Shabana

Kenyan Premier Division
27 Aug 2026
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The Shabana Post

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

Austine Odongo could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 8.25

Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 8.25, 2 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.

Squad24 Aug 2026

A day Derrick Onyango will not forget

4 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.

Match22 Aug 2026

The small margins put Shabana out

Out, 6‑0 to Sofapaka, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

No sign of nerves from Ezekiah Omuri at 20 — 7.92

The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Ezekiah Omuri did not need any: 7.92, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Squad24 Aug 2026

6 saves: Caleb Omondi was the team

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.

Market24 Aug 2026

Shabana turn down APS Bomet for Dalphine Omuri

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

A goal and an assist for Brian Junior Olega — 7.92

Involvement in 2 goals, from a player who spent the ninety minutes doing the thing a manager actually wants: being where the ball was going to end up. 7.92 beside his name.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Maxwell Mulili 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 Shabana this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match22 Aug 2026

6 goals as Shabana and Sofapaka go for it

Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between Shabana and Sofapaka, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.

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The Shabana Post

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Market17 Aug 2026

Muranga Seal come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Shabana did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

No sign of nerves from Dalphine Omuri at 21 — 7.72

The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Dalphine Omuri did not need any: 7.72, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Match15 Aug 2026

Shabana cannot stop winning

3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Shabana

Maxwell Mulili 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.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Shabana rebuffed over Mark Bikokwa

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Ulinzi Stars have kept their man, and Shabana go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad17 Aug 2026

A row about effort at Shabana

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Cliff Nyakeya was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The terraces17 Aug 2026

Shabana supporters have found a favourite in Dalphine Omuri

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Dalphine Omuri has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Match15 Aug 2026

Shabana find a way past Posta Rangers

Posta Rangers made Shabana work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

The dugout17 Aug 2026

No hiding place for David Odoyo

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to David Odoyo, and the manager let it.

In brief

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The Shabana Post

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Lewis Shivachi due for a Shabana medical

Everything agreed with Posta Rangers, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.

Squad10 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Shabana

Maxwell Mulili and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Player ratings10 Aug 2026

James Mazembe beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 21. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

The terraces10 Aug 2026

The crowd has taken to Keith Imbali

At 23 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.

Match8 Aug 2026

Shabana find a way past Kakamega Homeboyz

Kakamega Homeboyz made Shabana work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Market10 Aug 2026

Collins Odhiambo steps up from the Shabana academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Collins Odhiambo 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

Shabana promote Ibrahim Owusu from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ibrahim Owusu 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

One of our own: Brian Chemelil joins the Shabana first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Brian Chemelil is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market10 Aug 2026

David Kibwage steps up from the Shabana academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Kibwage 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.

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The Shabana Post

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Squad3 Aug 2026

Cliff Nyakeya signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Cliff Nyakeya commits to Shabana for another 2 years.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Shabana

Maxwell Mulili and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Market3 Aug 2026

APS Bomet watching Dalphine Omuri

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Shabana have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad3 Aug 2026

A row about effort at Shabana

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Cliff Nyakeya was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The terraces3 Aug 2026

The crowd has taken to Brian Junior Olega

At 22 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.

Match1 Aug 2026

Shabana find a way past Nairobi United

Nairobi United made Shabana work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Market3 Aug 2026

Shabana and Derrick Onyango 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.

Market3 Aug 2026

The clock runs on Maxwell Mulili's contract

49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

Shabana try to borrow Lewis Shivachi

Posta Rangers have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.

In brief