Category: Sports
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Faith in action during the race World Athletics championships. (Photo: File) Faith Kipyegon delivered another extraordinary performance at the Silesia Diamond League on Friday, coming within a heartbeat of breaking the women’s 3000m world record. The Kenyan superstar stopped the clock at 8:07.04, the second-fastest time in history, just 0.93 seconds shy of the world…
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Kenya’s Harambee Stars secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Zambia in their African Nations Championship (CHAN) Group A encounter at Kasarani Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Kenya now progresses to the knockout stages as they continue their campaign on home soil. The decisive moment came in the second half when Ryan Ogam struck…
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Kasarani Stadium erupted in celebration on Sunday evening as Ryan Ogam’s powerful 75th-minute strike secured Kenya a 1-0 victory over Zambia, clinching top spot in CHAN Group A for the Harambee Stars. The win was Kenya’s third of the group stage, adding to earlier triumphs over Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with…
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Caption for the landscape image: Harambee Stars attacking midfielder, Mohammed Bajaber, is settling in well at Tanzanian football giants Simba Sports Club. The 22-year-old, nick-named “Star Boy” for his sublime football skills, signed a three-year deal last month with Simba SC, popularly known as “Wekundu wa Msimbazi” as one of the club’s key signings for…
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Caption for the landscape image: A day before the highly anticipated Group ‘A’ match between Harambee Stars and Zambia in the 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan), Josephat Ochieng’s cramped shop, Sport Fanatik, located in Imenti House in Nairobi’s Central Business District, is heaving like a stadium on match day. The air is thick with the…
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President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga watch Group ‘A’ match of 2024 African Nations Championship between Kenya and Zambia at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. Kenyan football fans have welcomed the decision by the government and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to set up six fan zones across Nairobi, saying the move has…
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Zambia’s Chongo Kabaso vies for the ball with Ryan Ogam of Kenya yesterday during their Group ‘A’ match of 2024 African Nations Championship at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy has attributed the team’s impressive performance in their Group “A” of the 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) to the deep sense…
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Caption for the landscape image: Through their grit, organisation and personal flair, goalkeeper Byrne Omondi, striker Ryan Ogam, defender Sylvester Owino, midfielder Austine Odhiambo, and centreback Suleiman Mansur are among the players who have personified Kenya’s run to the quarter-finals of the 2024 African Nations Championships (Chan). After playing four matches, Kenya leads Group ‘A’ …
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Harambee Stars is Kenya’s national football team that represents the country in international matches. The team is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation, the governing body of football in Kenya, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). In the…
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The Desert Foxes of Algeria had to come from a goal down to settle for a 1-1 draw against a determined Guinea side, with Ismael Camara, breaking the deadlock from inside the 18-yard box after finding some space between the Algeria defence to find the bottom left corner. Soufiane Bayazid restored parity for Algeria 2…