The Nairobi United Herald
Squad7 Feb 2028
Gad Mathews keeps Nairobi United in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Kefa Nakhumicha keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Nairobi United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match5 Feb 2028
At last: Nairobi United win one
9 matches without a win, and then this, against Mathare United. Relief is a strange noise in a football ground and it was the only noise at the end.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Nairobi United close the window on a squad of their own making
7 in and 3 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Nairobi United
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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Nairobi United promote Jesse Onyango from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jesse Onyango 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: James Ayumba joins the Nairobi United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. James Ayumba is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
Peter Amuka steps up from the Nairobi United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Peter Amuka 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Nairobi United promote Brian Mwendwa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Brian Mwendwa 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.
In brief
- Match Nairobi United see off Mathare United
- Squad Tempers go at Nairobi United
- Squad Andrew Juma signs a new deal