‘Clean sheets is the goal,’- New Naibois signing outlines targets aft…

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 22, 2026 – New Nairobi United signing Wyclife Awiko believes his addition will tighten the backline and enhance the team’s trophy ambitions next season. newsbetting.bond

Awiko has promised to lay his life on the line to ensure as many cleansheets as possible as Naibois seek success on all fronts.

“Our biggest achievement in the coming season would be to win the league (FKF Premier League)…the Mozzart Bet Cup (FKF Cup). As a defender, the main goal is to ensure that we keep as many clean sheets as possible,” the towering centre back said.

Awiko was unveiled as Nairobi United’s latest signing at the beginning of the week, joining from Shabana for who he has been a rock at the back in the 2025/26 season.

The Kassagam Secondary School alumnus says he was enamoured by the vision presented to him by head coach Patrick Aussems, leaving no doubt in his mind about joining the Johnson Sakaja-owned side.

“It is a big team that has even played continental football. My hope is that we will keep soaring high. I signed because it is a good team that is going places…and I believe that my future is secure here. I know I will succeed here and even get better,” the left-footed centre back explained.

His addition to Naibois continues what has been a spending spree by the capital side, which will be playing in the topflight for the second straight season.

Other than bolstering the backline, Awiko will also be a portent aerial threat for his new employers, especially from set-pieces.

Apart from Awiko, Aussems has strengthened his defence with the capture of Harambee Stars custodian Farouk Shikhalo — formerly of Ethiopian giants St Georges.

They have also snapped up for KCB right-back Kevin ‘Chumsy’ Okumu as well as ex-Migori Youth dangerman Syphas Owuor.

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 22, 2026 – Prolific Harambee Starlets forward Elizabeth Mideva has officially completed a major European transfer, sealing a deal from FKF Women’s Premier League side Ulinzi Starlets to join Lithuanian football giants FC Gintra.

The move marks a massive career milestone for the former Archbishop Njenga Girls High School star, who transitions from local dominance to competing on Europe’s grandest stages.

In joining FC Gintra, based in the city of Šiauliai, Mideva aligns herself with the undisputed powerhouse of Baltic football.

The Lithuanian club boasts an astonishing record, holding 24 Women’s A Lyga championship titles, a run that includes a staggering 21 consecutive league trophies.

As regular competitors on the continental stage, Gintra provides the Kenyan international with the ultimate platform to elevate her game against top-tier European opposition.

Mideva’s arrival in Lithuania comes at a crucial juncture in the club’s season.

The Kenyan goal poacher is expected to throw on the yellow-and-black kit immediately, with a baptism of fire scheduled on the European calendar.

She is set to make her official debut in the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualification rounds, where FC Gintra takes on Scottish outfit Heart of Midlothian WFC (Hearts) on August 5.

Her departure adds to a growing wave of Kenyan female footballers securing professional contracts abroad, further validating the rising quality of the local domestic league and giving Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba another battle-tested asset in Europe.

SYDNEY, Australia, Jul 22 – Former Australia batter David Warner has pleaded guilty to drink driving, after being charged following a random breath test in Sydney in April.

The plea had been expected after his lawyer, Bobby Hill, said after a court hearing in May that the cricketer accepted responsibility and knew his behaviour had been “foolish” and “reckless”.

Warner had drunk three glasses of wine at a friend’s apartment before getting in his car on Easter Sunday, Hill said at the earlier hearing.

Sentencing has been set for 18 August, when Warner faces a minimum disqualification from driving of six months, a potential fine of up to Ksh 200,000 (A$2,200) and a potential prison sentence of up to nine months.

Warner, who retired from international cricket in 2024, is currently captain of Pakistan Super League side Karachi Kings as well as being captain of the Sydney Thunder.

Cricket NSW chief executive Lee Germon said after he was charged in April that the allegations were “concerning” and that the body took them “very seriously”.

“At Cricket NSW, we are strong advocates for safe driving, not drink-driving,” he said.

Hill said at the May hearing that Warner knew what he had done was wrong. “He accepts that was a reckless decision, a foolish decision to get in his car instead of taking an Uber.”

“It’s not a crime to have a glass of wine on the day of the lord’s resurrection. In fact, some would consider that completely appropriate,” he added.

“His crime is, as I said, choosing a foolish plan A instead of a plan B.”

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