Gor Mahia has extended their lead at the top of the SportPesa Premier League to nine points after a dramatic 1-0 victory over Kakamega Homeboyz.

• Gor Mahia now sits with 64 points, solidifying their title aspirations.
• The winning goal came from a 96th-minute own goal by Peter Thiongo.
• Gor Mahia played the latter part of the match with 10 men following a red card for Enock Morison.

Young footballers in Nakuru are showcasing immense talent at the Rausha Kipaji Cup, dreaming of professional careers despite concerns about national team selection fairness.

• Youngsters like 10-year-old goalkeeper Ben Somba aspire to play for clubs like Arsenal, while Catherine Akinyi aims for the national team, Harambee Starlets.
• Several academy coaches claim national selectors overlook talent from academies not registered with the Football Kenya Federation (FKF).
• The Rausha Kipaji Cup, in its seventh edition, highlighted many emerging talents, yet only three of Nakuru's seven academies are registered with the FKF.

Kenya's football federation (FKF) is facing intense scrutiny just 18 months before co-hosting AFCON 2027 due to a Sh42.48 million scandal involving a questionable insurance contract for the Chan tournament.

• Sh42.48 million paid to a newly registered, unlicensed insurance broker for the Chan tournament.
• The scandal implicates the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), whose president Hussein Mohamed has been suspended.
• This incident highlights a two-decade pattern of institutional failure and lack of structural reform in Kenyan football, despite significant talent.