Kenya optimistic of World Cup chances after ‘fair’ draw

By Jacob Icia,

Kenya's draw for the FIFA World Cup round two qualifiers was received with much optimism with stakeholders sharing the view that Harambee Stars have a...

Harambee Stars , kenya , World cup

Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Mali in Group E en route to Qatar WC

By Jacob Icia,

Kenya's Harambee Stars will have a fair test in their quest to qualify for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, having pooled against Uganda, Rwanda and Mal...

FIFA , kenya , MALI , Rwanda , uganda , World cup

Mane crowned Africa’s main man with Best Footballer award

By Reuters,

Sadio Mane was named African Footballer of the Year for 2019 on Tuesday after winning the Champions League with Liverpool and leading Senegal to the A...

African Footballer of the Year , Mohamed Salah , Riyad Mahrez , Sadio Mane , Seengal

Algeria readies for 2020 African Championships

By World Athletics,

Next June the best of Africa’s athletes will converge on the Algerian capital Algiers for the 22nd African Championships in Athletics. The stakes...

2020 African Championships , Algeria

2019 in Review: Kenyan volleyball clubs blew hot and cold

By Stanley Mativo,

Review, Stanley Mativo As the curtains fall on 2019, the national women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers,  posted mixed results but in a bigger ...

2019 in Review , Malkia Strikers , pipeline , prisons

2019 in Review: The return of Bitok got Kenya spiking again

By Stanley Mativo,

The return of volleyball titan Paul Bitok to his motherland from Rwanda where he had had an illustrious 10-year coaching career with the tiny East Afr...

Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok , Waithaka Kioni

Year 2019: Citizen Digital sports writers pick their highlights

By Citizen Team,

The year 2019, like many before it, has has its fair share of sporting drama. Records have been broken in several races across world capitals, while t...

2019 in Review , Citizen Digital , Citizen Digital sports writers , sports writers , Year highlights

Harambee Stars remain static in Fifa rankings, Senegal top Africa

By Godfrey Ashiali,

National football team Harambee Stars have remained static at position 106 in the latest Fifa rankings. Kenya, ranked 25 in Africa, comes second in...

africa , Cecafa region , FIFA rankings , Harambee Stars , Senegal

OPINION: How to boost Africa and South East Asia cooperation

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Considered one of humanity’s great early achievements is the crossing of early man from Asia to Australia. Archeological, geneti...

Absent Wanja dropped from Malkia Strikers squad

By Stanley Mativo,

Long-serving national women’s volleyball team setter Janet Wanja has been dropped from the squad currently in residential training at the Kasarani I...

African Olympic qualifiers , dropped , Janet Wanja , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok

Wanja, Wacu join camp after Bitok warning

By Stanley Mativo,

Veteran setters Jane Wacu, Janet Wanja and fast-rising Esther Mutinda, Tuesday linked up with the national women’s volleyball team at Kasarani Indoo...

Janet Wanja , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok , Setter Jane Wacu

Starlets boss Ouma excited by CAF nominations

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Harambee Starlets boss David Ouma says he is excited after being nominated for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) coach of the year. Ouma'...

David Ouma , Harambee Starlets

Kenya handball team eyes Olympic ticket to Tokyo

By Paul Ombati,

The Kenya national handball team coach Peter Mwathi says they have high expectations of securing a ticket to the 2020 Olympic Games ahead of their Jan...

2020 Tokyo Olympics , Jackson Maloba , Kenya handball , Peter Mwathi

ICIA: Why my heart bleeds for Starlets despite their successes

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia Women football in Kenya, against all odds, has undergone major metamorphosis in the last four years. Between 2016 and today, national...

Cecafa Women Championship , Dar es Salaam , Harambee Starlets , Harambee Stars , Jacob Icia , Tanzania , titel

Eldoret to host trials for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu has been earmarked to host the Track and Field Trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In the Athleti...

eldoret , Kipchoge Keino Stadium , Olymcpics , Trials

Nigeria’s Lionheart film dropped from Oscars listing over English use

By Duncan Mutwiri,

The Oscar Academy has disqualified the popular Nigerian movie 'Lionheart' from contesting in the best international film feature category. Ava DuVe...

Genevieve Nnaji , Lionheart , Oscars

Bitok bemoans injury of Malkia powerhouse Atuka

By Stanley Mativo,

National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has regretted Trizah Atuka’s career-threatening knee injury terming it is a massive blow fo...

Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok , Trizah Atuka

Tough task beckons as Gor aim to scale Motema mountain in Kinshasa

By Jacob Icia,

Steve Polack has not lost hope of qualifying to the CAF Confederation Cup group stage despite escaping narrowly in the hands of visitors DC Motema Pem...

CAF Confederations Cup , Congo , GOR MAHIA , Kinshasa , Motema Pembe

Who’s fooling who? Kenya women netball team stranded in SA?

By Citizen Reporter,

The alleged plight of the Kenya women netball team continues to draw mixed reactions after claims emerged of them being stranded in Cape Town, South A...

kenya women netball team

Motema Pembe arrive on Friday ahead of clash with Gor Mahia

By John Kyanda,

Congolese giants DC Motema Pembe are scheduled to touch down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport  on Friday ahead of their Caf Confederation C...

arrive , CAF Confederations Cup , DC Motema Pembe , GOR MAHIA , Lordvick Aduda