Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has come out in defence of two Gor Mahia players reportedly suspended by their club, insisting their standing in the national team setup remains unaffected.Gor reportedly handed goalkeeper Bryne Omondi and defender Michael Kibwage a 14-day precautionary suspension following their conduct in the club’s 5-1 defeat to Pyramids FC in Cairo##NAJAVA_MECA_9980414##The result saw the Kenyan champions crash out of the CAF Champions League 7-1 on aggregate.Defender Frank Odhiambo was also, reportedly, handed a warning over his performance in the same match.The suspensions sparked backlash among Kenyan football fans, with many calling on the Harambee Stars gaffer to drop the duo from the national team setup altogether.Speaking at a media briefing in a Nairobi hotel, the former Porto striker dismissed the calls, saying it was unfair to single out individual players for a collective failure.”It was very harsh for people to point fingers at two individuals. T..

Kenyan basketball sensation Madina Okot had a special guest at Atlanta Dream’s win over the New York Liberty on Wednesday night, as President William Ruto was sitting courtside at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsRuto, who is currently in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, watched the game alongside the First Lady Rachel, NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, together with several members of NBA Africa, including CEO Clare Akamanzi.©Chamgei FMOkot, alongside her Dream teammates, was playing the final game of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) season.They beat Liberty 83-65 to clinch the fourth seed, guaranteeing themselves home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs.##NAJAVA_MECA_9978876##It was on this special occasion that Ruto soaked in the atmosphere, watching Okot feature for three minutes off the bench, scoring two points and registering two rebounds.After the game, a clip showed President Ruto takin..

The 2026 CECAFA U20 Championship reaches its climax at Uhuru Stadium on Thursday, with Uganda facing Burundi for third place before hosts Tanzania meet Sudan in the final.Both matches carry different stakes. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsUganda and Burundi are playing for bronze and pride after their AFCON dreams ended in the semi-finals. Tanzania and Sudan have already secured qualification for the 2027 U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. Now, they meet for the regional crown.Uganda vs BurundiUganda’s campaign had promised much before it ended dramatically.##NAJAVA_MECA_9980516##The Hippos opened their tournament with a 4-1 win over Djibouti before beating Sudan 1-0 to finish top of their group. Their semi-final against Sudan was a five-goal thriller. Uganda took the lead through Richard Okello after seven minutes, but Sudan quickly levelled. US-based Kenyan youngster eager to solve Harambee Stars’ problematic positionWaheed Shandi then put Sudan ahead before Derrick Sso..

Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has broken his silence on the struggles he has had to put up with since arriving in KenyaSpeaking to Mozzart Sport at a Nairobi hotel, the gaffer revealed that neither he nor his foreign-based assistants have ever been issued the work permits required to operate legally in the country.##NAJAVA_MECA_9980414##McCarthy was unveiled as Harambee Stars head coach by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) on 3 March 2025.He signed a deal running through the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which Kenya is set to co-host with Uganda and Tanzania.He replaced Francis Kimanzi, who had briefly served on an interim basis following the resignation of the late Engin Firat.He did not arrive alone; his technical bench includes fellow South Africans he had worked with previously, including Vasili Manousakis as assistant coach, Moeneeb Josephs as goalkeepers coach, and Pilela Maposa as performance analyst.The federation later moved to blend the foreign contingent w..

Nairobi is set for a major addition to its sports and entertainment infrastructure after Zaria Group, co-founded by Dallas Mavericks president Masai Ujiri, signed a long-term lease with Kenya Railways Corporation to develop a 10,000-seat indoor arena at Nairobi Railway City.The proposed project, valued at approximately Ksh38.2 billion ($294 million), will form the centrepiece of a wider sports, entertainment and mixed-use development in the heart of the capital. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe lease agreement was signed in April 2026 at State House, Nairobi, with President William Ruto witnessing the signing between Zaria Group and Kenya Railways. The project is part of the wider 172-hectare Nairobi Railway City redevelopment around Nairobi Central Railway Station. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9980516##An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment identifies Zaria Group as the project proponent, with its local subsidiary, Metroarena Development Company Limited, serving as the developm..

Kenyan running great Eliud Kipchoge is a believer that the world marathon record will continue to fall, given the relentlessness of the new generation of athletes in the field.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe 41-year-old, is, however, proud, that the fast times being witnessed from the current breed of runners are as a product of the work he did in laying the foundation, and implanting a mindset that no human is limited.##NAJAVA_MECA_9981526##“The next generation will run more, because the next generation now doesn’t know where the limits are, and the sport will be interesting in the future, ” Kipchoge told Olympics.com in an exclusive interview ahead of the Berlin Marathon scheduled for Sunday, 27 September.A two-time Olympic champion, Kipchoge is proud of some of the milestones he has achieved throughout his marathon career, ranging from his five Berlin marathon titles, to unofficially becoming the first man to run a marathon in under two hours at the famous INEOS 1:59..

Tottenham Hotspur are in a serious crisis, and while their awful start to the new Premier League season and just two points from their opening five games must have disheartened their fans, Spurs seem rather optimistic and already have a plan to turn things around.After all, a horrendous start to the campaign is hardly going to stop them from spending even more.Tottenham desperate — is Icardi the solution to their goal drought?Despite having splashed out over €360 million in the previous June Transfer Window, the club’s board and the manager Roberto De Zerbi have apparently realized it wasn’t enough.So, after signing prominent players such as Mykhailo Mudryk, Omar Marmoush, Andrew Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Tosin Adarabioyo, Jan Paul van Hecke, Savinho, Mateus Fernandes, and Sandro Tonali, among others, Spurs have eyed another big name and their former target – £125m Morgan Gibbs-White.🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Tottenham Hotspur have set their sights on a possible £125M January move for Nottingham For..

That’s Derbi Madrileno – simply more than just a game.It lasts 90 minutes like any other match, but its aftermath can sometimes last for days or even longer. And with Atletico Madrid’s victory, a red card for a Real Madrid player, and a penalty conceded by Los Blancos, you can count on this one being talked about for a long time.Tebas lambasts Real over referee claimsThe issues involving the two clubs, La Liga and its president Javier Tebas, and Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho have been put to bed, while those involving the players have emerged in recent days.According to the show El Dia Despues – and as TNT Sports exclusively reported – there was a quarrel on the pitch between Atletico’s Cristian Romero and Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, and it was anything but pleasant, with the English outlet precisely quoting what the Argentine and the Englishman told each other.Everything started when the former Tottenham Hotspur captain spoke to Dean Huijsen, claiming that Los Blancos have the ref..

Kenyan fighters produced a winning display as the curtains came falling on the ANZA Mixed MArtial Arts (MMA) Pro Nights 3 held over the weekend at Village Market.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOn a night that brought together the finest athletes from Africa, it was Kenya’s trio of George “The Maverick” Itumo, Brian Munyi and Kevin Odongo who stole the show in front of a boisterous home crowd, with all of them picking crucial first round wins.Kenyan tennis star crashes out early in Italian tournamentOdongo, fighting in the heavyweight category, had an easy task against Uganda’s Kasozi Umaru, to secure a first-round win via TKO (Technical Knockout).©ANZA MMAA similar result came from his compatriot Munyi, as he floored another Ugandan, Cyplian Katumba, via TKO in the first round, to win the featherweight contest.©ANZA MMAThe two wins by Munyi and Odongo saw them both preserve their perfect records, with both men unbeaten at 2-0-0 and 4-0-0 respectively.Itumo, fighting in the..