The Mara Sugar Chronicle
Squad7 Feb 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Jim Owili
23 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Mara Sugar lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
The terraces7 Feb 2028
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 10 of the 25 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Match5 Feb 2028
No end in sight to Mara Sugar's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Mara Sugar has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Mara Sugar
Bernard Ondiek 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.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Mara Sugar
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match5 Feb 2028
3 matches without a goal for Mara Sugar
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: David Miheso joins the Mara Sugar first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Miheso is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Anthony Wanyama joins the Mara Sugar first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Anthony Wanyama is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Moses Onyango joins the Mara Sugar first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Moses Onyango is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Michael Mainge steps up from the Mara Sugar academy
- Squad Bernard Ondiek gets it from the manager
- Match KCB take the points off Mara Sugar