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

‘Ghost’ tells latest star Hassan to stay humble

By Jacob Icia,

Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee has hailed Bandari winger Abdallah Hassan as a “bold” player who is not frightened by the big st...

Abdallah Hassan , Harambee Stars , Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee

Coach Ariko excited after Kenya selected to CAF women’s CL qualifiers

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Eldoret Falcons head coach Joshua Ariko has welcomed the move by CAF to select Kenya as host nation for the first ever CAF Women’s Champions League ...

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...

Stars duo Nyakeya, Juma pledge to make amends

By Jacob Icia,

When Harambee Stars plays Comoros in the rematch of their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Sunday, only a win will be meaningful to the Jac...

Cliff Nyakeya , comoros , Harambee Stars , Masud Juma

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

Uncertainty rocks Cecafa competitions as Covid-19 bites on

By Jacob Icia,

The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) is racing against time to have four tournaments held this year despite the Covid...

Auka Gecheo , CECAFA , competitions , COVID-19 , Uncertaintly

Kenya survives FIFA sanctions, for now

By Agencies,

FIFA has deferred a decision that would impose stern sanctions on Football Kenya Federation (FKF) failed to meet the deadline to pay former Harambee S...

Adel Amrouche , FIFA , FKF

How youthful Kimani has injected the flair at Leopards’ lair

By Jacob Icia,

  Analysis, Jacob Icia When AFC Leopards appointed Anthony Kimani as  club's assistant coach in March 2019, very few, if any, foresaw the poss...

AFC Leopards , Anthony Kimani , Derby , GOR MAHIA

Badi, Shichenje in as Kimanzi names squad for Comoros

By Jacob Icia,

Harambee Stars head coach Francis Kimanzi has called up 16 local based players for two open camps ahead of the upcoming Comoros 2021 African Cup of Na...

afcon , comoros , Francis Kimanzi , Harambee Stars , kenya

Baraza sympathizes with ‘lost’ boy Avire

By Jacob Icia,

Sofapaka head coach John Baraza has advised his former striker John Avire to humble and seek an amicable solution with his former employers, regarding...

Egypt , John Avire , sofapaka , transfer saga

Ulinzi’s Wamalwa ruled out for the season

By Chege Amaria,

Ulinzi Stars and Harambee Stars striker Oscar Wamalwa has been ruled out of the game for the entire 2019/20 season, following a recent shoulder injury...

Benjamin Nyangweso , Enosh Ochieng , KPL , Oscar Wamalwa , Ulinzi Stars

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

Ulinzi Stars raid Zoo in four-goal fest

By Robbie Chome,

Ulinzi Stars run in the Kenyan Premier League to 12 games with a 4-0 victory over Zoo FC at Afraha Stadium, Nakuru on Sunday. Since the term began ...

Afraha Stadium , Enosh Ochieng , KPL , Nakuru. , Oscar Wamalwa , Ulinzi Stars , ZOO

ICIA: Why CECAFA member states must jealously guard the gains

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia in Kampala The Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) competition concluded on Thursday at the KCCA Lugogo S...

CECAFA , Francis Kimanzi , KCCA Lugogo Stadium , kenya

“The Lion” Matano not getting carried away despite league lead

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Tusker FC head coach Robert Matano will not be carried away by title-talk despite bouncing to the summit of the Kenyan Premier League after battling A...

KPL , Robert 'The Lion' Matano , title , Tusker

Muguna, Hassan strike as Kenya sink Tanzania to bag CECAFA bronze

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia in Kampala Kenneth Muguna and Abdallah Hassan scored one each as Kenya beat Tanzania 2-1 to finish third in the 2019 CECAFA Senior Challen...

Abdallah Hassan , CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup , Harambee Stars , Kampala , KCCA Lugogo Stadium , Kenneth Muguna

Wamalwa to lead the line as Stars chase for CECAFA bronze

By Jacob Icia,

Harambee Stars head coach Francis Kimanzi  has made two changes to the squad that suffered a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Eritrea in the Cecafa Senior C...

AT and T park in San Francisco , CECAFA bronze , Harambee Stars , Tanzania

Mgunda eyes revenge as Kenya, Tanzania battle for CECAFA bronze

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia in Kampala The 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup curtains will come down on Thursday evening with Uganda Cranes and Red Sea Boys of Eritrea...

CECAFA , Juma Mgunda , Kampala , KCCA Lugogo Stadium , kenya , Tanzania , third-place playoff

End of an era: CECAFA supremo Musonye quits

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia in Kampala After 20 years at the helm of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA), Secretary General Nichola...

CECAFA , Nicholas Musonye