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Kenyan analyst Naythan Din-Kariuki has marked a defining milestone in his young but rapidly rising career after being part of the backroom staff that guided Aston Villa to a historic UEFA Europa League triumph.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsDin-Kariuki, who has served as the club’s lead data scout since March 2025, was among the key performance and recruitment analysts behind the scenes as Villa delivered a commanding 3-0 victory over German side SC Freiburg in the final played in Istanbul on Wednesday, 20 May.Austin Odhiambo weighs in on increased foreign-based players in Harambee Stars squadThe Premier League side produced a clinical performance on the European stage, with goals coming from Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía, and Morgan Rogers sealing a memorable continental triumph under Spanish tactician Unai Emery.The victory not only delivered European silverware but also highlighted Emery’s growing legacy in continental competition with Villa.##NAJAVA_MECA_9758213##F..

Bidco United head coach Anthony Akhulia has finally opened up on the club’s relegation from the FKF Premier League, admitting that the warning signs had been evident long before their fate was sealed.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Thika-based side’s six-year stay in the top flight officially came to an end last weekend following a narrow 1-0 defeat to Shabana FC in Mwea. The loss confirmed Bidco’s drop to the National Super League (NSL) after a difficult campaign in which they struggled for consistency, winning only four matches from 32 league outings.##NAJAVA_MECA_9758205##Bidco’s relegation did not come as a complete surprise, considering the struggles the club endured throughout the season. The team had already flirted with danger during the previous campaign and only survived on the final day after a dramatic 2-0 victory over Sofapaka. Heading into that decisive fixture rooted at the bottom of the table, Bidco managed to escape the drop by the slimmest of margins.S..

Austin Odhiambo has welcomed the increasing number of foreign-based players being drafted into the Harambee Stars squad, insisting the competition can only make the national team stronger ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe attacking midfielder, who currently plays club football in Lebanon, believes the arrival of more overseas-based players should not be viewed as a threat to locally based talent, but rather as motivation for every player to improve and fight harder for a place in the national team.On Monday, Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy named a squad heavily laden with foreign-based talent for the upcoming international friendlies against Kyrgyzstan and Palestine scheduled for June.##NAJAVA_MECA_9758213##Among the new call-ups are defender Deon Woodman of Wealdstone FC, winger Sammy Henia-Kamau from Hull City, forward Micah Obiero of Wealdstone FC, Stoke City defender Sydney Agina and goalkeeper Caleb Kramer o..

Only a few squads heading to the World Cup look as physically dominant, experienced and dangerous as the Lions of Teranga.Drawn into a brutal group alongside France, Norway and Iraq, Senegal know there will be no margin for error. Still, the belief inside the camp is clear: they have enough quality to challenge anyone.Head coach Pape Thiaw has named a provisional 28-man squad ahead of the tournament, with two players still set to be cut before the final list is confirmed.📋 La Liste des 28 Lions retenus par le sélectionneur national Pape Thiaw pour représenter le Sénégal à la Coupe du Monde 2026. #FIFAWC2026 #ListeGaideyi #DemBaJeex pic.twitter.com/lA7qkL9UfV— Equipe du Sénégal (@GaindeYi) May 21, 2026 As expected, everything still revolves around Sadio Mane. The captain remains the emotional and footballing leader of the squad, but what makes this Senegal side especially dangerous is the depth around him. Remarkably, 20 of the 28 selected players currently compete in Europe’s top five ..

Madira Soccer Assassins’ joy of beating relegation was short-lived as they were relegated to the FKF Women’s National Super League (WNSL) following a mathematical error that instead meant that Nyanza-based Gideon Starlets survived.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsMadira and Gideon Starlets were embroiled in a fierce battle against relegation over the last three match days after Kisumu All Starlets and Kisped Queens had been relegated earlier due to the issuance of three walkovers apiece.After the final match day of the season, Madira celebrated surviving relegation, having finished the season with 15 points, the same as Gideon Starlets but with a superior goal difference of -10 as compared to Gideon’s -18, which left the latter in the relegation zone.Why Ulinzi Starlets coach is confident of WPL title next seasonHowever, upon review by the FKF Leagues and Competitions Committee, one point had been wrongfully awarded to Madira, which, upon correction, reduced their point tall..

Eight years ago in Russia, Egypt didn’t manage to earn a single point, but given the quality of their group and the fact that the best third-placed teams can also advance, the Pharaohs have reason to hope for a spot in the knockout stage of the World Cup. Coach Hosam Hasan has announced the squad that will attempt, on their third try (after also failing in the group stage in 1990), to reach the Round of 16. The list features 27 players, which means one will have to be cut. Hasan will make that decision after a friendly against Russia scheduled for May 28 in Cairo.Here’s the Egypt 🇪🇬 squad for the #FIFAWorldCup!They are in Group G with 🇧🇪🇳🇿🇮🇷 and will play warm-up friendlies with 🇷🇺🇧🇷.First thing that stands out: no Mostafa Mohamed.🆕 Mostafa Ziko (Pyramids 🇪🇬)🆕 Aqtay Abdallah (Enppi 🇪🇬)🆕 Hamza Abdelkarim (FC Barcelona U19 🇪🇸)… pic.twitter.com/vt5U3X6Cmp— The International Window (@windowintlpod) May 21, 2026 Most of the squad comes from the domestic league, and notably, eight of them pl..

The draw for the 2026 Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) U-17 Women’s Championship was conducted on Thursday, 21 May, in Kampala, Uganda, setting the stage for the regional tournament scheduled for Saturday, 13 to Tuesday, 23 June in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsKenya has been placed in a challenging Group A alongside hosts Tanzania, Somalia and Sudan following the draw overseen by CECAFA Head of Marketing and Communications Andrew Oryada. Group B will feature Uganda, South Sudan and Djibouti.##NAJAVA_MECA_9758213##CECAFA Competitions Manager Yusuf Mossi welcomed the growing participation in women’s football across the region, noting that Somalia and Sudan will field women’s teams in the championship for the first time.“We are happy that for the first time Somalia and Sudan will also send women’s teams for this championship,” said Mossi.FKF announce new venue for Gor Mahia, Mara Sugar clash after declining Wang’uru S..

For Aston Villa fans, this is a dream season. They finally won a trophy after 30 years and will play in the Champions League next season! But for other clubs, this Europa League trophy will have repercussions. Aston Villa’s win over Freiburg moved the chains and the last round of the Premier League on Sunday will be even more interesting for clubs looking for European football next season. Due to England club’s success in UEFA competitions this year, the Premier League has been awarded a European Performance Spot (EPS) in the Champions League. This means an extra team will qualify for Europe’s elite club competition based on league position.Unai Emery League! Villa stomp Freiburg for his fifth UEL trophyAston Villa is currently fourth in the league but could drop to fifth in case they lose to Manchester City at the Etihad and Liverpool defeat Brentford. In this scenario, the team that finishes sixth in the Premier League will qualify for the Champions League, and if that happens to be ..

Lyon has been going through a serious crisis, and it’s far from over. There’s no end in sight, and the club is under UEFA’s watchful eye. It could easily happen, even though they secured a spot in the Champions League qualifiers, that they might not participate in them—or even in European competitions at all. Lyon will once again have to sell players to “balance” their financial books. A significant amount of money will be needed to avoid being crossed off by the governing body. According to L’Équipe, the French club has been given two deadlines: by the end of June, they must pay 20 million euros, and by the end of August, three times that amount to be eligible to play in the Champions League if they qualify through the playoffs.Lyon could be kicked out of EuropeThe business books of Olympique Lyon were in poor shape—they violated financial fair play rules and were even initially relegated from Ligue 1 to Ligue 2. That decision was later overturned on appeal. Now, they are facing new p..

When the 2026 Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) Men’s Premier League season begins, few teams will carry the momentum and belief currently surrounding Kisumu Youngstars.Fresh from a remarkable 2025 Super League campaign that saw them lose only once in 20 matches, the Kisumu-based side now steps into the top tier determined not merely to survive, but to prove they belong among Kenya’s elite hockey clubs.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsFor head coach John Shivisi, promotion was never the result of a single outstanding season. Instead, it was the reward for years of patience, sacrifice and belief through difficult moments that nearly pushed the club in the opposite direction.“The journey has been built on real patience, discipline and belief in each other,” says Shivisi. “This is not something that happened overnight.”Varsity side Chuka Trojans’ long journey to achieving KHU National League promotionThe transformation becomes even more impressive considering where the club stood not to..