The Tusker Post
Market7 Feb 2028
So close: Fidel Origa’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Sofapaka moved on, Fidel Origa reports back to Tusker, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Match5 Feb 2028
Nobody wins at Tusker
14 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Dennis Wanjala: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Tusker have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Window shuts: 8 in, 0 out at Tusker
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 8 arrived, 0 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
Squad7 Feb 2028
A falling-out at Tusker
Eric Kapaito and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Tusker
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
Abud Omar signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Abud Omar commits to Tusker for another 2 years.
Transfer targets7 Feb 2028
Door shut on Sunusi Audu
Tusker asked and Nasarawa United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match5 Feb 2028
Tusker see off Posta Rangers
Three points for Tusker, 2‑0 the final word against Posta Rangers in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Player ratings Eric Kapaito was unplayable
- Market One of our own: Peter Mainge joins the Tusker first team
- Market One of our own: Michael Juma joins the Tusker first team