The Shabana Post
Market11 Jun 2029
Austine Odongo has said yes to Mara Sugar
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Shabana have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Player ratings11 Jun 2029
Nobody could get near Ezekiah Omuri
Successful dribbles: 32. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market11 Jun 2029
Erick Otieno puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Shabana, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout11 Jun 2029
Nashon Alembi says Shabana 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.
Market11 Jun 2029
Gilbert Abala is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Shabana is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad11 Jun 2029
Words exchanged at Shabana
Maxwell Mulili and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match9 Jun 2029
Shabana come up short against Kariobangi Sharks
Kariobangi Sharks left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad11 Jun 2029
Cliff Nyakeya 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.
Squad11 Jun 2029
John Miheso out for 35 days
The medical room confirms 35 days on the sidelines for John Miheso, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Austine Odongo
- The dugout Caleb Kagere faces the questions
- Boardroom 85% of the income goes out in wages at Shabana