Harambee Stars prospect Zak Vyner played the full 90 minutes for English Championship side Bristol City as they lost 3-0 to Sheffield United in their home Championship playoff semi-final first-leg on Thursday, 8 May.Vyner, 27, continued with his hot streak of playing every minute this season, but could not help The Robins make their case on joining the Premier League next season.Defeat in the first leg. pic.twitter.com/rupXsoIv8e— Bristol City FC (@BristolCity) May 8, 2025 On a pressure night in Ashton Gate, Sheffield United got into the lead right before halftime through Harrison Burrows, who connected from the spot after defender Robert Dickie had hacked down Kieffer Moore inside the box to earn a straight send-off.Things got worse for the hosts in the second half as they went down further to a pair of strikes from Andre Brooks and Callum O’Hare, leaving them with a huge mountain to climb when they visit Bramall Lane on Monday (2200 EAT).In Denmark, Harambee Stars defender Daniel Anyembe played all 90 minutes as Viborg were knocked out of the Landspokal Cup.FKFPL: Kenya Police seek to extend lead at the top as KCB fight for pride against ShabanaTrailing 1-0 to FC Copenhagen in the semi-final first-leg, Anyembe’s side once again lost by a similar margin on Thursday, meaning that they lost 2-0 on aggregate.Elsewhere in Iran, Harambee Stars striker Masoud Juma played for 61 minutes as Esteghlal settled for a barren draw with Chadormalu on Thursday.##NAJAVA_MECA_8915644##In the same league, however, Kenya’s defensive midfielder Anthony Akumu was not in Kheybar Khorramad’s squad as they lost 2-1 to Persepolis.The 32-year-old last played for the side in December last year, but was on the bench on 1 May.In Tanzania, Kenya’s Matthew Tegisi was on target for Pamba Jiji as they lost 5-1 to Simba.The goal was his sixth for the side, who lie 13th and in the relegation zone.
