BY DAVID ONJILI Kenyan clubs, Bandari FC and Gor Mahia FC have restored pride amongst the country’s soccer lovers after they managed to qualify for the next stages of their respective continental football assignments. In a country that football success is starved from the local fan, this is a welcome break and a much needed exhibition of our soccer talent on the continent. Bandari FC see off Al Ahli Shandi of Sudan The Mombasa based team knocked out Sudanese side on the away goal rule to advance past the first round of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation Cup.…
Author: David Onjili
David Onjili
David Onjili joined the NBM team in 2017. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting, from Strathmore University. He has a bias in Money and Markets and Enterprise and Ideas. He is also an enthusiast of sports and covers football for us. He has previously worked as a teacher, and in the motor vehicle assembly plant at Foton East Africa.
BY DAVID ONJILI A second-minute solitary goal by striker Boundejah was all that Algeria needed to claim the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in a hard-fought win against Senegal. The victory, being the second time the North African nation was lifting the title in its history. And with that, the curtains closed on a successful 32nd edition of AFCON, 102 goals having been scored in the 52 matches played. Odion Ighalo of Nigeria emerged the golden boot winner with five goals. Two Algerians, Ismael Bennacer and M’bolhi Rais were crowned the most valuable player (MVP) and winner of the…
Isaac Nyangolo made headlines in the 2001 after he was ranked the third best candidate nationally in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results, a feat that earned him full scholarship at both Harvard and Yale Universities. He opted for the former, a journey that would totally change his perspective of life.