When Serbian powerhouse Vojvodina Novi Sad bought the then-21-year-old Collins Sichenje from Swedish outfit AIK in July 2024, both the club and, especially, its scouting department came under heavy public criticism. Many felt it seemed like too risky a move.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsInitially, he came on a six-month loan, with an option to make the loan a permanent transfer. Two months later, after impressing in his first few games for the club, Sichenje’s move was made permanent. He signed a three-year deal with the club for a fee of €400,000 (Ksh59 million).Sichenje for Mozzart Sport: “I knew my moment would come no matter what, all I needed was patience”Talking exclusively to Mozzart Sport, the chief of Vojvodina’s scouting department, Zoran Kuntic, reveals that the Harambee Stars defender’s purchase was quite a gamble for the club. There was no consensus among the scouts about his talent; even AIK’s impressions of their own player at that time were not too impress..

South Sudan National League champions Super Star have reached an agreement to sign highly rated Upendo FC winger Eugene Mukabwa in what is set to become the Western Regional League side’s biggest transfer, Mozzart Sport can exclusively reveal.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe 19-year-old left winger is expected to sign a two-year contract with the South Sudan Premier League newcomers after both clubs agreed on a transfer package worth close to Ksh500,000, excluding performance-related bonuses.Documents seen by Mozzart Sport indicate that Super Star will pay the transfer fee in instalments, while Mukabwa is also set to receive a signing-on fee in US dollars.##NAJAVA_MECA_9823517##The first payment is scheduled before the start of the South Sudan Premier League season on Saturday, 22 August 2026, with the remaining instalments to follow in line with the agreed payment structure and FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP).In an official transfer request..

The National Football League (NFL) will host a continental NFL Flag Championship in Kenya, bringing together national teams and youth squads from five African nations for three days of competition and development programming.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe event runs from Thursday, 9, to Saturday, 11 July in Nairobi and will be the third such competition held on the continent, following events in Nigeria (2024) and Egypt (2025).For the first time, the tournament features a flag football competition contested by five men’s and five women’s national teams representing Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa.Documentary released on how climate change is threatening grassroots football in KenyaRunning alongside the main competition is a youth tournament featuring five U13 co-ed teams from the same five countries, with each youth squad made up of 10 players.This initiative has been developed in consultation with the sport’s international federation, IFAF, which has aut..

Manchester United midfielder Manuel Ugarte is facing a spell on the sidelines after suffering a knee ligament injury while representing Uruguay at the World Cup. The setback occurred during Friday’s 1-0 defeat to Spain, a result that brought Uruguay’s campaign to an abrupt end in the group stage.The Premier League club confirmed the extent of the injury on Saturday, revealing that the 24-year-old will undergo further examinations before a treatment plan and recovery timeline are established.🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: An MRI scan taken in the last hours has confirmed that Manuel Ugarte has torn his cruciate ligaments. (Source: @RodriVazquez95)🚨 Manchester United could ABANDON their pursuit of Mateus Fernandes because of Manuel Ugarte’s serious injury. The Red Devils… pic.twitter.com/EVzd8xosVX— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 28, 2026 Ugarte has described the injury he sustained while representing Uruguay at the World Cup as “the most serious injury a footballer can face.” While the club is..

A new analysis has revealed that extreme rainfall is already rendering grassroots football pitches in Mathare unplayable, with climate change projected to worsen the situation in the coming decades significantly.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsMathare has consistently produced talented athletes across different sports who have gone on to compete at both national and international levels.However, that legacy is increasingly under threat as climate change brings heavier rainfall and rising temperatures.##NAJAVA_MECA_9820050##The outlook for grassroots football pitches across Kenya is expected to deteriorate further, with the analysis warning that by 2100, rainfall during major storms affecting Mathare could be 68 per cent higher than current levels.The findings were presented in the documentary Pitches in Peril: Mathare 4A, screened on Tuesday by UK non-profit organisation Football for Future and Danish humanitarian organisation DanChurchAid during an event hosted by the Brit..

Germany may have stumbled at the end of their Group E campaign, but Julian Nagelsmann is determined not to let the 2-1 defeat to Ecuador affect his team’s mindset ahead of their Round of 32 clash against Paraguay in Foxborough (11:30 p.m.).The Germans will be without the injured Lennart Karl and Nico Schlotterbeck, but whoever takes the field will need to produce a much better performance than they did in the previous match. Nagelsmann described the display against Ecuador as “tactical suicide” after his side had taken an early lead, and he expects another stern tactical challenge against Paraguay, another South American opponent.Germany vs Paraguay is SET for the Round of 32 🇩🇪🇵🇾 pic.twitter.com/gG3ZdRrqOP— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 27, 2026 Germany’s bigger concern, however, is the knockout bracket. By finishing first in the group, they earned a meeting with Paraguay, but they could already face tournament favorites France in the Round of 16. Even if they had finished second, in I..

Warriors Hockey Club mounted a spirited comeback to deny Green Sharks a first win of the 2026 Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) Men’s Premier League over the weekend.Heading into the weekend, Green Sharks were searching for their first three points since returning to the top flight, while Warriors were looking to rediscover winning form after a series of draws. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe encounter, staged at Parklands Sports Club on Sunday, appeared to be heading Green Sharks’ way after they stormed into a two-goal lead.Benson Papa gave the promoted side the perfect start in the fourth minute before Daniel Obunyasi doubled the advantage in the 15th minute. Warriors, however, responded almost immediately as George Mutira halved the deficit five minutes later before Calvins Omondi restored parity in the 38th minute. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9824962##John Mark Odera then completed the turnaround with the winner in the 54th minute to hand the defending champions a morale-boosting 3-2 vict..