The Sofapaka Gazette
Squad29 Mar 2027
David Nshimirimana 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.
Squad29 Mar 2027
David King'atua falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match27 Mar 2027
APS Bomet take the points off Sofapaka
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings29 Mar 2027
Nobody could get near Japheth Lihanda
Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
Collins Olunga: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
The manager makes an example of Levian Ochieng
“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.
Looking ahead29 Mar 2027
David King'atua goes back to face Bandari
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is David King'atua’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Sofapaka needing him to play as if none of it matters.
Squad29 Mar 2027
A first senior shirt for Elvis Njeru
Every debut is a small story about the future: Elvis Njeru, 14 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
No place in the plan for Douglas Ochoko
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- Market Sebastian Ikekhai linked with a move away
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Eugene Wethuli
- Squad Edwin Lutta says his piece