The AFC Leopards Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Samuel Semo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 22. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kennedy Odhiambo 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 AFC Leopards this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
AFC Leopards rebuffed over Aineah Ndete
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Mara Sugar have kept their man, and AFC Leopards go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kaycie Odhiambo 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Samuel Ssenyonjo’s goal not enough for AFC Leopards
Samuel Ssenyonjo scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Kariobangi Sharks, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market10 Aug 2026
Brian Juma steps up from the AFC Leopards academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Brian Juma 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
Duncan Mwendwa steps up from the AFC Leopards academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Duncan Mwendwa 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
AFC Leopards promote Collins Kipkirui from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Collins Kipkirui 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
Patrick Olunga steps up from the AFC Leopards academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Olunga 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
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Transfer targets AFC Leopards ask about Erick Kipkirui
- Squad The first one for Samuel Ssenyonjo