The Shabana Post
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A brace, and Erick Otieno takes the afternoon — 8.92
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Erick Otieno provided it, and the 8.92 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Shabana
George Onyango and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
Erick Otieno sends Shabana past Posta Rangers
It finished 3‑1, and it was Erick Otieno’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Shabana.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Donald Ange Paterne
Shabana asked and Mathare United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
James Mazembe beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 19. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market10 Aug 2026
Shabana promote Harun Ayumba from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Harun Ayumba has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Victor Karisa joins the Shabana first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Victor Karisa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Patrick Mainge steps up from the Shabana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Shabana promote Brian Mulee from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Brian Mulee has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Danson Kiprono
- Squad Cliff Nyakeya is off the mark for Shabana