Football often brings with it moments of great pride and heartbreak, and Kenya’s Harambee Stars found themselves in the middle of both at the ongoing Pamoja African Nations Championship. After a strong run in the tournament that lifted the hopes of many fans, the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals following a tense penalty shootout
Nairobi carried a heavy mood on Friday night as thousands of Kenyans struggled to come to terms with the Harambee Stars’ elimination from the CHAN 2024 tournament. What had started as a hopeful evening in Kasarani Stadium ended in bitter disappointment after Madagascar defeated Kenya in the quarter finals through penalties. The result crushed the
Nairobi Traffic Commander Joseph Chirchir has announced the closure of several sections of Aerodrome, Lang’ata, and Mombasa Roads ahead of the next round of African Nations Championship (CHAN) fixtures scheduled for Sunday, August 10. In a notice issued on Saturday, August 9, Chirchir stated that Aerodrome Road would be closed from the Madaraka roundabout to
Thousands of football fans who had hoped to cheer Harambee Stars during their CHAN 2024 match against DR Congo were left stranded outside Kasarani Stadium, despite reports that all tickets had been sold out. What they didn’t know was that most of those tickets never reached the public. Instead, as The Standard revealed on Monday,
During the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN), you will not be able to bring vuvuzelas, whistles, drums, loudspeakers, or megaphones inside stadiums. On Monday, July 28, the tournament’s Local Safety and Security Department issued a list of forbidden objects in the stadium, confirming that certain things will not be permitted entry. The department advised football
Rigathi Gachagua and Irungu Nyakera: The bad omens who doomed Harambee Stars against Madagascar
Harambee Stars’ painful defeat to Madagascar in the CHAN qualifier at Kasarani Stadium has left a bitter taste among Kenyans, and much of the blame has been directed at two figures who were in the stands that night. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and businessman-turned-politician Irungu Nyakera have been branded by fans as bad omens