The Sofapaka Gazette
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Sofapaka close the window on a squad of their own making
15 in and 3 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Levis Ochieng out for 15 days
The medical room confirms 15 days on the sidelines for Levis Ochieng, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Sofapaka
David Nshimirimana and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Sofapaka
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and David King'atua was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Deadline beats Sofapaka to Chris Masinza
The clock did what Kakamega Homeboyz would not, and ended it. Supporters who watched the countdown will spend the next window doing it again.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Felix Mulyungi
“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.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
The manager has not finished forgetting Japheth Lihanda's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Japheth Lihanda moves up the pecking order
Nothing is announced when this happens and everybody knows. He is a bigger part of the plan at Sofapaka than he was a month ago, and the training ground worked that out before the team sheet said so.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
When it matters, Felix Mulyungi plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
In brief
- The dugout Douglas Ochoko asks for a word with the manager
- Market Sofapaka bring in Ernest Mohammed on loan
- Market The shop window has Brian Marani in it