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McCarthy fumes as Kenya fall to Guinea

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India host Brazil in Kolkata

Pipeline's coach eyes Africa after the double — Greatness in the works: Omondi outlines desire to transform Kenya Pipeline into African giants
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Pipeline's coach eyes Africa after the double

Kenya's Junior Starlets eye a deeper World Cup run — photo: tribalfootball.com
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Kenya's Junior Starlets eye a deeper World Cup run

Emerging Stars put Tanzania on notice — photo: Pulse Sports
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Emerging Stars put Tanzania on notice

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Do footballers pay tax?

Do you have a high football IQ? — Week 40, 2026
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Do you have a high football IQ?

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Sixteen teams, one shot at Embu glory

Embu becomes the centre of Eastern Kenya's football calendar this October as sixteen youth teams, eight boys and eight girls, arrive for the Chapa Dimba Eastern Regional finals, each one chasing a place in the next stage…

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Martínez breaks silence on Ronaldo's bench role

Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench is still, somehow, a news event, and Roberto Martínez has had to step in front of the microphones to deal with it after Portugal's match with Norway.

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FKF ends stand-off with two Kenyan clubs

The Football Kenya Federation has ended a stand-off with Kariobangi Sharks and Mombasa United, striking a deal with both Kenyan Premier League clubs after a dispute that had threatened to unsettle the top flight,…

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Gor Mahia stand by Akonnor, for now

Gor Mahia's leadership has stepped in front of Charles Akonnor at exactly the moment his critics thought they'd got him cornered, with secretary general Nikanor Arum issuing a public statement of support for the head…

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FKF boss responds to Mariga plot claims

Football Kenya Federation president Hussein Mohammed has publicly addressed claims that he is running a secret operation to push McDonald Mariga out of his position, according to Pulse Sports.

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Mathare United stun former champions on day one

Nobody hands former champions a beating on matchday one, but Mathare United just did exactly that, taking Vihiga Queens apart 3-1 to open the 2026/27 FKF Women's Premier League season in Nairobi.

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Two courts, two rulings, one league in chaos

Kenyan football woke up on Friday to two court rulings on the same subject that appear to say opposite things, and now nobody in the FKF Premier League can say with any confidence when the new season actually starts.

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Migori's Awendo run riot in Nyanza final

A 4-0 scoreline in a regional youth final usually tells you the story on its own, and Awendo Football Academy's demolition of Indomitable Soldiers in the Chapa Dimba Nyanza final on September 13, 2026 is exactly that…

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