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Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones has provided an alarming injury update on Harambee Stars defender Collins Sichenje after he was stretchered off with what appeared to be a nasty knee injury.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe former AFC Leopards defender was hooked off after just 15 minutes in their English Football League (EFL) Cup match against English Premier League (EPL) side Tottenham Hotspur.Stars Abroad: Sichenje, Ouma feature as Savio scores on Spurs debut against CharltonThe latest injury becomes the third setback suffered by the 22-year-old since he joined The Addicks in February with Jones shading more light on the expected date of return.“Everything we were going to go for we are now not able to – because we have got to replace now. That is absolutely disastrous for us. We lost two and we do not think it is weeks,” said Jones.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915621##Apart from Sichenje, Charlton also lost Billy Koumetio to injury with Reece Burke also suffering a similar fa..

The saga between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid still drags on and yesterday and today it boiled over again, when Joan Laporta admitted that the club is still interested in signing Julian Alvarez. The members of the Atletico’s Board of Directors have unanimously shown their full support for the club’s decision not to negotiate the transfer of Julian Alvarez to FC Barcelona. The player himself failed to show up at the training ground for the second day in a row, citing ’illness’ as the reason. But life goes on, weather Alvares is coming to Barcelona or not (probably not), and coach Hansi Flick has to prepare for a much tougher opponent than Elche – Athletic Bilbao.Barca & Atleti’s media war: “We remain interested in Alvarez” vs “There’s a 0% chance of selling him to Barca”The Catalans will have a much tougher opponent in Mourinho’s Real this season, and points need to be won, with or without a proper number 9. After all, Barca signed Anthony Gordon and Karem Adeyemi, both of whom are cap..

Shabana FC have continued to galvanise their squad ahead of the 2026/27 FKF Premier League season after completing the signing of Ghanaian striker Abdul Hafiz.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Glamour Boys confirmed the arrival of the forward on Thursday, with the attacker joining from Ghana Premier League outfit Swedru All Blacks FC as the Kisii-based club continues to reinforce its squad ahead of the new campaign.Sichenje reveals how Ouma arrival has eased Charlton adaptationIn a statement announcing the move, Shabana expressed confidence that Hafiz will add quality and depth to their attacking department.“We are pleased to welcome Ghanaian striker Abdul Hafiz to the squad ahead of the new season 2026/2027.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915589##Hafiz joins us from Swedru All Blacks FC of Ghana, bringing fresh energy, attacking quality and an eye for goal to our frontline.A new country. A new challenge. A new chapter in red and white. Welcome to the family, Hafiz!” the club said.Shabana..

Kenya women’s national volleyball team head coach Geoffrey Omondi has explained fielding what observers termed a ‘fringe team’ against Zambia in the opening match of the CAVB Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship, held on Tuesday, 25 August, at the Kasarani Indoor Arena.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOmondi, who also coaches Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) chose to rest his key players including captain Meldina Sande.Malkia Strikers aim guns at Mali as CAVB Women’s African Nations Championship enters day threeNonetheless, the six who started the match put on a strong performance to deliver the first two sets before the big guns came on for the final set with Kenya securing a 3-0 win.Speaking after the match, Omondi defended his fielding, choosing to heap praise on the starters.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915603##“It is a good start for us in our quest to qualify for the Olympics. The girls did well, and hopefully we continue that way.I do not have a main team. Everyone can p..

Malkia Strikers captain Meldina Sande has heaped praise on Milka Akinyi following her impressive debut for the senior national women’s volleyball team against Zambia in the ongoing CAVB Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsAkinyi, who is a Form Four student at St Cecilia, Aluor Girls Secondary School in Siaya County, was handed a starting berth against Zambia by coach Geoffrey Omondi and went ahead to repay the coach’s faith in her. Malkia Strikers coach explains fielding ‘fringe players’ against ZambiaThe soft-spoken outside hitter went ahead to register five scores in the match, the second-best by any Kenyan player, a performance that earned her a warm reception from the fans.Speaking to the press after the match, Sande, who herself is an outside hitter, could only predict a bright future for Akinyi.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915627## “I thank God that the coach gave her (Akinyi) the opportunity to start and show the world what she can do. S..

Professional Kenyan golfer Samuel Chege Njoroge says he will use the experience of one of his narrow misses in 2025 to his advantage, when he takes to the greens at Sigona Golf Club this weekend.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsNjoroge, 32, will be among the leading Kenyan professional golfers who will be seeking to gain valuable points at the seventh leg of the PGK Equator Tour that ends on Sunday, 30 August.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915616##The par-72 Sigona course hosts the tournament barely two weeks after a successful sixth leg in Nakuru, where Njoroge claimed the title after finishing with 280 points in a competitive field of 48 players.The course, however, carries not-so-good memories for the Safaricom-sponsored golfer, as it was the venue he coughed up a lead last year, to lose by one shot to Njoroge Kibugu, who with that claimed his maiden PGK Equator Tour victory.Okutoyi closing on to second Swiss doubles title in span of a weekDouble bogeys from Njoroge in the eighth and nint..

He was the winner during his playing days and the early signs are there – it looks like he will be a winner as a coach too. Yaya Toure started his managerial career in June 2026 and after just two months, he broke a record – the first African manager to lead a team into the Champions League. Toure became the head coach on June 13th and took over Slovan Bratislava. Since he took charge, they have won five of their six competitive matches but the Wednesday’s victory was the most important one. They came to Slovenia to play the second leg after a 1-1 draw in the first match and managed to beat 2-1 in extra time.Yaya Touré has become the first African manager to take a team to the Champions League group stage 📈The dressing room scenes last night 🙌(via @SKSlovan) pic.twitter.com/D4i5Yf4urh— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) August 27, 2026 This is Toure’s first job as a head coach, but he was assistant before that. In 2021, he joined Ukrainian Premier League club Olimpik Donetsk as as..

Shabana FC have completed the signing of experienced striker Derrick Otanga as the Kisii-based side continues to strengthen its squad ahead of the new FKF Premier League season.The Glamour Boys confirmed the arrival of the former league top scorer in an official announcement, adding an experienced attacking option to a squad expected to compete for honours in the upcoming campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915616##Otanga joins Shabana from Kakamega Homeboyz, where he featured last season, and is expected to play a key role in the club’s attacking plans following the departure of Congolese forward Mambote Batshi Assis, who has since joined KCB.The forward won the FKF Premier League Golden Boot during the 2021/22 season while turning out for KCB, finishing the campaign as the league’s leading scorer and further establishing his reputation as one of the country’s proven goalscorers.Shabana described their latest acquisition as a powerful forward with extensive experience gained both in Kenya and abr..

Yan Diomande was Liverpool’s first choice, but the Reds simply could not compete with Real Madrid. They immediately turned their attention to Bradley Barcola. And now, after months of negotiations, they have finally found the winning formula. According to well-informed The Athletic, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain have reached a provisional agreement over the transfer of the France international to Anfield. According to the same source, the total value of the deal will be 140 million euros, with the guaranteed portion exceeding 116,500,000 euros. Alexander Isak, at 145,000,000, will remain Liverpool’s most expensive signing, but Florian Wirtz’s second-place fee of 125 million euros is now under threat.Liverpool have reached agreement in principle with Paris Saint-Germain to sign forward Bradley Barcola.The clubs agreed terms of the proposed deal overnight for a package around £120million overall, of which over £100m is guaranteed.Nothing has been signed yet, and the deal… pic.twitter..

The second leg of the Champions League play-off between Lyon and Fenerbahçe was everything you would expect from such a fixture, at least over the 90 minutes. There was excitement, a fierce battle, and goals – both those that counted and those that were ruled out. When all was said and done, the equation was clear: the Turkish side defeated Lyon 2:1 in France and booked their place in the elite competition for the first time in 18 years. However, what happened immediately after the final whistle will certainly cast a shadow over Fenerbahce’s Champions League qualification. After the referee signalled the end of the match, the Fenerbahçe players and coaching staff celebrated on the pitch at the Olympique Stadium. Everything looked perfectly normal for a team celebrating qualification – but only until the visitors began making their way towards the tunnel.😮 Mattéo Guendouzi a adressé un message explicite aux supporters de l’OL durant son échauffement avec Fenerbahçe… https://t.co/QzkxE..