The Nairobi United Herald
Squad8 Feb 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Lennox Ogutu
67 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Nairobi United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
No sign of nerves from Solomon Nsoh at 21 — 7.69
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Solomon Nsoh did not need any: 7.69, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Nairobi United tie George Karisa down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Benson Omalla signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Benson Omalla and Nairobi United agree another 3 years.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
2 academy players handed senior numbers at Nairobi United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match6 Feb 2027
Whatever happens, Nairobi United do not lose
6 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Yusuf Mainge falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The terraces8 Feb 2027
Nairobi United supporters have found a favourite in Solomon Nsoh
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Solomon Nsoh has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market8 Feb 2027
John Odhiambo steps up from the Nairobi United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. John Odhiambo 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.
In brief
- Market Nairobi United promote John Njeru from within
- Match Nairobi United get the job done against Mathare United
- Squad Tempers go at Nairobi United