The Ulinzi Stars Courier
Squad25 Feb 2030
Brandon Obiero stands alone
7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Match23 Feb 2030
4 matches without a win for Ulinzi Stars
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Ulinzi Stars are no longer polite ones.
Player ratings25 Feb 2030
The game went through Shannel Makwata — 6.84
Marked 6.84 on 16 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Squad25 Feb 2030
Tempers go at Ulinzi Stars
Aineah Ndete was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match23 Feb 2030
Derrick Otanga’s goal not enough for Ulinzi Stars
Derrick Otanga scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to Gor Mahia, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad25 Feb 2030
Ibrahim Shambi 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.
The dugout25 Feb 2030
Boniface Muchiri gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout25 Feb 2030
Lukas Krause: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 1‑3, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
The dugout25 Feb 2030
Nadon Kouassi is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
In brief
- Squad Kenneth Olunga, 17, gets his chance
- Market The Derrick Otanga talk will not go away
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Cormac Maher