Harun Olunga

Right Midfielder - Mathare United U18
30 May 2028
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76 Edition

The Mathare United Sentinel

10 Jan 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market10 Jan 2028

Donald Ange Paterne has said yes to Ulinzi Stars

The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Mathare United have lost him in all but the paperwork.

Transfer targets10 Jan 2028

$33.0K settles it between the clubs for Elias Mugane Muriuki

AFC Leopards have accepted the money. What Mathare United do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.

Market10 Jan 2028

Alex Warai asks to leave Mathare United

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad10 Jan 2028

A falling-out at Mathare United

Mohammed Kilume and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout10 Jan 2028

The manager has not finished forgetting Kamohelo Hoala's mistake

Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.

Squad10 Jan 2028

The formation has left Victor Ngume behind

Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Mathare United will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.

The dugout10 Jan 2028

Mohammed Barisa knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Mathare United, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market10 Jan 2028

Mohammed Kilume placed on the list

Mathare United have made Mohammed Kilume available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Market10 Jan 2028

The John Makwatta question follows Mathare United around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with John Makwatta’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

In brief

Back issues
28 Edition

The Mathare United Sentinel

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match6 Feb 2027

9 matches without a win for Mathare United

The run now stands at 9, and the questions being asked around Mathare United are no longer polite ones.

Player ratings8 Feb 2027

A brace, and John Makwatta takes the afternoon — 8.69

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. John Makwatta provided it, and the 8.69 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

The dugout8 Feb 2027

Dennis Mukoye keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Mathare United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Boardroom8 Feb 2027

3 academy graduates step up at Mathare United

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.

Market8 Feb 2027

Mathare United promote Jesse Ayumba from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jesse Ayumba 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

Harun Olunga steps up from the Mathare United academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Harun Olunga 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.

Market8 Feb 2027

One of our own: Timothy Masika joins the Mathare United first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Timothy Masika is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

The dugout8 Feb 2027

The manager makes an example of Kevin Omondi

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match6 Feb 2027

Mathare United rescue it on 95 minutes

Behind, and beaten by any honest reading, until minute 95. Nairobi United had the points in their pocket and a corner of the ground still believed, which is generally when it happens.

In brief