The KCB Chronicle
Squad8 Feb 2027
20 days out for Nicholas Kipkirui after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. KCB will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Match6 Feb 2027
KCB leave it late against Mara Sugar
Ninety minutes of very little, and then everything at once. The winner arrived in the 89th, and Mara Sugar spent what remained of the match appealing to the referee rather than chasing the ball.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Elvis Ochoro keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” KCB may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
3 academy graduates step up at KCB
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad8 Feb 2027
A falling-out at KCB
Humphrey Mieno and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market8 Feb 2027
KCB promote Elvis Karisa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Elvis Karisa 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
KCB promote Clinton Olunga from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Clinton Olunga 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
Kevin Masika steps up from the KCB academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kevin Masika 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.
Match6 Feb 2027
KCB see off Mara Sugar
Three points for KCB, 1‑0 the final word against Mara Sugar in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Squad Nashon Wekesa falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings Kelvin Etemesi was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Market Ntisikelelo Mbele already looking beyond KCB