The Mathare United Sentinel
Market7 Feb 2028
Kgwadi Molepo 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.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Mathare United close the window on a squad of their own making
7 in and 3 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
The Mathare United board want somebody sold
The instruction has come from upstairs rather than from the dugout, which is the version of this conversation no manager enjoys. Somebody in that squad is now available whether the man who picks the team thinks so or not.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Words exchanged at Mathare United
Eliud Lokuwam 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.
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.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Douglas Mokaya frozen out at Mathare United
This is not rotation. Douglas Mokaya has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Mathare United is pretending otherwise.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Samuel Kahata joins the Mathare United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Samuel Kahata 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: Francis Mulee joins the Mathare United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Francis Mulee 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: Brian Ochieng joins the Mathare United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Brian Ochieng is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Edwin Mukolwe
- Match Musa Masika answers Nairobi United immediately
- Boardroom Mathare United let a promise lapse