The Mara Sugar Chronicle
Transfer targets25 Jan 2027
Philemon Otieno will not be coming to Mara Sugar
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Gor Mahia is saying, and nobody at Mara Sugar is enjoying the guessing.
Transfer targets25 Jan 2027
The paperwork begins on Rowland Makati
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Mara Sugar have done the hard part with KCB, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad25 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Mara Sugar
Alex Imbusia and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Junior Mpanza stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Junior Mpanza and Mara Sugar agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market25 Jan 2027
Michael Isabwa is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Mara Sugar has been clear about where Michael Isabwa stands, which is more than many ever get.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Junior Mpanza is a square peg at Mara Sugar
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Emmanuel Obala knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Mara Sugar, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Somebody is after Comfort Ngubo’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Comfort Ngubo suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Mara Sugar have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market25 Jan 2027
Junior Mpanza joins Mara Sugar on a free
No fee and no drama: Junior Mpanza has signed at Mara Sugar, and the wage bill is the only line that moved.
In brief
- Market Mara Sugar borrow Eugene Ikutwa
- Market Mara Sugar bring in Ben Saul on loan