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Former Gor Mahia head coach Frank Nuttall has explained why he left the Ethiopian Premier League side, St George SC, after a short period of time.

In April, Timbe was nominated for the award which he unsuccessfully vied for too.  The winger joined the J1 League after he could not break into the Reading first team in the Championship last year. He then returned to Beijing Renhe but left thereafter, paving the way for his move to Japan. After Michael Olunga, who made his name at Kashiwa Reysol, Timbe is Kenyas second high-profile star to play in the Far East. Olunga won the Golden Boot in the 2020 J1 League season after netting 28 goals i...

Harambee Stars Boss Fires Warning to Foreign Based Players Ahead of Qualifiers Tuko 5 hrs ago © Provided by Tuko Harambee Stars Boss Fires Warning to Foreign Based Players Ahead of Qualifiers - Mulee says he will be doing his national team selection based on players who are active, particularly locally - The Harambee Stars boss also hinted at giving locally-based players more game time on the pitch - This is likely to leave the likes of Victor Wanyama , Michael Olunga and other foreign-bas...

“I’ll not allow anyone to influence the selection process. It is my work to look and examine who qualifies or not. I’m looking for players who are Kenyan to the bone marrow and can sing the national anthem without any difficulties. “I want to absorb players who are actively involved in competition and are performing week in week out.” Mulee has also revisited the challenges they faced during the Afcon qualifiers as far as the coronavirus tests and results are concerned. “We fell vic...

Blanc ‘proud’ of Al Rayyan after win over Al Duhail  12 May 2021 - 8:50 Fawad Hussain | The Peninsula Al Rayyan head coach Laurent Blanc has hailed his team for coming back stronger after the AFC Champions League failure, saying the players showed excellent performance to beat tough Al Duhail in the semi-final of Amir Cup.     Al Rayyan, who had a dismal season so far by their own standards, edged Al Duhail 2-1 in the second semi-final, defying a barrage of attacks from Sabri Lamouchi-...

However, they had the better of the exchanges in the opening minutes and could have gone two goals up in the first 10 minutes of play as in the first instance, Olunga found himself in a great position to score in the 5th minute but his powerful header from the centre of the box just sailed over the crossbar. Three minutes later, the Al Rayyan goal had another escape as Almoez Ali’s thundering shot from outside the penalty area missed the net by inches. But with the game seemingly under Al Duh...

 11 May 2021 - 10:32 Fawad Hussain | The Peninsula Al Rayyan set up a mouth-watering Amir Cup final with arch-rivals Al Sadd after beating Al Duhail 2-1 in a high-intensity semi-final at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. A victory last night handed ‘The Lions’ a golden chance to win their first Amir Cup title since 2013, also giving an opportunity to French coach Laurent Blanc to clinch his first trophy in Qatar. Dame Traoré grabbed lead for Al Rayyan with a goal in 13th minute before captain Ya...

To Oliech, Olunga needs a man like Wanyama behind him in order to have optimal performance. “[Michael] Olunga is a talented player, but I feel Wanyama has left a huge burden on him,” Oliech said as was quoted by Standard Sports. “I know Olunga is suffering but he cannot speak out. “And as a striker when you look back, you need to see a commanding figure behind you. That’s exactly what I think Olunga is missing in the current Harambee Stars set-up.” The former Nantes and Gor Mahia s...

Kenya striker Michael Olunga reveals Al Duhail SC are ready to do well in the Emir Cup when they face Al Rayyan in the semi-finals on Monday.

RIYADH: The message on the advertising hording is clear: “Bigger Than Ever.” And this year’s AFC Champions League is just that, the biggest tournament ever – with an extra eight teams added, taking the total competing in the group stage to 40. This trend of expansion has been seen across various continental and global competitions over the last few years, with varying degrees of success. The AFC Asian Cup and European Championships expanded from 16 teams to 24. The FIFA World Cup will s...