The Tusker Post
Squad31 Dec 2029
A falling-out at Tusker
Ian Simiyu Jr. and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad31 Dec 2029
A row about effort at Tusker
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Abud Omar was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout31 Dec 2029
No hiding place for Abud Omar
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Abud Omar, and the manager let it.
The dugout31 Dec 2029
Victor Mbaoma gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Victor Mbaoma is on it.
Market31 Dec 2029
The Victor Mbaoma question follows Tusker around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Victor Mbaoma’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
Market31 Dec 2029
Still no ink between Tusker and Jacob Onyango
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Tusker, another week without a signature from Jacob Onyango.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Jacob Onyango
- Squad Moses Olunga is out on the grass again