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The CAF Champions League is Africa's premier club football competition, and Kenyan teams have had limited but notable participation over the years with no Kenyan club able to win the competition outright so far.
Rwanda is known as the 'land of a thousand hills', so from a sporting perspective it is fitting that its capital Kigali will stage the first UCI World Road Championships in Africa.
Bajaber, one of the club's biggest signings of the off season, has featured for Simba in their pre season engagements but has not been selected to travel to Gaborone. He also recently missed the much heralded friendly clash versus Gor Mahia last week in Dar, during the annual Simba Day celebrations.
Jepchirchir, who has established herself as one of the world’s leading marathoners, received the gesture with a smile. However, many Kenyans on social media expressed that the athlete deserved more than an economy class seat after such a landmark victory.
The size of the field, a record 62 entrants, speaks to the competition’s pull, while CAF’s USD 100,000 subsidy for clubs eliminated in the first two rounds underlines a drive to widen access.
The drop can be explained, as they lost 3-1 to the Gambia at home in a recent FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Kasarani Stadium. Gambia are ranked lower than Kenya and as a result, they have dropped their overall points tally. Kenya's points total was 1181.64 in the prior ranking but has now dropped down to 1179.06.
According to Salah, the recent CECAFA Kagame Cup that took place in Tanzania, which saw Mogadishu CC face off with seasoned sides such as Al Hilal, who they managed a 1-1 draw against in Dar Es Salaam, is proof that their side has what it takes to beat Police in the two-legged affair.
Day six of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo Japan, Thursday 18 September 2025, will feature four finals, including the men's javelin throw, where Kenya's Julius Yego will compete for a chance to win an elusive Gold Medal.
The development marks a milestone not only for the club’s players and their respective national teams, but also for the financial health of the club.
Liverpool, with club-record signing Alexander Isak on debut, raced into a two-goal lead inside the first six minutes as Atletico struggled to get out of their own half on Merseyside but they eventually fought back to equalize before losing late on to Van Dijk's header.
Team Kenya has secured four gold medals, one silver, and two bronze, cementing the country’s dominance in middle- and long-distance events.
