South Sudan Skipper Signs for Rising Powerhouse Zesco United

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 […]

Positives from the ‘International’ stadium in Kisumu

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 […]

Sports between a rock and hard place

Amina Mohamed

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 […]

Bright Stars vote of thanks

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 […]

Gallant Bright Stars narrowly edged in friendly tie

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 […]

Galaxy wars as Harambee Stars take on Bright Stars.

The 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 […]