ICIA: Lessons learnt from AFCON miss, let Stars fly to Qatar!

By Jacob Icia,

@icia_jacob The 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers are done and painfully, Harambee Stars could not make it to the Cameroon fiesta set fo...

afcon , Harambee Stars , Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee , Nick Mwendwa , Qatar , World cup

‘I admire you a lot’- Pele congratulates Ronaldo for surpassing official goals tally

By Reuters,

Pele congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward's hat-trick against Cagliari took him past the Brazilian legend's tally of goals score...

Cristiano Ronaldo , Goal-record , Pele

Kenyan Koranga lifts Sun Belt Championship in USA

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Felmas Adhiambo Koranga is 'super excited' after helping her team Troy Trojans to a 73-65 win over Louisiana-Lafayette to lift the Sun Belt Championsh...

Felmas Adhiambo Koranga

Gerrard targets future success as Rangers seal title

By Agencies,

Steven Gerrard has his sights set on more silverware with Rangers as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon denounced the “infuriating” and “disgraceful...

rangers , Steven Gerrard

Talisman Mulumba back for second act with Bandari

By Jacob Icia,

@icia_jacob In February 2020 when Felly Mulumba left Bandari FC to join Zimbabwe's Platinum FC, it appeared he had closed the Kenyan chapter of his f...

Bandari FC , Felly Mulumba

Bayern’s Musiala picks Germany over England

By Agencies,

Bayern Munich forward Jamal Musiala says he will choose to represent Germany over England or Nigeria at international level. Musiala, who turns 1...

Bayern Munich , Jamal Musiala

Tuchel must succeed where Lampard failed with Werner & Havertz

By Agencies,

Of the various factors that contributed to Frank Lampard’s demise at Chelsea, his inability to get the best out of Timo Werner and Kai Havertz will ...

chelsea , Frank Lampard , Kai Havertz , Timo Werner

2020 in Review: Kenya’s women footballers thrive in year of uncertainty

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

@bekimwamburi The year 2020 has been a forgettable year for the sports industry and indeed the world following the COVID-19 pandemic that halted virt...

City Stars TM Neville Pudo is dead

By Dan Ogega,

Kenyan Premier League Side City Stars has been thrown into mourning following the sudden demise of long-serving team manager Neville “Ovi” Oduor P...

Nairobi City Stars , Neville Pudo

Obituary: Argentine genius Maradona saw heaven and hell

By Reuters,

World soccer great Diego Armando Maradona, who died on Wednesday less than a month after his 60th birthday, was worshipped like a god for his genius w...

diego maradona

Olunga set to miss Stars clash against Comoros

By Jacob Icia,

@icia_jacob Kenya's Harambee Stars will miss its star striker Michael Olunga for the 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Comoros, ...

Harambee Stars , Michael Olunga

Empty Clasico reflects current state of both sides

By Reuters,

In Spain, the words 'El Clasico' are usually a synonym for greatness. The game, which has been moved to an unfamiliar 1600 (1400 GMT) kickoff slot to ...

El Clasico , FC Barcelona , Real Madrid

Kvitova beats Laura to reach French Open semis

By Agencies,

Petra Kvitova reached the French Open semi-finals for the first time since 2012 as an emotional run continued with victory over Germany's Laura Siegem...

French Open , Laura Siegemund. , Petra Kvitova , Semi finals

WPL teams, FKF in war-of-words over player transfers

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Chief Writer, Women Football A war of words has erupted between Football Kenyan Federation and Women Premier League clubs over the irregular transfer...

Football Kenya Federation(FKF) , Kisumu All Starlets , Player Tranfers , Simba Queens , Thika Queens , Wincate Kaari , Women Premier League

Shikanda, Shimanyula in war-of-words over winger Thiong’o

By Joseph Saasia,

Joseph Saasia  in Nairobi AFC Leopards will part with any amount to sign Kakamega Homeboyz winger Peter Thiong'o, club boss Dan Shikanda has claimed...

AFC Leopards , DAN SHIKANDA , Kakamega Homeboyz , Peter Thiong'o , tranfers

St. Joseph’s teacher Musumba who kickstarted ping-pong craze with dining hall tables

By Citizen Reporter,

When you think of sports in Kitale, the first one that comes to mind is probably table tennis. Others may argue soccer, but there is a reason why the ...

Austin Musumba , Kenya Table Tennis Association , KITALE , St.Jospeh's teacher , Table Tennis

SWILA: What Shikanda must fix to make the Leopard reclaim its spots

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swilasports editor Dan Shikanda, the youthful AFC Leopards chairman has been dreaming big of late. In the last two months, perhaps driven by sh...

AFC Leopards , DAN SHIKANDA , KPL , Players' welfare , title

Zaha calls on social media platforms to remove racist users

By Reuters,

Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha has called on social media platforms to identify and remove users who resort to racist abuse after the forward was ta...

racism , Wilfried Zaha

EDITORIAL: By calling his Wazito players hyenas, Badoer went too far, civility is key!

By Citizen Team,

When Kenya’s football books are written, one man – Ricardo Badoer– a middle-aged rabble rousing and cigar-smoking Swede will perhaps occupy a wh...

KPL , Ricardo Badoer , Sacked players , Wazito FC

Pique pessimistic about Barca title hopes after Sevilla draw

By Reuters,

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said his side have it all to do if they are to retain their Spanish title this season after being held to a 0-0 draw a...

Barca , Gerard Pique , La Liga , Quique Setien , Real Madrid , Sevilla