Author: SS News Correspondent
Enterprising South Sudan national team captain Peter Maker Manyang has joined the fastest-rising football club in sub-Sahara Zesco United on a two-year contract. The FAZ/MTN Super League champions unveiled Manyang’ on Tuesday 17th August 2021 ahead of his medicals. The former Munuki football club defender becomes ZESCO United’s third signing following the arrival of Dickson Chapa from Napsa Stars and Edward Lungu from Kitwe United. “ZESCO United is a big football club and a competitive team at the continental level. I played against them in 2016 when they reached the CAF Champions League semi-finals. I am extremely delighted to join…
There’s a raging debate regarding the standards of a sporting facility coming up in the lakeside city of Kisumu. Kisumu is a cradle for great sporting talents and rightfully deserves an international stadium to enhance the city’s standing in the sporting world. While barbs are traded over the quality and standard of the Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium, Salient Sports Management notes with great admiration that the facility will have 59 washrooms for the convenience of spectators. Not even Kasarani, whose standard is undoubtedly world class, can talk of that laudable number of washrooms within its vast reaches. A 2013 survey…
Once again the sporting fraternity in Kenya is waiting with bated breaths as the Ministries of Sports and Health work a plan for resumption of activity following a six-week lay-off occasioned by Covid-19 second wave. Team sports which must undertake meticulous pre-season conditioning in order to compete professionally will be once again bear the brunt owing to the limited time left for leagues to conclude. Remember the current football season was delayed and the envisaged ending in May/June is untenable. League organizers will have to rejig their calendars to ensure the more than half the season not yet played is…
Salient Sports Management wishes to thank the gallant people of South Sudan through the South Sudan Football Association and national team, The Bright Stars for choosing Nairobi, Kenya for a nine-day training camp before a very crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi in Khartoum. During their stay in Kenya the Bright Stars enjoyed a serene and productive camp highlighted by affordable but classy accommodation, efficient transportation, availability of standard training facilities and worthy opposition (Harambee Stars and Wazito) for build-up matches. Salient Sports Management wishes the resilient Bright Stars the best of luck in their upcoming Africa Cup…
A battling South Sudan national team was undone by a late goal in Nairobi as Kenya’s Harambee Stars emerged winners of the hotly contested international friendly staged on Saturday 13th March 2021. The youngest nation in Africa went toe to toe with Kenya from kick-off, matching quality for quality and strength for strength until Bandari midfielder Danson Chetambe conjured a brilliant delivery to Elvis Rupia who buried into the net to make the difference for Kenya. The goal, scored in the 80th minute left South Sudan with little time to organize a successful fightback as Kenya, under veteran coach Jacob…
Hawk-eyed South Sudan national football team head coach Cyprian Besong Ashu takes the Bright Stars through their paces ahead of the international friendly match with Kenya’s Harambee Stars. Bright Stars skipper Peter Maker displays his dribbling skills during the South Sudanese training session in Nairobi Kenya. Compatriots Emmanuel Thomas (left) and Stephen Pawer duel in for the ball during South Sudan’s rigorous training in Nairobi ahead of their friendly tie with Kenya. Bright Stars fitness coach Narcisse Tinkeu sets the stage for the team’s training
he Bright Stars of South Sudan return to nyayo stadium’s hallowed lawns to play Harambee Stars of Kenya in an international friendly match on Saturday 13th March 2021. It was at nyayo that FIFA’s last born registered a historic victory beating the mighty Uganda Cranes by a solitary goal to leave their Africa Cup of Nations open. The victory remains South Sudan’s most significant to date and the Bright Stars hope to conjure the same magic to down flip flopping Harambee Stars and carry the momentum into their remaining group fixtures. The team has been honing their skills under the…
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After squeezing a 2-1 win over New Stars de Douala of Cameroon in CAF Confederation knock out match yesterday at Kasarani, Gor Mahia wishes to thank the club’s patron Raila Odinga who is also the Orange Democratic Movement Party leader, Turkish ambassador to Kenya Ahmet Cemil Miroglu and all fans for their support. The match saw an improved attendance and in appreciating the two key figures and fans in general for turning out in good numbers to support the team, the club’s treasurer Sally Bolo said the support was great and urged all to always be attending matches in their…
Gor Mahia have camped in Accra, Ghana and will be there for two days before heading to Nigeria on Friday. The developments were confirmed by the club’s treasurer Sally Bolo. “l spoke to the Team Manager Jolawi Obondo who confirmed the team’s arrival in Accra where they will camp and train for two days before heading to Abuja then to Enugu on Friday,” the treasurer told Gor Mahia website. She added: “Our plan was to fly to Abuja then to Enugu straight but we had to change because Lobi Stars didn’t manage to get us today’s flight…so, we camp and…