The Bidco United Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
David Kalama damages knee ligaments — 97 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 97 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Steve Hoffman stands alone
10 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Daniel Kakai
Successful dribbles: 24. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on David Simiyu
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Bidco United have done the hard part with Kenya Police, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Bidco United
Daniel Kakai and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Bidco United against Tusker
0‑2 to Tusker, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bidco United promote Samuel Okoth from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Samuel Okoth 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
Caleb Karisa steps up from the Bidco United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb Karisa 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
Nicholas Wanyama steps up from the Bidco United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicholas Wanyama 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
- Market One of our own: Amos Onyango joins the Bidco United first team
- Squad Steve Hoffman has outgrown this division
- The dugout Martin Ayumba faces the questions