The Ulinzi Stars Courier
Player ratings5 Feb 2035
No sign of nerves from Francis Kahata at 20 — 8.27
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Francis Kahata did not need any: 8.27, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad5 Feb 2035
Timothy Odhiambo signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Timothy Odhiambo commits to Ulinzi Stars for another 2 years.
Boardroom5 Feb 2035
Graduation day at Ulinzi Stars
10 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.
Boardroom5 Feb 2035
$46.0K of the owner's money at Ulinzi Stars
The shortfall was covered from upstairs again. Supporters are entitled to be relieved and entitled to ask what happens the month it is not, and both feelings usually arrive together.
The terraces5 Feb 2035
The crowd has taken to Kenneth Kibwage
At 20 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market5 Feb 2035
Ulinzi Stars promote Elvis Kamau from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Elvis 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.
Market5 Feb 2035
One of our own: Kenneth Kamau joins the Ulinzi Stars first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kenneth Kamau is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market5 Feb 2035
David Amuka steps up from the Ulinzi Stars academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Amuka 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 2035
Ulinzi Stars promote Patrick Ayumba from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Patrick Ayumba 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
- Match Ulinzi Stars get the job done against Sofapaka
- Boardroom A promise the Ulinzi Stars board did not keep
- Squad The manager makes an example of Peter Owusu