The Shabana Post
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Erick Otieno runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 24. 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
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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dalphine Omuri attracts admirers
The name of Dalphine Omuri has come up in conversations Shabana were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Market10 Aug 2026
Caleb Juma steps up from the Shabana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb 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
One of our own: Moses Masika joins the Shabana first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Moses 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
Shabana promote Duncan Ayumba from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Duncan 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for David Odoyo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to David Odoyo, and the manager let it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Shabana ask about Geoffrey Onyango
A loan enquiry to Kenya Police: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Harun Mukangula was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Shabana dressing room was either.
In brief
- Match Point won or two lost for Shabana?
- Looking ahead Kevin Omondi goes back to face Sofapaka
- The dugout Keith Imbali knocks on the manager's door