The Sofapaka Gazette
The dugout21 May 2029
Nicholas Okoth keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Sofapaka may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad21 May 2029
Titus Achesa 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 Sofapaka this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom21 May 2029
Belts tighten at Sofapaka
The accounts are being read more closely than the results. Wages before ambition is the order of business now, and the manager has been told so.
Match19 May 2029
Eugene Wethuli’s goal not enough for Sofapaka
Eugene Wethuli scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to Bidco United, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout21 May 2029
Dennis Oalo 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.
Squad21 May 2029
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.
Squad21 May 2029
Costly mistake from Mpendulo Ntuli
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Mpendulo Ntuli knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
The dugout21 May 2029
Anthony Mainge faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Anthony Mainge after 1‑3, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
The dugout21 May 2029
The manager has not finished forgetting Mpendulo Ntuli'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.
In brief
- Player ratings Joseph Odhiambo could have had three
- Market The Eugene Wethuli talk will not go away
- Player ratings Half an hour was enough for Ambrose Sifuna