The Sofapaka Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Sofapaka
David Nshimirimana 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
James Miheso steps up from the Sofapaka academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. James Miheso 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
One of our own: Anthony Masika joins the Sofapaka first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Anthony Masika 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
One of our own: John Mulee joins the Sofapaka first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. John Mulee 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
Sofapaka promote Jesse Wanyama from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jesse Wanyama 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The form table has caught Brian Olang'o
Somebody else has been better, the manager has said so with a team sheet, and there is no argument to be had. He will get the shirt back the only way it can be got back.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Elvis Ayumba on the point
“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Elvis Ayumba after the 0‑0 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Brian Olang'o knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Sofapaka, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Clifton Miheso
Successful dribbles: 13. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Match Point won or two lost for Sofapaka?
- The dugout David King'atua does not fit this one
- Squad Duncan Otieno says his piece