BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA – In a powerful and unexpected twist to combat persistent challenges like teenage pregnancy and gender-based violence, Bungoma County has turned to the beautiful game: football. Local NGO WEMA Organization, under the leadership of CEO Elizabeth Juma, launched a football-centered empowerment initiative in 2023 with the aim of keeping girls off the […]
The FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Kenya’s Harambee Stars and Gambia’s Scorpions concluded in a thrilling 3-3 draw on March 20, 2025. This encounter showcased several standout performances from both teams. Kenya’s Key Players: Gambia’s Key Players: The match was a testament to both teams’ resilience and attacking capabilities, setting a high standard for […]
The game went into a halftime with the two teams tied at nil-nil after Stars keeper Ian Otieno saved a penalty to ensure the scores remain 0-0. However, in the second half, Gambia drew first blood with Saudi Pro League forward Musa Barrow scoring in the 56th minute before The Gambia doubled their lead through […]
Ademola Lookman has been named African Footballer of Year by the Confederation of African Football at their awards ceremony on Monday. The Atalanta forward scored a hat-trick as side won the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin in May and earlier in the year he helped Nigeria reach the Africa Cup of Nations […]
This year’s great Chepsaita Marathon dubbed run for Education is expected to give back to needy students to the tune of KSH 10,000,000 in ten schools. Speaking at Chepkemel Chepsaita during a press briefing on preparedness of the event, the patron of the marathon who doubles as President William Ruto’s personal assistant Farouk Kibet said […]
Former AFC Leopards coach Jan Koops has begged the club to pay him his arrears as he continues to battle a life-threatening condition. Koops was first diagnosed with a heart condition in 2004 when he was fitted with a pacemaker to regularize his heartbeat. The pacemaker was supposed to be replaced within six to eight […]
Football in Kenya has long been a battleground of debate and controversy, and the latest saga surrounds the manipulation and alteration of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) electoral voter register in Mandera County. Allegedly orchestrated by Ismail and his regime, this controversy has cast a shadow over the credibility of the FKF and raised serious […]
All summer long, one massive series kept looming on the schedule. Three games between the Mets and Braves in Atlanta during the final week of the season. With the NL East rivals locked in a heated wild-card race, surely it would come down to their head-to-head matchup. “We knew it a couple of weeks ago: […]
Stakeholders in the sports sector have differed with plans to rush the completion of sports facilities in readiness for African Nations Championship games (CHAN). According to Rajab Mustafa, Principal of Emanani Muslim Secondary School and chair of Matungu sub county sports Association, there is a lot of potential in Kenyan sports if the right procedures […]
Five-time Balon d’or winner Cristiano Ronaldo insists that he “doesn’t care” about breaking records after cementing his place at the top of the global goalscoring charts for 2023. With two stunning left-footed strikes, Ronaldo helped Al Nassr beat Michael Olunga’s Al Duhail 4-3 in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday. Despite boasting an incredible 43 […]
