The Tusker Post
Market26 Feb 2029
Vincent Owino asks to leave Tusker
“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.
The dugout26 Feb 2029
Servyl Akouala: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Tusker have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad26 Feb 2029
Words exchanged at Tusker
Ian Simiyu Jr. 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.
Match24 Feb 2029
The goals have deserted Tusker
3 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Tusker can tell you which week it ends in.
Squad26 Feb 2029
A row about effort at Tusker
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Eric Kapaito was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market26 Feb 2029
Caleb Rupia steps up from the Tusker academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb Rupia 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.
Market26 Feb 2029
Tusker promote Harun Kipkirui from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Harun Kipkirui 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.
Market26 Feb 2029
Tusker promote Jesse Odhiambo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jesse Odhiambo 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.
Match24 Feb 2029
Bandari take the points off Tusker
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Eric Kapaito
- The dugout Jesse Muguna answers for it
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Joseph Okoth