The Nairobi United Herald
Match11 Sep 2027
Nairobi United taken apart
0‑3 to Muranga Seal, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Squad13 Sep 2027
William Wadri arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. William Wadri has, at Nairobi United, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Mustafa Kizza stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Mustafa Kizza and Nairobi United agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad13 Sep 2027
A falling-out at Nairobi United
Gad Mathews and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad13 Sep 2027
A row about effort at Nairobi United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Comfort Ngubo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market13 Sep 2027
Nairobi United promote Collins Juma from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Collins Juma 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.
Market13 Sep 2027
One of our own: Eric Mainge joins the Nairobi United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Eric Mainge is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market13 Sep 2027
James Olunga steps up from the Nairobi United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. James 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.
Market13 Sep 2027
One of our own: Michael Rupia joins the Nairobi United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Michael Rupia 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 Benson Omalla gets it from the manager
- Boardroom Doors closed at Nairobi United
- The dugout Amos Amuka: “No excuses”