The Nairobi United Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nairobi United count the cost of losing Prince Buregeya
40 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Mark Bikokwa is a medical away from Nairobi United
The deal with Ulinzi Stars is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nairobi United
Prince Buregeya 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ochieng Onyango steps up from the Nairobi United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ochieng Onyango 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Elvis Njeru steps up from the Nairobi United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Elvis Njeru 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nairobi United promote Brian Manyama from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Brian Manyama 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Martin Ochieng steps up from the Nairobi United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Martin Ochieng 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Nairobi United against KCB
0‑1 to KCB, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Ovella Ochieng runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- The dugout Kenneth Amuka faces the questions
- The dugout No hiding place for Emmanuel Otieno
- The dugout Shafic Ssebyala does not fit this one