Caleb Mainge

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270 Edition

The Ulinzi Stars Courier

29 Sep 2031
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad29 Sep 2031

David Obasanjo stands alone

7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

Market29 Sep 2031

Brian Nyakeya puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Ulinzi Stars, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad29 Sep 2031

A falling-out at Ulinzi Stars

Comfort Ngubo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Match27 Sep 2031

A bad afternoon for Ulinzi Stars against Kakamega Homeboyz

0‑2 to Kakamega Homeboyz, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad29 Sep 2031

A row about effort at Ulinzi Stars

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Dennis Kweyu was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout29 Sep 2031

No hiding place for Oliver Maloba

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Oliver Maloba, and the manager let it.

The dugout29 Sep 2031

the manager: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

Squad29 Sep 2031

Caleb Mainge stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Caleb Mainge and Ulinzi Stars agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The dugout29 Sep 2031

Aineah Ndete left out for tactical reasons at Ulinzi Stars

The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.

In brief

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268 Edition

The Ulinzi Stars Courier

15 Sep 2031
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad15 Sep 2031

David Obasanjo stands alone

7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

Player ratings15 Sep 2031

No sign of nerves from Timothy Mwendwa at 18 — 7.66

The hardest thing about being 18 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Timothy Mwendwa did not need any: 7.66, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Match13 Sep 2031

Whatever happens, Ulinzi Stars do not lose

9 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.

Market15 Sep 2031

Only the photograph left for Kenneth Manyama

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Kenneth Manyama will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Ulinzi Stars the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Squad15 Sep 2031

Tempers go at Ulinzi Stars

Comfort Ngubo 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.

The terraces15 Sep 2031

Ulinzi Stars supporters have found a favourite in Timothy Mwendwa

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 18-year-old it feels ownership of. Timothy Mwendwa has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Market15 Sep 2031

Caleb Mainge steps up from the Ulinzi Stars academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb Mainge has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market15 Sep 2031

One of our own: Joseph Masika joins the Ulinzi Stars first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Masika is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market15 Sep 2031

Elvis Mukangula steps up from the Ulinzi Stars academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Elvis Mukangula has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

In brief