The Mara Sugar Chronicle
Squad3 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Evans Omondi Ouma
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market3 Aug 2026
Dennis Cheruiyot asks to leave Mara Sugar
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Alex Imbusia signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Alex Imbusia and Mara Sugar agree another 3 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Mara Sugar
Alex Imbusia and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match1 Aug 2026
AFC Leopards take the points off Mara Sugar
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market3 Aug 2026
Mara Sugar and Michael Isabwa are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Caleb Mukangula answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑1, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
Market3 Aug 2026
49 months and counting on Ibrahim Ochieng
Still no offer on the table, and Ibrahim Ochieng’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Alex Imbusia
Successful dribbles: 15. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for Wasi Ngala is in the works
- Transfer targets A loan move for Fortune Omoto is in the works
- Squad No place for Benard Okinyi in the new shape