The Sofapaka Gazette
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 10 of the 33 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Squad3 Aug 2026
David Nshimirimana stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” David Nshimirimana and Sofapaka agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Sofapaka
David Nshimirimana 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
Mara Sugar watching Japheth Lihanda
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Sofapaka have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Sofapaka training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Clifton Miheso is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad3 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of David Nshimirimana
“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.
Match1 Aug 2026
Sofapaka come up short against Bandari
Bandari left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Sofapaka and David King'atua
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Market3 Aug 2026
No place for Levian Ochieng in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Levian Ochieng has his answer from Sofapaka; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
In brief
- Player ratings Clifton Miheso runs at them all day
- Market 49 months and counting on Douglas Ochoko
- Player ratings Douglas Ochoko never got going