The Nairobi United Herald
Player ratings7 Feb 2028
No sign of nerves from Dancan Omala at 20 — 7.84
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Dancan Omala did not need any: 7.84, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Deadline passes with 7 signed and 2 gone
That is the business done at Nairobi United until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Prince Buregeya pulls a muscle — 14 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 14 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
Squad7 Feb 2028
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.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Nairobi 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 terraces7 Feb 2028
One of their own: Dancan Omala
He is 20 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market7 Feb 2028
Nairobi United promote Caleb Kamau from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Caleb Kamau 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Nairobi United promote Timothy Mbugua from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Timothy Mbugua 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Nairobi United promote George Muguna from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. George Muguna 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.
In brief
- Market Nicholas Onyango steps up from the Nairobi United academy
- Boardroom Nairobi United let a promise lapse
- Squad John Njuguna falls out with a teammate over standards