The Ulinzi Stars Courier
Squad30 Oct 2028
Shannel Makwata 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 Ulinzi Stars this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom30 Oct 2028
Belts tighten at Ulinzi Stars
The accounts are being read more closely than the results. Wages before ambition is the order of business now, and the manager has been told so.
Squad30 Oct 2028
Reuben Juma signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Reuben Juma and Ulinzi Stars agree another 2 years.
The dugout30 Oct 2028
Silas Shihemi is still paying for one afternoon at Ulinzi Stars
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
Squad30 Oct 2028
A row about effort at Ulinzi Stars
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Erick Ongiri was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout30 Oct 2028
No hiding place for Maurice Sunga
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Maurice Sunga, and the manager let it.
The dugout30 Oct 2028
Boniface Andayi asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market30 Oct 2028
The Boniface Muchiri story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Boniface Muchiri signs something — a contract at Ulinzi Stars or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
The dugout30 Oct 2028
The manager makes Silas Shihemi a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Ulinzi Stars. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
In brief
- Squad Paul Mitchell has settled at Ulinzi Stars
- Boardroom The Ulinzi Stars production line keeps running
- Match A season winding down at Ulinzi Stars