The Kariobangi Sharks Post
Squad8 May 2028
Lazarazu Otieno is the hero from the spot
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Lazarazu Otieno: 2 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Match3 May 2028
Cup progress for Kariobangi Sharks
A 0‑0 win over Tusker, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Squad8 May 2028
Leonardo Troncoso keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Kariobangi Sharks may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market8 May 2028
Jasurbek Mahmudjonov is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Kariobangi Sharks is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad8 May 2028
Patillah Omoto stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Patillah Omoto and Kariobangi Sharks agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad8 May 2028
Tempers go at Kariobangi Sharks
Joseph Mwangi 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.
Player ratings8 May 2028
Stephen Mbulere Bwire runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings8 May 2028
The kick that got away from Patrick Owusu
Twelve yards, a goalkeeper guessing, and it still did not go in. He will take the next one, and every soul in the ground will hold their breath.
Player ratings8 May 2028
Mohammed Habib Sarwari shuts the door
Defensive actions: 13, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.
In brief
- Match Kariobangi Sharks and Sofapaka cancel each other out
- Player ratings Steve Biko Omollo was immovable
- The terraces The press cannot get enough of Lazarazu Otieno