The Mathare United Sentinel
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Lerato Ntamane says Mathare United went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings7 Feb 2028
Douglas Mokaya runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 26. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Window shuts: 9 in, 1 out at Mathare United
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 9 arrived, 1 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
Market7 Feb 2028
Klinsman Omulanga’s move to Sofapaka falls through
The deal that would have taken Klinsman Omulanga to Sofapaka has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Mathare United with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Mathare United
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.
Squad7 Feb 2028
A falling-out at Mathare United
Herit Atariza and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market7 Feb 2028
Mathare United promote Joseph Mukangula from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Joseph Mukangula 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Dennis Kibwage steps up from the Mathare United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dennis Kibwage 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Mathare United promote Nicholas Mulee from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicholas Mulee 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.
In brief
- Match A bad afternoon for Mathare United against Nairobi United
- The dugout No hiding place for Kevin Ouru
- Squad A row about effort at Mathare United