The Tusker Post
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Chris Erambo goes up and wins it — 7.90
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.90 for the rest of it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Teboho Erasmus due for a Tusker medical
Everything agreed with Ajax Cape Town, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Tusker rebuffed over Aineah Ndete
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Mara Sugar have kept their man, and Tusker go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match8 Aug 2026
Tusker find a way past Kariobangi Sharks
Kariobangi Sharks made Tusker work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tusker promote Collins Nyakeya from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Collins Nyakeya 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tusker promote George Rupia from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. George Rupia 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Samuel Kibwage joins the Tusker first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Samuel Kibwage 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
One of our own: Eric Njeru joins the Tusker first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Eric Njeru is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Victor Mbaoma gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad Tempers go at Tusker
- Transfer targets A loan move for Thato Sibiya is in the works
- Transfer targets A loan move for Themba Lorch is in the works