Nairobi United U18

Kenyan Premier Division U18
15 Aug 2026
Saturday
Process
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The Nairobi United Herald

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

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 targets

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.

Squad

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.

Market

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.

Market

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.

Market

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.

Market

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.

Match

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 ratings

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

Back issues
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The Nairobi United Herald

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Gad Mathews

There were 6 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.

Squad

Benson Omalla signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Benson Omalla commits to Nairobi United for another 4 years.

Squad

Prince Buregeya in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nairobi United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Nairobi United get the job done against Shabana

A 2‑0 win over Shabana, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Market

Eyes on Bernard Jairo again

The phone has started ringing about Bernard Jairo again, and this time the name on the line is Bidco United. Nairobi United are listening politely and promising nothing.

Market

Nairobi United and Benson Omalla 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.

Player ratings

Mustafa Kizza stands above it all

Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.84 on the card, and the Nairobi United support went home talking about one name.

Transfer targets

A loan move for Mark Bikokwa is in the works

Nairobi United have made the call to Ulinzi Stars. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.

The dugout

The manager’s verdict

“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Kenneth Amuka kept it short after the 2‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.

In brief