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Benni McCarthy: Players don't want to come to a sinking ship

Kenyan national team head coach Benni McCarthy yesterday offered an unfiltered, critical view of the off-field chaos holding back the Harambee Stars.
By Robert Abong'o 2026-09-26 06:59:08
The dispute over the final place in Kenya’s top-flight has taken a decisive turn after Kariobangi Sharks and Mombasa United agreed to settle their promotion-relegation battle on the pitch.
By Robert Abong'o 2026-09-24 14:37:25
Ivory Coast and Ghana launch their 2027 AFCON qualifying campaigns with a high-profile clash in Bouaké featuring coaches Hervé Renard and Carlos Queiroz.
By AFP 2026-09-24 00:00:00
Fresh turmoil surrounds Harambee Stars' preparations for Saturday’s 2027 AFCON qualifier against Eritrea after head coach Benni McCarthy revealed a series of problems surrounding the team
By Robert Abong’o 2026-09-23 17:24:22
“What’s so difficult?” FKF president Hussein Mohammed repeated the question on Monday as he sought to explain why efforts to resolve the federation’s deepening leadership crisis failed.
By Robert Abong'o 2026-09-23 08:00:00
Kenya’s Under-15 boys will test their emerging talent against four different football cultures after being drawn alongside Malta, Niger, North Macedonia and Panama
By Robert Abong'o 2026-09-22 12:57:44
Some clubs had already travelled to their venues for matches that will now not be played.
By Washington Onyango 2026-09-19 19:18:51
The 2026/27 SportPesa Premier League kickoff has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after the High Court ordered that Kariobangi Sharks and Mombasa United play a promotion-relegation playoff.
By Washington Onyango 2026-09-19 00:00:00
Lionel Messi has been named in Argentina’s squad for a farewell friendly against Benin on October 6, expected to be his final international appearance.
By AFP 2026-09-17 00:00:00
Liverpool beat Tottenham 3-1 in the League Cup, while 16-year-old Max Dowman scored twice as Arsenal swept aside Ipswich 4-2.
By AFP 2026-09-17 00:00:00
Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has trimmed down his provisional roster to a streamlined 24-man squad as Kenya prepares to kick off its Group D 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign.
By Robert Abong'o 2026-09-16 18:18:21
Awendo Football Academy and Plateau Queens have been crowned Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nyanza regional champions after dominant 4-0 victories in the boys’ and girls’ finals.
By Washington Onyango 2026-09-14 16:53:09