The Kariobangi Sharks Post
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Kariobangi Sharks close the window on a squad of their own making
6 in and 4 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.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Graduation day at Kariobangi Sharks
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.
Squad5 Feb 2029
Shungu Dutiro 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.
Squad5 Feb 2029
A falling-out at Kariobangi Sharks
Luke Onesmas and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market5 Feb 2029
Kevin Karisa steps up from the Kariobangi Sharks academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kevin Karisa 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.
Market5 Feb 2029
One of our own: James Mbugua joins the Kariobangi Sharks first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. James Mbugua is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market5 Feb 2029
Kariobangi Sharks promote Kenneth Okoth from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kenneth Okoth 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.
Market5 Feb 2029
One of our own: Eric Wanyama joins the Kariobangi Sharks first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Eric Wanyama is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad5 Feb 2029
Kamohelo Masita stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Kamohelo Masita and Kariobangi Sharks agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Boardroom Kariobangi Sharks board go back on their word
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Mohammed Barisa
- Match Kariobangi Sharks share the spoils with Shabana