Cecafa Under 20: South Sudan bring Kenya down to earth

By Jacob Icia,

The dream of Kenya’s Under-20 football team of clinching a third-place finish at the Cecafa Under-20 Championship went up in smoke Wednesday afterno...

CECAFA Under-20 , kenya , Rising Stars , south sudan , Stanley Okumbi

Maradona’s 1986 World Cup shirt not for sale

By Agencies,

Former England midfielder Steve Hodge says Diego Maradona's iconic shirt from the 1986 World Cup quarter-final is not for sale after an "uncomfortable...

1986 World Cup , diego maradona , England , Steve Hodge , World Cup shirt

Okumbi attributes Afcon U20 ticket miss to officiating

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The national under- 20 football team head coach Stanley Okumbi has attributed their 3-1 defeat to Uganda's Hoppos to referees' calls, noting that it d...

CECAFA U-20 , Kenya U-20 football team , Stanley Okumbi , uganda

Argentines celebrate ‘eternal love’ for Maradona with tattoos

By Reuters,

Under his shirt, pizza shop owner Guillermo Rodriguez is a walking shrine to Diego Maradona. His entire back is covered in tattoos depicting the socce...

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Messi imitated Maradona’s goals and skills but not his lifestyle

By Reuters,

Lionel Messi is the only Argentine to truly live up to being described as the next Diego Maradona so it was little surprise the Barcelona captain shou...

diego maradona , FC Barcelona , Lionel Messi

Gor captain Muguna says no excuses for loss at APR

By Milton Ochieng,

Gor Mahia FC’s captain Kenneth Muguna admitted they lost to an opponent that was much more organized following their 2-1 CAF Champions League qualif...

Gor Mahia FC , Kenneth Muguna

COVID-19 killing Americans at staggering rate

By CNN,

As millions of Americans head home after Thanksgiving, the coronavirus could be hitching a ride -- threatening to plant seeds of infection across the ...

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Kenya to position tea tours as part of tourism offerings

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya is positioning tea tours as part of top tourism experiences that will add to the diversity of tourism products offered by the destination. Bo...

Boinnet , Tea

Argentine league restarts with tributes to Diego Maradona

By Reuters,

The Argentine league restarted on Saturday following the country’s emotional goodbye to Diego Maradona, with players, coaches and even referees expr...

Argentine league , diego maradona

Big-spending Chelsea under pressure to win title, says Mourinho

By Reuters,

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said Chelsea's lavish spending spree ahead of the 2020-21 season has raised the heat on manager Frank Lampard ...

chelsea , Frank Lampard , Jose Mourinho , Tottenham Hotspur

Maradona’s ‘Hand Of God’ shirt could be yours – for Ksh. 220million

By Reuters,

The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored his famous 'Hand Of God' goal against England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico could be available for $...

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Image rights, fast cars and a ‘tank’: Maradona’s death triggers complex inheritance

By Reuters,

Diego Maradona’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief around the world. Now comes the scramble for a share of the soccer legend’s complex fi...

Daeath , diego maradona , Image rights , Inheritance

Maradona’s death casts long shadow around Argentina’s Boca Juniors stadium

By Reuters,

In the working class Buenos Aires district of La Boca, the death of Diego Maradona has cast a long shadow stretching out from the stadium of Boca Juni...

Boca Juniors , Buenos Aires district , diego maradona , La Boca

Golden ticket – How clubs plan to welcome back fans

By Reuters,

With 2,000 fans allowed back into stadiums in Tier 2 locations in England, soccer clubs have the unenviable task of trying to decide which supporters ...

Rising Stars through to CECAFA U20 semis

By John Kyanda,

Benson Omola hit a 92nd minute winner as Kenya's Rising Stars edged Sudan 2-1 to secure a semi final spot at the ongoing CECAFA Under-20 championships...

Rising Stars

‘Adios Diego’: Maradona buried as world mourns football great

By Reuters,

Argentina’s Diego Maradona, one of the world’s greatest ever soccer players, was buried on Thursday amid a global outpouring of grief from the str...

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Raila denies claims that he was not party to BBI changes

By Citizen Reporter,

ODM leader Raila Odinga has dismissed claims that he was caught off-guard by changes made to the Building Bridges Initiative document. In a stateme...

BBI , raila , Uhuru

Maradona or Pele? Debate will continue to rage over who was greater

By Reuters,

Before Lionel Messi came along the enduring debate in football about who was the greatest player involved two men: Diego Maradona and Pele. It was an...

diego maradona , Pele

Kisumu: Three family members killed in road crash

By Aly Abich,

Three family members perished in a road accident last night at the Nyangoma area along the Kisumu Awasi road. The accident occurred some minutes past...

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Football world mourns as Argentina great Maradona dies

By Reuters,

Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died on Wednesd...

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