Caleb Karisa

Left Forward - APS Bomet
25 Sep 2027
Saturday
Process

Marked for Caleb Karisa

18 Edition

The APS Bomet Sentinel

30 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

The dugout

Hansel Ochieng keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” APS Bomet may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Tempers go at APS Bomet

Hillary Otieno was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Boardroom

115% of the income goes out in wages at APS Bomet

Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.

Squad

Words at APS Bomet training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Edward Masembe 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.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Delton Oyo

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout

Alex Juma gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Alex Juma is on it.

In brief

Back issues
14 Edition

The APS Bomet Sentinel

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Evans Mwirigi damages knee ligaments — 19 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 19 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Boardroom

115% of the income goes out in wages at APS Bomet

Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.

Squad

Words exchanged at APS Bomet

Sven Yidah and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

In brief

2 Edition

The APS Bomet Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Hillary Otieno 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 APS Bomet this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market

Caleb Karisa steps up from the APS Bomet academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb Karisa 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.

Market

APS Bomet promote Anthony Mukangula from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anthony Mukangula 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.

Market

David Mainge steps up from the APS Bomet academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Mainge 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.

Market

One of our own: Victor Kahata joins the APS Bomet first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Victor Kahata is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

The dugout

John Chemelil on the point

“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” John Chemelil after the 0‑0 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.

Looking ahead

A test against the best for APS Bomet

The team at the top of the table next, and the honest measure of where this side actually is. Anybody can beat the club below them; the question is what happens against Bandari.

Match

APS Bomet and Mathare United cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Mathare United came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

Looking ahead

A reunion for Sosthenes Idah

He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Bandari in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.

In brief