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Assistant referee Stephen Yiembe from Kenya boasts an impressive medal haul from officiating at major sporting championships across the globe. But Yembe’s story can’t be told without stating one ...

African football associations have largely kept their counsel amid the storm over the future of beleaguered FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who is banking on their support to keep his job. But while ...

Money in global sports is often described as the oil that keeps the machine turning. In Kenyan football, however, it has long acted more like petrol tossed onto an open flame. Had Gianni Infantino, ...

A dusty settlement in Turkana County, once only marked by manyattas, is rapidly transforming into a commercial hub, complete with hotels, fuel stations and new businesses, all powered by the gold ...

After failing to clinch the 2026 Cecafa Club Championships title following a 2-1 loss to Rwanda’s Rayon Sports on Friday evening, Gor Mahia have now shifted focus to fine-tuning the team and building ...

Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting with top Fifa officials in Morocco on Wednesday as he looks to shore up his position in the wake of the collapse of his gambit to sell off commercial rights ...

A thrilling finale is expected today as giants Kakamega High School face newcomers St Mary’s School Yala in the boys’ football final as the National Secondary Schools Term Two Games come to a close at ...

Fifa President Gianni Infantino faces an uphill battle in his re-election bid as the national football federations of Serbia, Sweden and Wales withdrew their support after a failed proposal to sell a ...

Gor Mahia showed their famous fighting spirit, beating Sudan’s Al Hilal 8–7 on penalties after a 1–1 draw to reach the Cecafa Kagame Cup final on Tuesday evening. And for Gor Mahia, this regional ...

There is a lot that can make a football fan know that they are growing old. Seeing one’s childhood heroes on the touchlines is usually one such sign. The current generation of FKF Premier League ...

Cameroon were the first African team to reach the quarter-finals of the Fifa World Cup in 1990. Four years later at the 1994 tournament in USA, they finished bottom in their group. Senegal became the ...