Mohammed Bajaber and Lawrence Okoth had an afternoon to remember as their braces inspired Harambee Stars to a 4-0 win over Lesotho in a friendly match played at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, South Africa.In the absence of several senior players, the duo stepped up to ensure that Stars returned to winning ways, having laboured for a 1-1 draw against the same opponent on Thursday.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsBoth sides entered the return fixture determined to finish the friendly assignment on a high note. However, it was Kenya who settled quicker and dictated proceedings from the opening whistle.The visitors nearly made an early breakthrough when Bajaber latched onto Austine Odhiambo’s pass, but the Simba SC forward failed to hit the target. Moments later, Odhiambo came close himself after connecting with a Bajaber delivery, only to see his effort sail narrowly over the bar.##NAJAVA_MECA_9788872##Kenya’s bright start was rewarded in the 13th minute.Micah Obiero picked out Baja..

Kenya men’s national football team, Harambee Stars, redeemed themselves from their blunt showing on Thursday, to whack Lesotho 4-0 in their second friendly at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, South Africa on Sunday, 7 June.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsTop of the star performers for coach Benni McCarthy were the pair of Mohammed Bajaber and Lawrence Okoth, who all came away with two goals each, to give Kenya its first victory over The Crocodiles since Saturday, 24 April 1993.Bajaber, Okoth steal show with braces as Harambee Stars sweep Lesotho asideIn this piece, we rate how individual players fared in the comfortable outing:##PLAYER_RATINGS_104##

France welcome Northern Ireland to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Monday evening for their final friendly fixture before heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Les Bleus suffered a concerning 2-1 defeat against Ivory Coast in their previous match, while the Green and White Army edged past Guinea in Cadiz.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsFrance have won four of their last six matches, drawing one and losing one. Across their latest five outings, Les Bleus scored fourteen goals and conceded five, producing victories over Colombia, Brazil, Azerbaijan and Ukraine before slipping to a 2-1 defeat against Ivory Coast.##NAJAVA_MECA_9788339##Home form remains particularly strong, with five clean sheets recorded in their last seven home games.Team news is relatively positive despite rotation concerns. William Saliba and several Paris Saint Germain players may be managed carefully, while Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise, Marcus Thuram and Aurelien Tchouameni remain the headline names.Real Madrid lo..

Harambee Stars will be back to action this afternoon against Lesotho at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in South Africa.The friendly match will see the two sides clash again, having settled for a 1-1 draw on Thursday at the same venue.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe result appeared not to sit well with majority of Kenyans, who heavily criticised coach Benni McCarthy and his boys for letting their slip away to share spoils with the lowly-ranked side.The match saw some of the new faces, included in the team for the very first time, make their debut.##NAJAVA_MECA_9787904##McCarthy will hope to guide his charges to a win before packing his bags to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where he is among the BBC’s punditry team.Greetings and welcome to this live blog where we will be bringing you live updates from South Africa as they unfold.

Even during Roman Abramovich’s reign at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have been known as a “managerial graveyard”. The longest stint of any Blues’ manager in this century lasted a little less than four years, when Claudio Ranieri was in charge, while only the Italian and Jose Mourinho surpassed the 1,000-day mark in the dugout during that period.Since Todd Boehly took over the club, Chelsea’s “managerial meat grinder” has become even more brutal, with the London side led by seven different tacticians in the current decade. Xabi Alonso will be the eighth.Yet several managers discarded by the Blues have successfully reinvented themselves on the international stage. Therefore, it’s no wonder that as many as four former Chelsea bosses will enter the race for the crown at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_9788339##The England manager, Thomas Tuchel, arguably has the best chance of winning the title. After leading the Blues between January 2021 and September 2022 and winning the Champions Lea..

Kenya Sevens’ stay among the HSBC SVNS elite came to an end on Sunday, 7 June after USA defeated Fiji 17-14 in Bordeaux, confirming Shujaa’s relegation to Division 2 for the 2027 season.The result capped a disappointing weekend in France for Kevin Wambua’s charges, who managed just one win from five matches and ultimately fell short in their bid to retain a place in the top tier of the global sevens circuit.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsEarlier in the day, Kenya had done all they could by beating Uruguay 26-7 to finish 11th in the promotion and relegation tournament.The victory lifted Shujaa to 16 points, but their fate was no longer in their hands.Kenya needed Fiji to beat the USA in the fifth-place playoff.Instead, the Americans edged Fiji 17-14 to move to 17 points, one more than Shujaa’s tally, condemning the East Africans to Division 2.##NAJAVA_MECA_9788339##The relegation comes despite Kenya finishing ahead of several teams that would ordinarily have retained their ..

Harambee Stars will be back to action this afternoon against Lesotho at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in South Africa.The friendly match will see the two sides clash again, having settled for a 1-1 draw on Thursday at the same venue.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe result appeared not to sit well with majority of Kenyans, who heavily criticised coach Benni McCarthy and his boys for letting their slip away to share spoils with the lowly-ranked side.The match saw some of the new faces, included in the team for the very first time, make their debut.##NAJAVA_MECA_9787904##McCarthy will hope to guide his charges to a win before packing his bags to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where he is among the BBC’s punditry team.Greetings and welcome to this live blog where we will be bringing you live updates from South Africa as they unfold.

Finishing preparations for a landmark World Cup campaign, Croatia will host neighbours Slovenia in their last pre-finals friendly on Sunday.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsMarking 30 years since their major tournament debut, the consistent overachievers are bound for North America, so they will want to post a morale-boosting win.##NAJAVA_MECA_9784863##Croatia enters this fixture looking to steady a their ship after enduring back-to-back defeats for the first time since 2023.TACTICAL ANALYSIS: Understanding Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup SetupAcross their last five matches, the Vatreni have showcased significant defensive vulnerability, shipping nine goals while managing to hit the back of the net seven times themselves.Their home form remains generally formidable, characterized by a dominant 3-1 qualification victory over the Faroe Islands and a 2-1 friendly triumph against Colombia, though they suffered a recent 2-0 shutout against Belgium in Rijeka.In terms of team news, head..

Few African nations have become as familiar with the World Cup as Tunisia. Yet for all their consistency, the Eagles of Carthage still carry an unwanted record: despite appearing at numerous tournaments, they have never reached the knockout stage.Their road to the 2026 World Cup was characteristic of the team itself – disciplined, efficient and rarely spectacular. Tunisia once again navigated a demanding African qualifying campaign without much drama, relying on defensive solidity and the experience accumulated over decades of international competition.##NAJAVA_MECA_9775382##Now comes the bigger challenge. Qualification is no longer enough, and the dream is finally breaking the ceiling that has frustrated generations of Tunisian footballers.Main virtues:Experience remains Tunisia’s greatest weapon. Few African teams arrive at major tournaments with such a strong understanding of game management. Tunisia rarely panic, rarely lose their shape and are notoriously difficult to break down. ..