The Shabana Post
Match6 Feb 2027
No end in sight to Shabana's wait for a win
10 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Shabana has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Shabana
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Words at Shabana training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Cliff Nyakeya is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market8 Feb 2027
Caleb Mbugua steps up from the Shabana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb Mbugua 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
Shabana promote Michael Ouma from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Michael Ouma 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Moses Rupia joins the Shabana first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Moses Rupia is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Peter Muguna joins the Shabana first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Peter Muguna is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Wasi Ngala 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 Shabana this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Shabana turn down the training-ground plan
It is the quietest way a club tells you what its ambitions are. The money was asked for, the money was refused, and the people who work there every day now know exactly where they stand.
In brief
- Squad Caleb Omondi knocks on the manager's door
- Match Shabana draw a blank against Kariobangi Sharks
- Player ratings Keith Imbali runs at them all day