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Upcoming centre referee Hillary Siva has appealed to Kenyans to help him realise his officiating dream after obtaining his referee certificate. Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Vihiga-based youngster and Form Three student was part of the Kenyan young trio chosen to officiate at the the CAF African Schools Football Championship CECAFA Qualifiers in Rwanda, which concluded over the weekend.Siva was alongside fellow 16-year-old assistant referee Risper Sarai and 17-year-old Rachael Otieno.##NAJAVA_MECA_9944530##Before moving to Tanzania, the teenager had officiated his first high-profile matches in the country during pre-season friendlies.He was at the centre of action as Kakamega Homeboyz took on APS Bomet, Bungoma Superstars and AFC Leopards, where he got a chance to exchange a few words with Ingwe forward Tyson Otieno.In Rwanda, the young official was the centre referee in three matches, including the third-place playoff.Forgotten Harambee Stars striker leaves Swedish c..

Rogerio Ceni, Jose Luis Chilavert, Jorge Campos, Rene Higuita, Hans-Jorg Butt, Vincent Enyeama… The list of goalkeepers with a knack for scoring goals isn’t particularly long. In fact, in today’s football, aside from a couple of relatively unknown names from Brazil and Argentina, hardly any custodians are regular scorers.However, that changed this past weekend. The list got one man longer, and the name added to it is very famous, though the man who bears it has plenty to prove in his own right.The lad’s name is Ronald Koeman Jr. He is the son of the legendary Dutch player and coach, and he bagged a brace to earn his team a 2-2 draw, becoming one of the few keepers to score more than one goal in a single game!From quiz winner to Champions League: The unbelievable 25-year football fairytaleThe 31-year-old’s club, Telstar, already seemed written off after their striker Nokkvi Thorisson was sent off in the 22nd minute of their home clash against Cambuur in the Dutch top flight.After head..

Pyramids FC head coach Rulani Mokwena has singled out two Gor Mahia players whose performances caught his eye during their CAF Champions League first preliminary-round clash.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe two sides locked horns on Sunday, 6 September, with the Egyptian heavyweights securing a 2-0 victory over the record Kenyan champions.Despite the defeat, several Gor Mahia players impressed Mokwena, who was quick to praise their performances.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936459##Goals from Walid El-Khati and Mahmoud Saber were enough to hand Pyramids a comfortable first-leg away victory.“With Onyango (Alpha), there was physicality. I think the midfield and aggressive wing play were okay. They are a good team, and that is why they are Kenyan champions,” said Mokwena.The South African tactician also heaped praise on Gor Mahia’s central defenders, singling out Frank Odhiambo for his composure and ability to build play from the back.Forgotten Harambee Stars striker leaves Swedish club a..

Since taking over the sporting department as a minority owner, sir Jim Ratcliffe had a clear plan – to stop the huge amount of spending and revamp the team in order to (finally) be competitive again. The sporting part definitely is not working yet (see: Eric ten Hag, Ruben Amorim, Michael Carrick), but the finances are in order. After sacking the staff, getting rid of (almost) all overpaid and under performing players, and upping the prices, United have managed to get some financial order. And they even made some good decisions in the last three transfer windows, but this latest report is interesting and it casts a doubt over their long-term thinking.Ex Gunner spoils United’s partyIt was evident in June 2025 that Manchester wanted to revamp the attacking sector. They spent a lot of money but acquired Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko. This June, it was time to rebuild the midfield. 173 million euros were spent on three midfielders: Carlos Baleba (75 million euros), Andrey ..

Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has suffered double injury blow ahead of Kenya’s upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Eritrea and Guinea.This follows injuries to the England-based duo of Zech Obiero and Louis Millard who suffered the unfortunate while in action for their respective clubs.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsObiero suffered a hamstring injury during his Gillingham debut against Rochdale on Saturday, a match the League Two side won 4-1.The attacking midfielder, who joined Gillingham on loan from Leyton Orient on transfer deadline day, was forced off in the first half.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936487##Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth admitted that Obiero’s injury does not look good, expressing his disappointment at seeing the 19-year-old suffer what he described as his first hamstring problem.“Zech on a stretcher is not looking great. Will has walked off the pitch and felt something. We will have a look at that. I am really gutted for Zech Obiero. I..

Being the Premier League champion means that you become the hunted, instead of being the hunter. Arsenal have started the new season as the main candidates for another title and made sure they got what they needed at the transfer market in order to stay competitive. Until the last day of the transfer window nobody was near the Gunners, but Manchester City splashed big in order to remain competitive. Still, Arsenal is the team to get beat this season and so far nobody went even close, Chelsea included. The Blues also had a good transfer window and a new coach, they are without European games this season and all of a sudden, they were branded title contenders. Today, the Gunners put them back to their place: Arsenal – Chelsea 2-1.King Kai Havertz X Martin Odegaard pic.twitter.com/cuvnNDq9gT https://t.co/XyKIy6XARL— Triple M (@Trip_ple____M) September 6, 2026 When the visitors took a shocking lead in the second minute of the game, many saw this as the sign that the Blues just might be con..

Tusker FC surrendered a two-goal advantage as Sudanese side Al Ahli Madani staged a late fightback to secure a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup first preliminary round tie at Kigali Pele Stadium on Sunday.The Brewers looked firmly in control after goals from Victor Mbaoma and Abdoulie Joof put them two goals ahead. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsHowever,Al Ahli Madani responded after the break through Al-Samani Al-Sawi, who scored twice to force a share of the spoils and leave the tie delicately poised ahead of next weekend’s return leg.The result denied Tusker a potentially valuable advantage heading into the second leg, with the Kenyan side now needing a positive result at home to advance to the second preliminary round.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936542##Making their return to continental football after a four-year absence, Tusker had entered the contest determined to establish a strong footing in the opening leg and put themselves in a favourable position be..

They supposedly don’t have a world-class traditional striker, yet after four games of the new La Liga season they have scored 16 goals. Six of them have come from the name of their “makeshift” number nine, Raphinha. Another ten have been shared among the rest of the squad. So the one thing Barcelona certainly don’t have is a finishing problem. They proved that again today at Mestalla, where they demolished Valencia 5:0 and, following Real Madrid’s defeat to Real Betis, moved clear at the top of La Liga. And judging by what we’ve seen from them so far, that’s exactly where they belong. Valencia conceded five, and could easily have shipped another five, just in the first half. Quite simply, there is no defence capable of stopping this Barca, and Raphinha is merely one of the cogs in a machine constantly lubricated by stars such as Lamine Yamal, Fermín Lopez, and new arrivals Anthony Gordon and Rodri, who made his first start today and immediately earned several rounds of applause from th..

The first days after the transfer window closed in the blue half of Liverpool have been dominated by a wave of fan anger over what is widely considered to have been a disastrous transfer window by the club’s hierarchy, who left David Moyes with a rather limited squad. But, at least judging by today’s clash with Manchester United, perhaps that criticism has been a little excessive, because it was two of Everton’s new arrivals who twice brought them back from the dead and ultimately saved face at Hill Dickinson Stadium – 2:2 in the third round of the Premier League.First Tyrique George, who was already at the club last season but on loan from Chelsea, before Everton made his move permanent this summer for 21 million euros. And then Ainsley Maitland-Niles, signed in the final hours of deadline day for a modest 3,500,000 euros. What was particularly impressive was the way the hosts practically snatched those three points that had already seemed destined for United. George smashed the ball ..

With Real Madrid slipping to a 1-0 defeat at Real Betis and Atletico Madrid already trailing the early title race, Barcelona remain the team to beat in La Liga.Hansi Flick’s side have made a flying start to their title defence, scoring 12 goals in their opening three league games, including five-goal routs in two of them. Raphinha has been at the heart of it all, scoring five times already and emerging as an early contender for the Pichichi award, while Lamine Yamal is beginning to find the form expected of him after a quieter-than-hoped World Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936760####EDITORS_CHOICE##Anthony Gordon has also settled quickly since arriving from Newcastle, giving Flick another dangerous option in attack as Barcelona prepare to visit Valencia at Mestalla in the fourth round on Sunday (5.15 pm).The hosts, meanwhile, have just one point from their opening three matches and pressure is already building around Carlos Corberan. Valencia face another season of fighting at the wrong end of th..