The KCB Chronicle
Match7 Jul 2027
KCB through in the cup
A 2‑0 win over Ulinzi Stars, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Francis Kahiro breaks a bone — 23 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 23 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market12 Jul 2027
Raymond Matlamela puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at KCB, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
KCB bid $16.0K for Lewis Shivachi
The offer went to Posta Rangers this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Words exchanged at KCB
Nicholas Kipkirui 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.
Player ratings12 Jul 2027
December Kisakah runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match10 Jul 2027
6 unbeaten for KCB
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation KCB did not have in the autumn.
The terraces12 Jul 2027
KCB supporters have found a favourite in Fadhili Mwinyimvua
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Fadhili Mwinyimvua has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market12 Jul 2027
One of our own: Joseph Mwendwa joins the KCB first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Mwendwa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market KCB promote Brian Onyango from within
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Gideon Werre
- Squad Words at KCB training over how hard people work