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Tusker leave Murang’a sweeter after swatting aside Mara SugarBrian Chonjo’s first-half strike proved decisive as Kenya Police FC secured consecutive victories, handing Shabana FC their first defeat of the season.In a contest shaped by compact defensive organisation, direct progression and transitional opportunities, Police demonstrated greater efficiency in exploiting the spaces available to them, while Shabana struggled to translate their possession into clear goalscoring opportunities.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsAhmed Fathi’s Shabana started in a 4-4-2, with Pavehl Ndzila in goal, Brian Bett and James Mazembe at full-back, and George Onyango partnering Herbert Sanday in central defence. Kevin Omundi and Byron Otieno formed the central midfield pairing, while Brian Michira and Brian Oguttu occupied the wide positions.Sigmunn Maina operated close to centre-forward Hafiz Alhassan, providing a second attacking presence between the lines.Kenya Police, meanwhile, adopted a ..

Inter remain overwhelming favourites to defend their title, Lazio are emerging as the surprise package of the season, and Roma and Milan are in the race for the top spots… We’ll see how things stand at the end, but there is one thing in Italian football that is beyond doubt. The best football in Italy is being played by Como. They played it last season, and they are playing it this season, too. And they’re getting better and better. Sometimes it doesn’t bring results, as it didn’t recently in Rotterdam, but more and more often it does — and increasingly, it is footballing poetry, with plenty of goals flying into the opposition’s net.1 – Il #Como, oltre ad essere la 1ª squadra italiana a segnare almeno 7 gol in trasferta in Coppa dei Campioni/UEFA #ChampionsLeague, è anche in generale la 1ª italiana a realizzare 9 reti in una gara nelle principali competizioni europee. Insaziabile. #LensComo https://t.co/CUXKKqcIs0— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) November 4, 2026 Cesc Fàbregas’s team played m..

Harambee Stars eligible-defender Zak Vyner was an unused substitute as his English side, Wrexham, ended their two-match winless run with a timely 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough at the Racecourse Ground on Wednesday, 4 November.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsVyner, 29, was left on the bench as the Red Dragons registered only their fourth league win of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_10087365##It was the fourth game in a row that the defender, born to an English father and Kenyan mother, was sitting on the reserves, having been left on the bench in the team’s preceding fixtures against Preston, Blackburn and Sheffield United.TACTICAL ANALYSIS: How wide overloads and combinations cancelled each other out as Nairobi United faced BandariHaving struggled in their weekend loss to the Blades, Phil Parkinson’s side was better on the night in front of their fans, toppling the league-leaders thanks to two second half goals from George Thomason and substitute Ollie Rathbone.After a quiet, bu..

Vinícius Júnior has not experienced worse or more difficult moments in football since establishing himself a few years ago as a Real Madrid superstar and one of the best players on the planet. Let’s also remember the moment exactly two years ago, when he came very close to officially becoming the best… However, the Ballon d’Or went to Rodri, and the offended, hurt and disappointed Brazilian told the world via his Instagram account: “I’ll do it ten more times if I have to. They’re not ready.” From hinting that the Ballon d’Or would be his the following year to reaching his own lowest point in elite football.Mourinho’s blunt admission: “I probably wouldn’t be here if I were Vinicius”Last year, the 26-year-old was also booed by Real fans… partly because of the uncertainty surrounding his contract extension, partly because, as one of the team’s leaders, he became lost in Real’s mediocrity last season, and partly because of his lack of understanding with Xabi Alonso, who was “shown the ..

Former Kenya Police FC goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has accused the club of betraying him and derailing his career, claiming it failed to honour a promise to recruit him into the National Police Service after helping the team win the 2024 Mozzart Bet Cup.Matasi, who represented Police between March 2023 and January 2025, says the club approached him while he was at Tusker FC with an offer to join the police force, promising to facilitate his recruitment if he helped them win a major trophy.##NAJAVA_MECA_10077510##”I was at Tusker for one and a half seasons. That’s when I got into an accident. While I was there, the police gave me an offer. I didn’t know what kind of an offer it was,” he recalled.The goalkeeper says the arrangement was conditional on him helping Police win either the league title or the Mozzart Cup, a target he claims he fulfilled in 2024.”They told me, ‘Come, we’ll join the forces.’ I told them that I had finished with Tusker in the right way.I went to the police, and the..

After notching his second goal against Kakamega Homeboyz in five months, AFC Leopards defender Emmanuel Lwangu is now aiming for the sky, having opened his account in the 2026/27 FKF Premier League season. Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe former Shabana FC defender rose high to head home a James Kinyanjui corner, giving Leopards the lead before the latter got on the scoresheet as Ingwe battled to a 2-0 win over Kakamega Homeboyz in an Ingo derby played on Sunday, 1 November, at Wang’uru Stadium.Why Kenya shelved plans to have Barcelona vs Arsenal launch Talanta StadiumThe win marked Leopards’ second victory of the season, with their first three points coming against Kenya Police FC as their three other matches ended in stalemates.Having opened his season account, Lwangu is now eyeing more even as he backs Ingwe to end what would be a 29-year wait for a league title.##NAJAVA_MECA_10088160##“My target this season is to score more goals. I am aiming for at least seven goals..

The Yellow Submarine have written themselves into the history books of the Champions League tonight. After all, if you type the question “Which team conceded four goals the fastest in the history of the competition?” into a search engine, Villarreal’s name will come up!Paris Saint-Germain are striking fear into their opponents. If they arrived in Spain having swallowed up Manchester City and Barcelona in one gulp over the previous two rounds, there was never any doubt that they would get past Inigo Perez’s side. But they showed no mercy, crushing the Yellow Submarine 6-0.PSG have gone fourteen Champions League games without defeat for the first time, setting a new club record. ◉ D 1-1 vs. Newcastle ◉ W 2-3 vs. Monaco ◉ D 2-2 vs. Monaco ◉ W 5-2 vs. Chelsea ◉ W 0-3 vs. Chelsea ◉ W 2-0 vs. Liverpool ◉ W 0-2 vs. Liverpool ◉ W 5-4 vs. Bayern ◉ D 1-1 vs. Bayern ◉ D 1-1 vs. Arsenal (🏆) ◉ W 6-1 vs. Slovan Bratislava ◉ W 2-4 vs. Man City ◉ W 4-2 vs. Barcelona ◉ W 0-6 vs. Villarreal Who is going..

The High Court has declined to certify as urgent a petition seeking to stop the government from committing public funds towards the proposed Bayern Munich versus AFC Ajax friendly scheduled for Tuesday, 5 January, at the Raila Odinga International Stadium.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsJustice Roselyne Aburili declined to grant the petitioners’ request for urgent consideration, noting that the interim remedies sought in their application were substantially similar to those outlined in the main petition.##NAJAVA_MECA_10088120##In directions issued on Monday, 2 November, the judge ordered the six petitioners to serve the petition and notice of motion, dated Sunday, 1 November, on all respondents and interested parties. The respondents will have 10 days after service to file and serve their responses.The matter has been scheduled for mention on Wednesday, 25 November, for further directions.The petition, filed under case number HCCHRPET/E737/2026, seeks to compel the governme..

The government has issued an update on the ongoing construction of Migori Stadium, with the installation of the facility’s canopy now underway as the Ksh700 million project progresses towards completion.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsIn a statement, Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Raymond Omollo said the 10,000-seater facility had made significant progress, with construction works advancing as the government continues to invest in sports infrastructure across the country.Why Kenya shelved plans to have Barcelona vs Arsenal launch Talanta StadiumThe upgraded stadium will feature a CAF-standard football pitch, an eight-lane running track, modern changing rooms, a gymnasium, a basketball court, VIP lounges and a pavilion.Construction of the facility began in July 2025, with completion scheduled for December 2026.##NAJAVA_MECA_10088149##”As the Government works to revive economic activity across the Sugar Belt, modern sporting facilities w..

As Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to step away from the biggest stage, one of his sons is trying to make his way onto it. And he has just taken another major step towards achieving that goal.Ronaldo’s eldest son, 16-year-old Cristiano Jr, has received his first call-up to Portugal’s Under-17 national team. The young forward, who is part of Al Nassr’s academy, has been named in the 23-man squad selected by head coach Filipe Ramos for November’s European Championship qualifying matches.🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. has received his first call-up to Portugal’s Under-17 national team at just 16 years old! The Al Nassr youngster has been included in the 23-man squad for this month’s European Championship qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia. The call-up comes just weeks after Ronaldo Jr. was spotted training with a Spanish academy, sparking speculation about his international future. He has already represented Portugal at Under-15 and Under-16 level and is also eligible to represent Spain, Engl..