Football Stories

Africa U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers first-leg action brings upsets, dominant actions
Erick Kariuki  |  Mar 09, 2025

Kenya pulled off an impressive away victory over Uganda in an all-East African duel.

Junior Starlets return home to heroic welcome after 2-0 win against Uganda
Erick Kariuki  |  Mar 09, 2025

FKF CEO Harold Ndege hailed the team's impressive performance, assuring them of support throughout the tournament.

ELeague1 Tour Kenya hosts fifth qualifying round at BBS Mall, Eastleigh
Erick Kariuki  |  Mar 09, 2025

The competition aims at identifying Kenya’s top FIFA player, who will go on to represent the country in Paris at the League 1 McDonald's event.

International Women’s Day: African women redefining football on and off the pitch
Erick Kariuki  |  Mar 08, 2025

Women across Africa have carved their names into football history, whether as players, referees, administrators, or business leaders. Their influence...

Eto’o wins appeal to stand as candidate at CAF elections
Reuters  |  Mar 07, 2025

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld an appeal by Eto’o against his exclusion from the CAF executive committee elections in Cairo next Wednes...

How pay-to-play pitches are turning football in Nairobi to a sport for the wealthy
Erick Kariuki  |  Mar 04, 2025

Despite its barren surface, which earned it the nickname "Desert", Desa Grounds has long been a nurturing ground for football talent in Nairobi.

Adel Amrouche appointed Rwanda national team Head Coach
Erick Kariuki  |  Mar 03, 2025

Former AFC Leopards coach André Cassa Mbungo (Rwanda) has been appointed as the head coach of Rwanda's women's national teams, overseeing both the sen...

Over 200 fall ill in Kisii as health authorities investigate mystery outbreak
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 03, 2025

The mysterious illness has left residents experiencing severe diarrhea with bloody stools, fever, and intense headaches, with symptoms persisting for...

Stars collide, Rangers hunt and Brewers chase glory in FKFPL matchweek 23
Erick Kariuki  |  Mar 01, 2025

The struggling Nairobi City Stars have failed to secure a win in their last ten matches, a poor run that has sent them to the bottom of the table.

Against All Odds: How Harambee Starlets triumphed in Tunisia
Michael Kirwa  |  Feb 28, 2025

Harambee Starlets won that match 1-0 to progress to the next phase of the qualifiers and, as a result, made history by becoming the first Kenyan team...

Kenya among three African nations in new large-scale TB vaccine clinical trial
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 28, 2025

Currently, the only approved TB vaccine is the BCG, which provides some protection to children but is not effective in preventing TB in adolescents an...

Marsabit senator calls for state intervention as kala-azar spreads in the region
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 28, 2025

Mohamed also sought to know whether the county government of Marsabit had requested support from the national government and, if so, whether the reque...

Proposed law seeks to strengthen coordinated emergency response to fire outbreaks
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 28, 2025

The proposed law also aims to modernise firefighting techniques by encouraging the use of advanced equipment and technology.

Contaminated water crisis fuels deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan as cases surpass 1,400
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 23, 2025

Health officials have linked the crisis to contaminated drinking water, following a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack that disrupted the city’s main w...

FKF Cup round of 64 awaits clash of giants and underdogs
Erick Kariuki  |  Feb 17, 2025

The Round of 64 will be played between February 22-23, followed by the Round of 32 between March 8-9, while the Round of 16 will be played between Apr...

Kenya's Mpox cases rise to 41 as viral haemorrhagic fevers spread across East Africa
Charity Kilei  |  Feb 14, 2025

The disease has spread across 12 counties, with cases reported in Nakuru (10), Mombasa (8), Busia (7), Nairobi (2), Kajiado (2), Bungoma (2), Taita Ta...

FKF to appoint new CEO following Patrick Korir’s resignation
Michael Kirwa  |  Feb 05, 2025

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is set to appoint a new General Secretary following the resignation of Patrick Korir, who has served in an acting capa...

Kenya to integrate HIV, TB, malaria treatment into mainstream healthcare
Charity Kilei  |  Feb 05, 2025

The Ministry of Health is gradually increasing domestic healthcare financing to ensure uninterrupted access to these life-saving services, even as don...

KICD warns parents, schools to be wary of people selling unapproved CBC textbooks
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 02, 2025

KICD CEO Charles Ong’ondo urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid exposing learners to content that has not met the required standards set by th...

New treatment procedures for drug-resistant TB to replace painful injections
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 02, 2025

The new regimens included combinations of newer drugs such as bedaquiline and delamanid, along with repurposed drugs like clofazimine and linezolid.

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