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APS Bomet Upsets Gor Mahia 4-1; Mashemeji Derby Postponed to December 7
Relegation-threatened APS Bomet sensationally defeated league leaders Gor Mahia 4-1 at Nyayo Stadium, with Hansel Ochieng scoring a hat-trick to lift his team out of the relegation zone. In other league news, the highly anticipated 98th Mashemeji Derby between Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards was postponed to December 7 due to venue unavailability. Separately, the Harambee Starlets are set to play a friendly match against Algeria. This match is part of their preparations for the 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco, marking their return to the continental stage since 2016.
Nairobi to Host World Sevens; Eritreans Dominate Cycling; Kipkogei Wins Silver in Tokyo
Nairobi, Kenya will host one of the three HSBC SVNS Division Two legs in the 2026 season, an announcement made during the launch of the 2026 calendar in Dubai. In another international event, Kenyan athlete David Kiptum Kipkogei, 46, secured a silver medal at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics marathon. He clocked 2:17:30 in harsh weather conditions that forced many other competitors to drop out. Meanwhile, at the Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Africa Road Cycling Championship in Diani, Kwale County, Eritrean cyclists demonstrated absolute dominance, securing three gold medals on the final day.
