The Tusker Post
Market10 Aug 2026
Tusker say no — this time
The offer from Kakamega Homeboyz for Yakeen Muthelil was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: Siyabonga Mphela rejects the move
Tusker had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Free State Stars, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Siyabonga Mabena
Tusker asked and Mamelodi Sundowns said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Patrick Muguna steps up from the Tusker academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Muguna 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: Martin Kipkirui joins the Tusker first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Martin Kipkirui 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
Jesse Mulee steps up from the Tusker academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jesse Mulee 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.
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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Tusker
Ian Simiyu Jr. 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Collins Odhiambo was the difference for Tusker
Marked 7.14. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Tusker
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Match No goals between Tusker and Kariobangi Sharks