Nzoia Sugar continue to impress away from homeThe Millers are yet to win a home match under coach Salim Babu but they continue to impress on the road. On Sunday, they played almost the entire second half a man down but that did not deter them as they managed to secure a point in a two-all draw in Mombasa.Vihiga Bullets resurgence continuesBullets completed a double over Mathare United on Sunday, a result that moved them out of the relegation zone for the first time this season. They now occupy the playoff spot and if they continue with the same spirit, they are destined to cheat on the drop.Dramatic KBF men’s final in MombasaAfter more than a month of waiting, the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) men’s final series finally got underway. When Ulinzi Warriors play KPA, expect fireworks, no doubt. Game One went to Warriors, KPA won Game Two to even the series. As expected, the match-up wasn’t without its fare share of drama. Centre players Frankline Omondi and William Ochieng being sent off in Game One. Believe it or not, KPA’s Omondi’s elbowing of Ochieng was responded to by a headbutt, in full view of the referees. Both players miss Game Two and Three. ‘BARCAGATE 2’You probably remember the scandal which erupted in February 2020, when two Spanish journalists revealed that the then-president of FCB, Josep Maria Bertomeu, had hired a company to create fake social media accounts and criticize current and former Barca players. This shameful episode in the history of the Blaugrana, due to its element, was nicknamed ‘Barcagate’.However, a new, equally massive disgrace affected the Catalan giants during the last week, and it’s pretty appropriate to say we’ve got ourselves a ‘Barcagate 2’.Furious, detested, occupied: Laporta and Xavi demand an investigationDespite being hosts in the return leg of the Europa League 1/4 finals against Eintracht Frankfurt, Xavi’s boys didn’t receive expected support from the stands because almost half of the Camp Nou crowd were German fans. But one could ask, where’s a scandal there if folks simply bought tickets available for sale?Well, there’s a catch since only five or six thousand of those were available for the visitors, and there were almost 30,000 of them in the terraces.Just some of the 30,000 Frankfurt fans who took over the Camp Nou last night #Eintracht #Frankfurt pic.twitter.com/6mOUNNRGLl— Terrace Images (@TerraceImages) April 15, 2022 As things stand, so-called ‘socios’ (fans that pay an annual fee that allows them stadium entry and a right to vote in the club’s elections and participate in making decisions) have betrayed Barca. They illegally rented their club cards to Eintracht’s supporters for unknown reasons, probably disappointed that it’s the UEL and not the UCL tie.Mon: 22.00: (1.31) Barcelona (6.00) Cadiz (9.50)Moreover, the club’s administration and technical staff didn’t pay enough attention and allowed this immoral scam. This led to a shocking scene of Camp Nou as a hostile environment in the club’s crucial game of the season for their own players?!An internal investigation is opened, but whatever they conclude in the end, this shameful stain will stay for long. ‘More than a club’? We don’t think so; more a ‘Barcagate 2′.##EDITORS_CHOICE##ARTETA’S CIRCLES For a while, there was one funny diagram circulating on social media regarding Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal spell. It went to show that the Spanish tactician is actually repeating circles – he wins a couple of games in a row, which awakes fans’ hopes, then losses two or three consecutive matches, supporters call for his sack, he survives somehow, then wins a couple of games in a row and… well you see how it goes from there.Trust the process. Arteta is at the wheel pic.twitter.com/p8xSQFJ80G— Thaps (@thapsdinho) April 16, 2022 And the week we left behind us serves as a perfect example of this diagram’s accuracy. This time at Southampton, Arsenal lost the third EPL match in a row, falling to the sixth place. And they were like third just a few weeks ago, with the Champions League dream seeming like a reality.Mon: 20.00: (2.04) Napoli (3.50) Roma (4.10)But have they forgotten how it works with Mikel? Then came dreadful defeats, and now even reaching Europa League seems like a mission impossible.4 defeats in our last 5 games. We are going to play Chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham in our next 3 games. It took injuries to Tierney and Partey for this team to collapse. Confidence is very low. Where do we go from here?— Mazi Olisaemeka C. ™ (@OlisaOsega) April 16, 2022 ‘Arteta out’ can be heard from various sides, but the fact the Gunners will face Chelsea and Manchester United in the two upcoming games this week doesn’t mean we’ll see his exit. If the diagram works, it’s time for the circle to turn to the positive side.
