John Otieno

Goalkeeper - Bidco United
1 Jun 2027
Tuesday
Process

Marked for John Otieno

23 Edition

The Bidco United Herald

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

John Otieno asks to leave Bidco United

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Tempers go at Bidco United

Collins Odhiambo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Rivaldo Enero stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Rivaldo Enero and Bidco United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market

Eric Gichimu is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Bidco United has been clear about where Eric Gichimu stands, which is more than many ever get.

Market

The Simon Munala story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Simon Munala signs something — a contract at Bidco United or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

Squad

David Kalama is not saying it is over

“Ask me in the summer. I will know before anybody else does.” He is 34 with 3 appearances behind him, and Bidco United have to plan for both answers.

In brief

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13 Edition

The Bidco United Herald

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Collins Odhiambo says Bidco United went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Tempers go at Bidco United

Simon Munala was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Bidco United lose John Otieno

14 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

In brief

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12 Edition

The Bidco United Herald

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Simon Munala in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bidco United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

John Otieno gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad

Collins Odhiambo asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

10 Edition

The Bidco United Herald

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

John Otieno: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Bidco United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Andrew Abalogu stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Andrew Abalogu and Bidco United agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Simon Munala in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bidco United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

In brief

4 Edition

The Bidco United Herald

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Bidco United bow out of the cup

Mathare United go through and Bidco United go home, 0‑0 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Simon Munala

Successful dribbles: 31. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Mohamed Boujad keeps Bidco United in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

The terraces

The boos come down from three sides

“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 5 of the 18 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.

Match

No end in sight to Bidco United's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Bidco United has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Simon Munala in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bidco United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Nairobi United take the points off Bidco United

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Thomas Wainaina

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Player ratings

Michael Bodo misses from twelve yards

It was his to settle and he did not settle it. A long walk back to the halfway line, and a considerably longer week.

In brief

2 Edition

The Bidco United Herald

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings

Simon Munala runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Tempers go at Bidco United

Collins Odhiambo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Mohamed Boujad gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market

Bidco United and Collins Odhiambo are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

Market

48 months and counting on John Otieno

Still no offer on the table, and John Otieno’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.

Match

Bidco United and Tusker cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Tusker came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

Squad

Mohamed Boujad still has not settled

A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at Bidco United would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.

Squad

Brian Okeyo knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Brian Okeyo trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Player ratings

A day to forget for Jacob Onyango

Marked 5.52, and generously at that. Nothing came off, and by the end the crowd had stopped expecting it to.

In brief