Articles by Stanley Mativo

Atuka back after injury, says no Olympic pressure

1757, January 15, 2021 (EAT)

@MutindaStano Fifteen months after suffering a horrific knee injury while playing for her club Kenya Pipeline in the final leg of the Kenyan Volleyba...

Triza Atuka (R) blocks Edith Wisa's strike during their training session at Kasarani Indoor Arena ...

KVF secures Nyayo ahead of new season

2111, January 13, 2021 (EAT)

Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) has reached an agreement with Sports Kenya to host some of its league matches at Nyayo Stadium indoor gymnasium, Cit...

ISF boss Petrynka optimistic over World School Games

1709, January 7, 2021 (EAT)

International School Sport Federation (ISF) president Laurent Petrynka has expressed optimism about China’s preparations towards hosting the World S...

School Games: KSSHA boss Indimuli calls for consensus

1818, January 6, 2021 (EAT)

Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KSSHA) chairman Indimuli Kahi has called for a collective involvement of all education stakeholders on how ...

Bitok urges KVF, NOCK to fast-track Malkia Strikers’ training programme

2227, January 5, 2021 (EAT)

National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has urged the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) and National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOC...

Ushuru FC players celebrate scoring against ST. Joseph FC during their National Super League (NSL) ...

MCF FC ‘ready to believe’ after NSL promotion

1849, December 18, 2020 (EAT)

National Super League (NSL) newbies Mully Childrens Family (MCF) FC head coach Robert Arasa is ready to ‘believe’ after the disbandment of the Ush...

Year in Review: Malkia Strikers braved it all to qualify for Olympics

1435, December 15, 2020 (EAT)

Stanley Mutinda Chief volleyball writer Despite the “Grand-Bluff” that was the year 2020, thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic which has br...

FKF warns against non-sanctioned political-class-organized tourneys

1551, December 8, 2020 (EAT)

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) National Executive Committee (NEC) member Antony Makau has warned the federation will not be held responsible for uphe...

The big serve-off beckons as KVF unveils restart plan

1931, December 2, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) has set the month of January next year as the action-return date for the National Volleyball League season. In a ...

Kwanthanze Girls against St. Johns Kaloleni during their National School Games Pool B match in ...

Lunga’ho: Clubs may struggle for fresh talents in absence of school games

1744, December 1, 2020 (EAT)

Veteran volleyball coach David Lung’aho has warned that teams may find it difficult in bolstering their squads owing to the closure of feeder taps. ...

Lung’aho bemoans failure to restart volleyball league

1727, November 24, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) technical director David Lung'aho says hopes of restarting the volleyball league before the end of the year have gon...

Athletes race during the National Cross Country Championship at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi, Kenya on ...

Athletics Kenya releases season calendar

1630, November 19, 2020 (EAT)

Athletics Kenya (AK) has released its calendar for the 2020/2021 season which also includes the World Under-20 Championships pre-trial and Mountain Ru...

KVF pays tribute to former volleyball chief Barnabas Bargoria

1827, November 17, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) has mourned former chairman Barnabas Bargoria as the administrator who propelled Kenya to the volleyball top echelon...

FKF launches grassroots referees’ clinic in Mbooni

1144, November 6, 2020 (EAT)

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Makueni County branch in partnership with the Mbooni Constituency Development Fund has embarked on an intensive five-d...

Kipchoge vows to come back stronger

1435, October 23, 2020 (EAT)

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has assured he will bounce back from the shock defeat he suffered at the 40th edition of the London Marath...

Bitok urges speedy approval of Malkia’s training programme

1847, October 20, 2020 (EAT)

National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has urged Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) to fast-track Malkia Strikers’ training program...

Peres Jepchirchir en route to victory at the Ottawa 10K (Bruce Wodder/Photo Run) © Copyright/...

Kenya’s Jepchirchir wins Half Marathon title in record time

1620, October 17, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir on Saturday put a spirited sprint in the final 500m to reclaim her World Athletics Half Marathon Championships title with ...

The Kenya Pipeline celebrate their win over Sfaxien in the playoffs of the African Club ...

Gitau picks setter Magoi to captain Pipeline

1616, October 16, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya Pipeline head coach Paul Gitau on Friday named the club’s seasoned setter Rose Magoi as the new club captain. Magoi was handed the captainc...

Coach Makau confident as Team Kenya departs for Poland

1306, October 14, 2020 (EAT)

Team Kenya coach for this year’s World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Patrick Makau believes the country has fronted a formidable squad ahead...

Makau backs Kipchoge to bounce back

1950, October 9, 2020 (EAT)

Former world marathon record holder Patrick Makau has backed Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge to bounce back from his shock defeat at the London Marath...