‘Hit Squad’ coach Musa confident NOCK support will aid team preps

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Mkalla MwambodzeChief writer, boxing The national boxing team coach Musa Benjamin has hailed the National Olympic Committee of Kenya for their suppor...

Benjamin Musa , NOCK

AIBA goodies: Kenya to have an international boxing arena at Kasarani

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenya will have an internationally-rated boxing gymnasium after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev announced that cons...

AIBA , Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) , international boxing gymnasium , Kasarani , kenya , Otieno Ombok , President Umar Kremlev

AIBA officials in Nairobi for African Virtual Forum

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The Boxing Federation of Kenya president Anthony Otieno ‘Jamal’ Ombok Friday welcomed International Boxing Association officials who are in Nairob...

AIBA , Boxing Federation of Kenya

Olympics-bound Kenyan team to train at COVID-19 bubble

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With only 197 days remaining to the start of the postponed Tokyo Olympics, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) has disclosed plans to laun...

COVID-19 , olympics

20 coaches graduate from AIBA Star 1 boxing course

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Some 20 coaches from across the country have graduated from a five-day virtual Aiba Star 1 coaching certification course held at a city hotel. Spea...

AIBA , Coaching course , Jamal Otieno , NOCK

20 Kenyan boxing coaches benefit from Aiba training

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Some 20 boxing coaches from across the country are set to benefit from Aiba Star 1 coaching certification which began Wednesday at a Nairobi hotel. ...

Aiba Star 1 , BFK , Boxing Federation of Kenya , Coaching certification

Zarika keen to hold on to WBF featherweight title

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenya's Fatuma "Iron Fist" Zarika has said she hopes the World Boxing Federation (WBF) title in the world female featherweight category will note leav...

Fatuma Zarika

Zarika set for return to action with Mastara showdown

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Former World Boxing Council super-bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika will return to the ring tonight, a year after her unanimous decision loss to Mex...

Fatuma Zarika

Judo boss Maluki confident Kenya will shine in Hungary

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenya Judo Association president Shadrack Maluki is confident Kenya will perform well at the Hungarian international tournament on October 23, despite...

Boxing fraternity mourns the death of coach Mucine ‘Mzungu’

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The Boxing Federation of Kenya(BFK) is once again in mourning following the death of coach Mike Mucine who at the time of his demise was a 3-star Inte...

Boxing coach , Boxing Federation of Kenya , Deatgh , Mike Mucine 'Mzungu'

SWILA: Government continued ban on contact-sports a slap on the face

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA The much touted sports return guidelines are eventually here with us after Sports Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Amina Mohamed announced...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Amina Mohamed

CS Amina rolls out return-to-sports protocols

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Sports teams will be allowed to resume non-contact training while private fitness clubs and gyms may reopen 'immediately', Sports Cabinet Secretary an...

CS Amina Mohamed

Hope at last for sports resumption as Ministry releases draft protocols

By Jacob Icia,

Sports Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohammed Monday morning released draft guidelines in a detailed report on sports resumption in the country, ...

Amina Mohamed , Ministry of Sports , Sports resumption , taskforce

Boxing fraternity mourns death of administrator Kaaria ‘Njuri Ncheke’

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The Kenyan boxing fraternity paid glowing tribute to long serving boxing administrator Francis Kaaria ‘Nchuri Ncheke’ as he was laid to rest on Fr...

Boxing Federation of Kenya(BFK) , Burried , Died , Francis Kaaria ‘Nchuri Ncheke’ , meru county

EDITORIAL: Court cases, in-fights serve no good to Kenyan football

By Citizen Team,

Kenya’s football is starring at an uncertain future in the backdrop of a dark shadow cast by the ruling of the Sports Disputes Tribunal which on Wed...

Court case , Editorial , FIFA , FKF , Nick Mwendwa , Sam Nyamweya , SDT

SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...

coronavirus , kenya , sports

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

‘Ni mimi pekee yangu najua uchungu,’ Zarika hits out at Gov’t after losing boxing title

By Paul Ombati,

Kenyan boxer Fatuma Zarika has come out strongly to condemn the government for lack of support, hours after she lost her World Boxing Council Super Ba...

Fatuma Zarika , government , SportPesa , WBC , Yamileth Mercado

Cash-strapped sports federations lay open funds grievances

By Dan Ogega,

Kenya’s sports federations on Tuesday laid open their grievances occasioned by lack of timely and adequate funding from the Ministry of Sports when ...

FKF , Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) , Ministry of Sports , Parliament Sports Committee

Kenya to send a contingent of over 80 athletes to 2020 Tokyo Games

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya will send at least 80 sportsmen to next year's Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo, Japan. It will represent an increase from the 67 athletes who...

2020Games , athletes , kenya , Waithaka Kioni