The Mathare United Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Victor Omune signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Victor Omune commits to Mathare United for another 2 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Victor Omune 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 Mathare United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Faiz Opande
Mathare United asked and Kariobangi Sharks said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near John Macharia
Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Kenneth Karisa joins the Mathare United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kenneth Karisa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Caleb Ayumba steps up from the Mathare United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb Ayumba 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
One of our own: Patrick Ochieng joins the Mathare United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Patrick Ochieng is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mathare United promote Samuel Ayumba from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Samuel Ayumba 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Mathare United ask about Ebenezer Adukwaw
A loan enquiry to Gor Mahia: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Transfer targets Mathare United try to borrow Reuben Otieno
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Herit Atariza
- The dugout The manager’s verdict