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The second minute goal by Ngala, assisted by Victor Kunyili, ensured that Bidco, who shocked Gor Mahia by the same scoreline in their season opener, collected the three points to give them a dream start to the campaign.
UEFA made its ruling after Spain's LaLiga agreed to move a game scheduled for late December between champions Barcelona and Villarreal to Miami, Florida. Italy's Serie A also decided to stage the encounter between AC Milan and Como on February 8 in Perth, Australia, to avoid a clash with the Winter Olympics opening ceremony at Milan's San Siro stadium.
James suffered the injury in Chelsea's 2-1 Premier League win over Liverpool on Saturday.
The Starlets will begin their campaign at home in Nairobi, with the first leg set for Friday, October 24, 2025, at 6 pm at the Nyayo National Stadium.
Odhiambo was fired after a poor start to the 2025/26 season and coupled with what the club believed was an unsatisfactory end to the 2024/25 season, his time was called to an end by the Kenya Ports Authority hierarchy.
Napoli moved into first place by beating Genoa 2-1, while the major match between Juventus and AC Milan ended in a 0-0 draw. Juventus remains undefeated in sixth place with a 3-3-0 record and 12 points, while Napoli leads the league with a 5-0-1 record and 15 points.
At the Kasarani Annex, the slum derby saw Mathare United host Kariobangi Sharks, with the Sharks securing their first win of the season, 1-2.
The dominant performance, coupled with a 2-0 first round, first leg win in Kigali last Wednesday, gave the defending champions a 5-0 aggregate victory in the premier African club competition.
Tuchel will have to make a decision between Bellingham and Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa
The Brazil international was replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili in the 56th minute of the game in Istanbul – Liverpool's second straight defeat after they started the season with seven successive wins in all competitions.
The standout fixture of the weekend sees Chelsea host Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening. Liverpool are without Alisson Becker until after the international break, while Federico Chiesa remains a doubt, though Hugo Ekitike is expected to be back.
The ball, called Trionda, was again designed by German manufacturer Adidas, provider of the official World Cup balls since the 1970 tournament.
The Elephants are scheduled to take on the Seychelles in Mauritius on Friday, October 15, before hosting the Harambee Stars at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on Tuesday, October 14.
Ouma featured the full 90 minutes for the Polish side in central midfield as a deep lying centre field player.
At 1 PM local time, Sofapaka take on Kakamega Homeboyz, while later on at the same venue, Posta Rangers will be looking to continue with their 100 percent start to the season with a clash against AFC Leopards.
A week ago all seemed to be going to plan for defending champions Liverpool, who boasted a perfect record of seven wins from as many games in the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup.
A 4-2 opening day success over APS Bomet was helpful, but with a 1-0 success away at Bandari following it up, there has been an air of serious positivity at the Gusii Club. In the 2024/25 season, Shabana finished fifth with 53 points, just six behind second place Gor Mahia and trailing winners Kenya Police FC by 12 points.
According to the former Asante Kotoko head coach, his team was forced to adapt to a new style of play, which was forced upon them by the state of the playing surface at the heavily used Dandora Stadium.
The Assembly reviews competitions, adopts the budget and audited accounts, considers statutory matters and agrees the priorities that will shape African football’s growth. Each member association has one vote, ensuring decisions reflect the will of the entire CAF family.
Sekhukhune United goalkeeper Toaster Nsabata, who was in the starting line-up for Zambia’s last World Cup qualifier, has been dropped from the Zambia squad for this month’s last two Group E fixtures at Tanzania and home to Niger.
Elsewhere there were comfortable wins for Arsenal and Newcastle United, as Napoli and Borussia Dortmund were among the other teams to claim victories on the second matchday of the league phase.
Tusker are now 17th in the 18 team league and the reality is that Okere and his players are under pressure to perform as the season continues.
Barcelona take on PSG in the main match of the day as week two of the group stages coming in hot.
Ballon d'Or winner Rodri returned in May after spending eight months on the sidelines due to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, but then suffered a groin injury during the Club World Cup in July.
The delay in resolving Gucha’s case has thrown the NSL calendar into disarray. The 2025/26 season, initially scheduled to kick off on Saturday, 13 September, was frozen after the Tribunal suspended the promotions of Soy United and Compel SC pending the outcome of the Gucha case. It eventually kicked off last weekend.
