The AFC Leopards Herald
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Julius Masaba beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 33. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market8 Feb 2027
James Kinyanjui asks to leave AFC Leopards
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match6 Feb 2027
4 matches without a win for AFC Leopards
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around AFC Leopards are no longer polite ones.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Dean Manyama 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 AFC Leopards this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
3 academy graduates step up at AFC Leopards
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad8 Feb 2027
A row about effort at AFC Leopards
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kaycie Odhiambo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market8 Feb 2027
AFC Leopards promote Duncan Chemelil from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Duncan Chemelil 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
John Olunga steps up from the AFC Leopards academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. John Olunga 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
AFC Leopards promote Nicholas Kibwage from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicholas Kibwage 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
- Squad James Kinyanjui signs on for more
- Match AFC Leopards share the spoils with Kakamega Homeboyz
- The dugout Timothy Onyango on the point