Victor Otieno

Nairobi

Sports Reporter at Nation Africa

Sports Reporter at Nation Media Group

Journalist @NationMediaGrp

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Articles

Sofapaka strike late to stop Gor Mahia going top of table

5 days ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno |Abdulrahman Sheriff

What you need to know:Gor Mahia struck first through defender Joshua Onyango in the 67th minute. At Awendo Green Stadium in Migori, Mara Sugar battled to a 1-1 draw with KCB. Defending champions Gor Mahia missed the chance to go top of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League table after conceding a stoppage-time goal in a 1-1 draw against Sofapaka at Dandora Stadium in Nairobi on Saturday as some of their fans turned violent.
Gor, Tusker look to cash in on slip-up by Kenya Police in league title race

5 days ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno |Cecil Odongo

What you need to know:AFC Leopards torrid run continued after they lost 1-0 to hosts Posta Rangers at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos. Kenya Police tops the standings with 49 points, one point more than Tusker who have a game in hand. Champions Gor Mahia or Tusker could this weekend go top of the standings in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKF-PL) after leaders Kenya Police lost 1-0 to Ulinzi Stars at Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi on Friday.
Kasarani Stadium nearing testing phase

1 week ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno

The government has announced that all home matches involving Kenya’s national football teams will be held at Moi International Sports Centre (MISC) Kasarani from June as part of the testing phase of the facility that has been undergoing renovation. The facility is among the venues Kenya has earmarked for the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan), and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) that the country will co-host with Uganda and Tanzania.
Kenya U-20 team unfazed by talk of 'group of death' at Under-20 Afcon

1 week ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno

What you need to know:Kenya's Rising Stars will play record seven-time champions Nigeria, former winners Morocco and Tunisia. In the previous draw, Kenya had been placed in Group “C” together with Senegal, Zambia, and Sierra Leone. Kenya Under-20 football team’s assistant captain, Baron Ochieng, is unfazed by his side’s placing in the ‘group of death’ in the upcoming 2025 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals, noting that it is the kind of challenge that every player looks forward to.
Kenya in ‘group of death’ for Under-20 Afcon tournament

1 week ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno

What you need to know:The 13-team biennial youth tournament will be played from April 26 to May 18 in Egypt. Kenya, coached by Salim Babu, will be making their second appearance in the tournament. Kenya has been pooled in a ‘group of death’ in the forthcoming 2025 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals. According to the draw conducted on Sunday in Cairo, Kenya will play Nigeria, Tunisia and Morocco in Group ‘B’ of the age-group competition.
Rachier's 17-year unbeaten run as Gor Mahia chairman continues

1 week ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno

Veteran sports administrator and senior counsel, Ambrose Rachier, has been re-elected as Gor Mahia chairman for a fifth consecutive term. In the elections conducted on Sunday by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) at Nyayo National Stadium Basketball Gymnasium, Rachier, who has been at the helm of the club since 2008, triumphed with 658 votes. His only competitor in the race Dolfina Odhiambo garnered 456 votes.
Former Harambee Stars coach Christian Chukwu dies at 74

1 week ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno

What you need to know:Chukwu led Nigeria to victory in the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on home soil. In 1998, Chukwu was appointed Harambee Stars coach but was fired barely a year later. Former Harambee Stars coach Christian Chukwu is dead. The former Nigeria captain and coach was 74. According to a post on X by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chukwu, who led Nigeria to victory in the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on home soil, died on Saturday in his native city of Enugu.
Gor Mahia polls: 17 years later, Rachier not ready to relinquish club chairmanship

1 week ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno

What you need to know:Gor Mahia’s previous Constitution placed no term limits on office holders, allowing them to run for office as many times as they wished. The club's 2019 Constitution that guided the 2020 elections stipulates that one can be in office for two four-year terms upon re-election. A case filed recently at the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) challenging Gor Mahia’s elections planned for Sunday has again highlighted the controversy surrounding the club’s elections.
Talanta City Sports Stadium will cost Sh44.7bn to build

1 week ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno

It has finally emerged that construction of the 60,000-seater Talanta Sports City Stadium in Nairobi will cost $344.5 million (Sh44.7 billion). This was revealed in a document presented yesterday before the National Assembly’s Committee on Sports and Culture by the Ministry of Defence led by Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya yesterday. Despite 37 per cent of work done , the government had only paid five per cent of the total construction cost.
Benni McCarthy: I’m glad I never coached Matasi

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Victor Otieno

What you need to know:On March 27, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) provisionally suspended the Kakamega Homeboyz goalkeeper for 90 days pending an investigation in the matter. This was after a video surfaced online of a person alleged to be the 37-year-old goalkeeper receiving instructions on match-fixing from an unseen individual. Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy is relieved that his path never crossed with suspended goalkeeper Patrick Matasi, stressing that he doesn’t condone match-fixing.