Selected Works
A curated selection of writing and public engagements that represent my current intellectual direction. These pieces show the transition from reporting on African sport to analysing the systems and structures that govern it.
- Behind the stadium boom: Why foreign-born players fill African football teams (Play the Game, 2025)
- Presentation: How Global Institutions Make China Essential to Africa (Play the Game Conference, 2025)
- The Autonomy of Sport in Africa: A Quest for Decolonisation (Play the Game, 2024)
- “Football Bloody Hell” (Hear Us Roar Anthology, 2023)
- Mababi Hawajui Ball: Class Conflict in Kenyan Football (Debunk, 2021)
- Sacrificing Harambee Starlets (Debunk, 2022)
- Play, Don’t Talk: The Gagging Crisis in Sport (Debunk, 2021)
- Marijuana, Testosterone, and Other Hurdles to the Olympics (Debunk Media, July 2021)
The Archive
A select record of my published work. It traces the evolution of my perspective—from field-level reporting to analytical commentary to international thought leadership.
Thought Leadership & International Contributions
Analyst interview on EU sponsorship of CAF (Follow the Money EU, 2026)
International Pickup of “Behind the stadium boom: Why foreign-born players fill African football teams” article ( Prachatai, 2026, Thailand)
Expert commentary on African football talent systems (Trouw, 2025)
Behind the stadium boom: Why foreign-born players fill African football teams (Play the Game, 2025)
The Autonomy of Sport in Africa: A Quest for Decolonisation included in Centre for Sport & Human Rights reading list (2025)
The Autonomy of Sport in Africa: A Quest for Decolonisation (Play the Game, 2024)
“Football Bloody Hell” (Hear Us Roar Anthology, 2023)
Kenya’s Steffany Ndei Among Top Winners (Standard Media, 2023)
Analytical Work
Mababi Hawajui Ball: Class Conflict in Kenyan Football (Debunk, 2021)
The Gagging Crisis in Sport (Debunk, 2021)
When Kamba Athletes Ruled the Track (Debunk, 2021)
Kenya’s Kabaddi Superstar (Debunk, 2021)
Marijuana, Testosterone & Other Hurdles to the Olympics (Debunk, 2021)
My AFCON Thrill So Far (Debunk, 2022)
All Hail Aliou Cissé’s Lions (Debunk, 2022)
Sacrificing Harambee Starlets (Debunk, 2022)
Football’s European-Born African Stars (Debunk, 2022)
Field- Level Reportage
K’Ogalo Race Past Sofapaka (The Star, Jan 2020)
Prayer Answered as Cherono Makes Olympic Team (The Star, Jan 2020)
Newly Formed University League Attracts 10 Teams (The Star, Feb 2020)
Sharks Bite Bankers in Machakos (The Star, Feb 2020)
Tumaini School Lock Meru’s Black Panther (The Star, Feb 2020)
Litonde Finds a Silver Lining in Freestyle Football (The Star, Feb 2020)
Harambee Starlets’ Striker Signs with Beşiktaş (The Star, Feb 2020)
Kiongera Raring to Return (The Star, Feb 2020)
Makolanders, Mathare & Kayole Post Mixed Results (The Star, Feb 2020)
Pirates, Terrorists Plot Big After Promotion (The Star, Feb 2020)
FKF Reverts to Two Zones (The Star, Feb 2020)
Kenyan Football Still Has a Long Way to Go (The Star, Mar 2020)
Gaspo’s Goal Scoring Problems Solved (The Star, Mar 2020)
Makolanders Go Top After Dominating Mathare (The Star, Mar 2020)
Ndeti: From Road Running to the Pulpit (The Star, Mar 2020)
Kibagare Slum Girls Find Hope in Football (The Star, Mar 2020)
Kenyan Players Narrate Experiences in Covid Era (The Star, Mar 2020)
“I Still Want an Olympic Medal,” Says Ndiku (The Star, Apr 2020)
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