpool take on West Ham.

    Other Carabao cup quarter final fixtures will see Everton take on Fulham as championship side Middlesbrough battle it out with League One side Port Vale.

  • KPL Round 7 Review: Gor Close Gap on Rangers as Leopards Remain Winless

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    Defending Champions Gor Mahia closed the gap on league leaders Posta Rangers after a Narrow 1-0 win against Tusker FC on Sunday at the Moi Sports Centre Kasarani.

    Benson Omalla scored the games solitary goal to take K’Ogalo a point closer to Posta who tasted their first defeat of the season at the hands FC Talanta in a 3-1 thrashing.

    In other matches Sofapaka registered their first win of the campaign after handing Zdravko Logarušić his first taste of defeat as Police FC head coach after two successive wins.

    The win leaves AFC leopards as the solitary club yet to register a win this season after they were handed a 1-0 loss at the hands of Bandari at the Mbaraki Sports Club courtesy of a Derick Nsibambi goal.

    Other fixtures saw a barren draw between Bidco United and Muranga Seals as KCB played a one-all draw against Ulinzi Stars while Shabana drew 2-2 to City Stars.

     

    KPL WEEKEND RESULTS

    Talanta 3-1 Posta Rangers

    Sofapaka 1-0 Police FC

    KCB 1-1 Ulinzi Stars

    Kariobangi Sharks 1-0 Muhoroni Youth

    Nzoia Sugar 0-1 Kakamega Homeboys

    Bandari 1-0 AFC Leopards

    Bidco United 0-0 Muranga Seals

    Shabana 2-2 City Stars

    Tusker 0-1 Gor Mahia

     

     

  • Renewed Banter in the Kenyan Premier League

    Football banter is what makes the beautiful game beautiful just as much as the football  played on the pitch itself.

    The banter often involves opposing teams taunting and teasing each other in the build up to the match and after.

    The Kenyan Premier League scene has long had the banter culture on hold for some time but recent weeks has seen a rise in opposing teams taunting and teasing each other.

    At the forefront of this has been the defending champions, Gor Mahia who brought gist to the Mashemeji derby played right before the just concluded international break.

    In the build up to the promising encounter with AFC Leopards, the K’Ogalo social media team made humorous comments on the back of Leopards form, having not won a single match since the start of the season.

    The admin humorously joked about mashemejis recent form in head-to-head encounters with the defending champions sharing images of a Leopard in distress with its head stuck in a pot and another image of a Leopard stuck in a well.

    The Leopard being the emblem of AFC leopard was to signify the troubled waters the Thomas Trucha-led outfit find themselves in.

    Since then, other KPL teams have joined in on the bandwagon mostly at the expense of AFC Leopards most notably Bandari FC.

    In the build up to their match with Bandari, Leopards played in a friendly match with Zoo Kericho which they lost.

    Bandari social media team was quick to hilariously  point out the result and assure the den’s faithfuls that the result was a foreshadowing of the flogging they will receive at the hands of the coast based  team.

    K’Ogalo yet again was at the forefront ahead of their showdown with Tusker FC in the KPL’s most played fixture with the team’s Instagram admin posing a question to their fans  on whether they could imagine consuming 98 bottles of the alcoholic beverage Tusker in reference to the amount of Goals that Gor has scored against the former champions.

    With K’Ogalo poised to take on Tusker FC later today at the Kasarani stadium  as Leopards take on Bandari, it remains to be seen the twists and turns the banter will take with 3 points on the line as well as bragging rights.

  • Nyamweya Cries Foul Play in FKF Elections Preparations

    Former FKF president, Sam Nyamweya and 47 County Football Associations officials have called on Sports Cabinet Secretary, Ababu Namwamba to provide a clear road map on the Football Kenya Federation elections.

    The officials led by their chairman hosted the FKF President Emeritus in Nakuru on Sunday, October 15 to discuss matters affecting football in the country.

    The grassroots football leaders have expressed their concern on the lack of a clear communication on the elections as they want the elections slated for February 24, 2024 be moved to January 24.

    The officials have urged the Sports CS to ensure that the elections are conducted under the Sports Act citing that there is mischief in the process leading up to it.

    So far the former FKF president is joined in the race for the federation’s top seat by Gor Mahia Secretary General Samuel Ochola, former Kenya international Sammy ‘Kempes’ Owino and Hussein Mohammed, associated with the Super 8 Tournament.

    Incumbent Nick Mwendwa will not be defending his seat after serving the mandatory two, four years terms

  • Daystar Falcons’ Patrick Odongo Crowned Sports Personality of the Month

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    Daystar Falcons winger Patrick Odongo has been named LG/ Sports Journalists Association of Kenya personality of the Month of September.

    The 21 year old Daystar University student dazzled as he emerged as the youngest and best player for Kenya 7s in the 2024 Olympics qualifiers.

    With 2 tries in the final against South Africa’s Blitzboks the Daystar Falcons Rugby player sealed Kenya’s place in the 2024 Olympics.

    Odongo showed true resilience playing through grief of having lost his dearest mother Sophia Atieno Ogak as confirmed by official Kenya Rugby Union Instagram.

    The explosive winger was awarded an LG Top Freezer Refrigerator, retailing at KES.115,000.

    Odongo beat Eliud Kipchoge who won the Berlin Marathon, Harambee Starlets goalkeeper Annedy Kundu and among other top personalities to be crowned sports personality of the month.

  • Kenya Set to Host CHAN 2024 in Addition to AFCON 2027

    [Photo courtesy of CAF online]

    Kenya has been chosen to host the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in September 2024, alongside the previously announced hosting of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

    The Executive Office of the President confirmed the news on October 10th through a Cabinet dispatch.

    It’s worth noting that Kenya had previously been selected to host the 2018 edition of CHAN but was later disqualified due to inadequate infrastructure that didn’t meet FIFA’s standards..

    Kenya is set to host several football tournaments, including the CECAFA Under-18 Championship and the AFCON Under-15 CECAFA Region Championship in November and December 2023.

    To enhance the country’s sports infrastructure for the upcoming AFCON 2027, the Cabinet has given the green light for various construction and renovation projects.

    These initiatives include the construction of the Talanta Sports Complex and substantial upgrades to Nyayo National Stadium, Moi International Sports Centre – Kasarani, and Kipchoge Keino Stadium.

    As part of this endeavor, Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba transferred the responsibility for these projects to the Ministry of Defence, leading to the temporary closure of the three stadiums.