 Wel, wel, wel, that is Azaranul, telling us how you can get onto the safari rally. Now it is your fun favorite segment, the fun zone where we discuss everything that has been happening in the world of sports. And I'm joined by people daily sports journalists, Bayre Zila, here in studio with us. Bayre, welcome to the touchline here on the fun zone. How has your week been sports-wise? My week has been really good. I've been following up on sport doha race. And also we are following up on issues around the Berlin marathon. That's really big because some people are looking at the world record being broken. But generally it's been local, we're looking at how the girls in volleyball are struggling in the World Cup, Malke strikers, and also of course looking at football issues, domestic in terms of NSL and KPL, yes. Big one that has been happening tomorrow, Berlin marathon. Elliot Kipchoga is not going to be there, but we have got our own Gladys Cherono for the women's race. Can she defend her title? Yes, looking at the course, I think she's very familiar with the course and the opponents as well. I think Cherono is definitely in the offing to go and defend, but also not only defend, maybe break her own record. You know, there's something sweet and of course the lucrative element of money when you break your own record. So Cherono will be definitely out there to show us what she's made of, but I think at the back of her mind she will be looking at the Ethiopians. I think the Debarbas will also be there, so that she is able to look at winning, but also defend from the back. Big one for Raza. Elliot Kipchoga will not actually be in Berlin, but is preparing for annuals that will be happening in Vienna, Austria. Mini on assessment, will he be able to make that sub to our come next month? Listen, if there are people I've seen who are so determined and committed, one of them is this guy, Elliot Kipchoga. He's more than a marathoner, he's an icon, I think to me he's a legend. So for him to go for the sub to meaning is very confident and he has belief in his ability and in himself. It's not about the age, it's not about the terrain. He has worked so hard over the years and I think for him sub to, if it comes, it will just prove to the world how good he actually is. Yeah, how good he is and make a record that will take a very long time actually to break when it comes to athletics. Doha is happening also, the 2019 world championships are happening in Doha, Qatar and Kenya is the first country actually to win gold. Our very own Ruth Jepangetich won the gold in Maraton in 2 hours 32 minutes and 43 seconds. I went from the gold medal that we won, the weather conditions seem to be now the biggest thing that is happening in Qatar. Yeah, I think this is the biggest talking point and people had even been warned earlier that how athletes should love to be protected and taken care of. Remember, Qatar in 2 years time will also be hosting a world cup football. So I don't know, maybe they should have considered maybe playing like what happened in African cup of nations hosting this races in the night. Yeah, because as it is now, some people have already suffered almost what we call the heat stroke. Remember yesterday's race, I think the 1500 meter race in the men's side where one of the athletes I think almost collapsed. We had more than 28 athletes pulling out of their events because of the weather conditions. I mean look at that, so IWF should have considered some of these things before maybe putting into timings. Maybe put them early in the morning or late in the night so that they at least do not suffer because it also affects their health apart from affecting their performance out there. Because you can see the stadium itself, if there is really, they say it's a cooling system made stadium but it's not actually up to that now. You can see eyes already on the tabs there, people immersing themselves in ice to try and cool the body but at the end of the day it's not working there. Kenyans we have been having this advantage of running in high altitude. Our advantage is that we practice in high altitude data. When we go to these championships we are actually made for this championship. Is this climate also going to test us because even if we practice on high altitude and we have not had any of our athletes pulling out, it seems that we are good to go even at these championships. I think it's a gamble because like you said rightly we are used to the high altitude. Most of our athletes train let's say in altitude areas like in 10 for example. But then I think also it boils down to assessing in beforehand you know very well like we are going to race in these conditions and everything. Proper countries like remember the argument at the time when people were saying Arambia stashunda gone to France, they said they should have gone to Dubai because of the weather. And I think if we had planned properly and everybody else had planned properly and government probably we should have taken somewhere our at least familiarize the terrain let's say in Dubai somewhere in the Middle East for a couple of days before you know going down. Because our camp is majorly at home so for athletes. Yes because of I think financial issues. So I think we will struggle and push like Jack can teach struggle and pushed. But it's going to be a struggle. Remember some people used to this terrain this weather. So for us we will push to the end but at the end of the day we will really have struggled. Well it's a big one for us there but the world athletics championship that are happening in Doha, Qatar. And today is day two and we'll be bringing you all the highlights in everything that is happening in the world championships in Doha, Qatar. Many things are happening here in the country but also another big event that is happening in Japan away from the rugby world cup that is happening. It is also a volleyball, a Malikia striker that are actually not living up to the mark of being an African champion heading on to the world cup. Listen a lot was expected from Paul Bittok when he came he remember he trained Rwanda for long time. Yes the national team has quite got some experience but what people forgot is that the world cup is a different ball game. And the world cup and I think our team is kind of balance of young players and the old and quite a mix. I think that's what our coach was testing but the caliber of teams we play in the world cup. Look at Japan, Dominican Republic, China, the world defending champion. These are high level teams who play all year round and high level tournaments and good infrastructure and good investment. For the Kenyan fans maybe it was too high expectations. What we should be grateful for for Bittok and Agald is that in between the sets at least we are managing at least 15, 12, good marks. And that means that at least we are managing to push. We are not really being trashed as per say. It's a pure learning process for us because when you find that our league doesn't go all year round, our league usually is off for most of the time and also these ladies usually are called for national events when they are coming up to it. It is high time that we change our league format to conform to the FIVP calendar. Absolutely and also encourage more teams to play. I don't think we have so many teams in the high in the top league whereby you see they usually do rotational stuff like they go to Buseo, Bungoma or Eldoret. Because there are few after 2 months they go somewhere else and the 6 or 7 teams. What we need is top level teams to participate in a well structured league so that we are able to develop players over time. What needs to happen also is consistency playing every time and getting familiarized with the modern way of volleyball. It is a big one for us there that we are in the actual volleyball world cup and we are not performing. We lost our game this morning against Russia and we are going to play against Cameroon in our last game. But doesn't it worry you that we have not even won one set even if we are scoring in the set? That's quite the challenge. I hope and pray that what we did against Cameroon here now we must do something against Cameroon in that leg that's happening in Japan. But also like I said earlier maybe some of these teams they know when to defend and attack in the volleyball game. Then they expose our weaknesses in between because maybe we go full throttle and fail to know how to defend maybe when you are leading. So for example if the other team won 25-12 they will know when to defend and when to attack. But they know when they lose some points but they will try and outscore you because they look for your loopholes. Maybe that's what probably the girls need to know and we talk to them need to know when to defend and when to attack. Big one therefore the Malikiya strikers who are in Qatar. It is a big weekend when it comes to football. We have got the Madrid derby that will be happening at Wendham Metro Poletano between Atlético Madrid versus Real Madrid. You have also got Monday night football Manchester United versus Arsenal. But before we head international we have got to look at what is happening here locally. And a big news that is coming in. Gourmet might have been inking to signing a deal with Keroje Breweries. What are your sources telling you? What is the deal structure like so far? Yeah from what I hear on the pulse on the ground is that it's just to cut off for the return leg of the calf champions league against USA Malja. It is said that it's about one million shillings. I think six hundred thousand will be catering for the players and fund and for logistics. I remember Gourmet here has been struggling lately. There was a time when I had there was a go slow in camp because players had not been paid the allowances and bonuses and stuff like that. So I think this is a good shot in the welcome move by Keroje. And I believe God has been if I'm not wrong they have been really trying to seduce or lure Keroje into the camp especially after Tuzo left. So maybe they're looking at a long term partnership after tomorrow. Let's see how it pans out because with what has happened with the betting company is going away. Certainly Gourmet here will need sponsorships. Now that is the major part because now Keroje is actually coming in for the game tomorrow. It's an international match tomorrow. I just hope that they might go in to try and get into the long term position. But now another breaking news that is coming in is that Betina is going ahead to fire all their employees meaning that they will be moving away from the Kenyan market. Sport Pesa we have also heard that they are also closing shop. They might moving away from the Kenyan market sports wise. How will that impact us? It's going to be grave to be honest Robert because I mean we've for a long time the betting companies have really supported us and a company like Sport Pesa for example has not only focused on football but it focused across the board like even rugby I think and also boxing. So for them to finally... They were actually in rugby, they were in boxing, they were in safarali and they were in football. So for them to pull out... They even also gave a kit to Malikia strike at some time back. Yes, I mean they were actually playing the role. They were like the second sports department if you ask me. They are doing the role that is actually supposed to be for sports fund, that fund for running a sporting organisation. But what you're asking is quite important because when Sport Pesa lives, for example on the other betting companies live, they don't really vacate because the people were losing jobs. Betina's close shops that means guys have been laid off. Sport Pesa obviously guys will be laid off. And now it will trickle down to the clubs like for example the football clubs who will not be able to pay their players and their staff. So it means clubs and organisations need like I said earlier in another program here is that they have to think outside the box look for other sources. And by the way, if they are going to try and think of approaching government, I think it's not a sustainable route because I don't think first of all government is in the business of helping you guys. You need to be structurally in order and then look for your own ways. It's very hard for government to come in let's say for club football because you realize that if Sport Pesa closes their deal with Gormaya, they are going to be losing an amount up to 80 million paea and FC Lopez will be losing up to 60 million paea and that is going to be a very big impact for them. But the other question that we would like to understand will be the hostile regulations that these companies are talking about. What can they be because from the government mechanism is the tax manu says that you have not been remitting taxes. Yes. Considering the amount of money that you have been making and also we have got also the other instance where it was that according to the government it was the sports actor or the sports fund that if you support a team or if you sponsor a team you are supposed to deduct that from the tax areas that you are supposed to be giving from your own end. Is that hostile? Listen I think there is more than meets the eye here because for example if I believe they have been paying their taxes and like to be specific a company like Sport Pesa I think 2 years ago they were feted and celebrated by K area the very same K area as among the best tax paying organizations. Yes. To turn around and now say that you are not meeting the end of again I think there is something else that is fishy that is not really adding up and maybe prompted Sport Pesa to move out because maybe there is some political games I might not really understand the inner details but it must have been the last result it must have been the last nail in the coffin to decide to move in a market that is very lucrative for them and a market that helps their CSR projects I think they even personally they felt it apart from the element of losing revenue they had an attachment they already build relationships for them it's a big loss. They are DNA as a company made with the Kenyan people. Yes so that even now if for example Sport Pesa is going to rely on markets like South Africa, Tanzania and UK their home will forever be Kenya so there has to be something else that prompted them and maybe that's what I said last time government through betting control Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Sports they need to sit down and maybe look for a long lasting solution so that betting companies may not struggle like this Well big story that is unfolding actually in the country will be giving you more as we learn as it unfold to tell you what is actually happening as these companies are living and closing shop here in the country but we have also got two matches that will be happening this weekend on the international scene here in Africa we have got Bandari playing today away to U.S. Godana in Tunisia they already want to kneel here at home give them an inking to go to Tunisia and try and make it to the next stage how do you think Bandari looks in that game? I think Bandari looks to me a bit safe or what they need to do is just try and defend many people like attractive attacking football but to play safe I think Bandari should just go and play safe and close the spaces and just frustrate their opponent you remember playing against another African teams is very difficult especially at their home but what makes this different is that there are actually two goals down it will have been a totally interesting affair if you know there are the ones that are on the top but now Bandari needs to go down and play calm if possible frustrate those guys if they like you add one goal and just close it all together for Gormaia? I don't know I don't know if what has happened today is a morale booster enough to cover three goal deficit I remember for them to get the money bracket they need to be three goals or to be very safe four goals without conceding Gormaia has looked very vulnerable at the back nobody has really repressed Harun Shakava the partnership at the back at the centre back maybe Morris Ojom from West Elsteema and now George Sanjango is not really clicking yet and Morris just came from injury recovery the other time Filamon is out injured Shafiq is out injured Momanyi is a bit up and down so that is the weakest link for Gormaia and the goal keeping department I will be very interested to see who is going to pick Steve Pollak at the post is it going to be Frederico Diambo who has good experience is it going to be Boniface Afande Onyango or we will stick to Mapigano because Mapigano I remember when I watched the highlights there was some erratic defense mistakes he couldn't control his defense and some of the goals were his own making so it will be interesting it will be tricky for them to come back in football anything is possible well we have got three matches happening on the Kenya Premier League this afternoon Kisumu All Stars vs West Elsteema in Kisumu we leave the stars vs Sonya Suga at Afraa then we have got the Slam Boys Dabi between Karibangi Sharks and Mathare United tomorrow we will be having KCB vs Gormaia Leopards vs Chemilil Suga and then Zuka Riccio vs Wazito FC big matches that will be happening there and there is one match that has come to an end on the National Super League that is Nairobi City Stars defeating Northern Wanderers by six goals those are kind of score lines that we do not expect on the National Super League I mean yeah Super League is usually considered one of the toughest leagues in the country for you to consider six goals means something is very very amiss and you remember Northern Wanderers this team it came and took the place of financially strapped Eldoret youth but apparently in my view it seems to be really struggling and it's like maybe it might be a bit harsh it didn't deserve that space in six matches it has zero points not even a single draw it has a very gold difference of I think minus 23 if I'm not sure guys who have scored only six goals against 23 scored against them or 25 I mean this team yes it's granted it's still a young team building itself up but I think it was too soon for them to come to this league some of the other matches in the NSL this afternoon we have got me Gori youth versus AP Bomet then administration police of Bomet actually then Vehicle United versus St. Joseph Talanta FC versus Kenya Police Bidiko United versus Modern Coast and then there's actually the matches that are going on and then Nairobi City Stars has already defeated Northern Wanderers by six goals on the Kenya Premier League front I'm looking at the matches that are happening actually this afternoon and one team I have a problem with so far has got to be Wazito FC they haven't collected any three points can tomorrow be the time they can collect those points away to Zuka Richo I believe if it's not tomorrow then I don't know when it is because there's been a bit of positive vibe coming in from even their chairman the president and the camp has been buoyant but remember Zuka Richo is not going to just stand and wait to be beaten so it's a stubborn team at home last year or last season they struggled a bit they almost got relegated but I can tell you for free it's going to be an electric match Wazito would like to bar it and get their first three points too to stop the mamas and the noises because in five matches there are four points so it means something is very very wrong and the kind of purchases they had the kind of top players maybe what's happening at Wazito it's probably a amount of selection fielding of the best 11 because you have all the personnel you bought the best now the problem is maybe who to place where a big match actually that is already under has got to be Taska versus Sofapaka Taska won against Zuka Richo 2-1 away and Sofapaka defeated Chemily 4-0 actually that has got to be one big clash for who to decide who is going to rival the likes of Gormaya for the title absolutely I've always said the likes of Taska, Sofapaka or Lindsay must step up the idea that Gormaya can always be running away back to back with Jambuship is not acceptable I think they should make the league more interesting so this game this is a game of former champions Sofapaka and Taska it is going to be interesting the play formations and who is going to go into attack or who is going to try to keep the ball and play safe but you can be sure the Sofapaka has a free flowing attack Taska a very fluid midfield and attack Mushiri is there, Blackberry is there Timoteo Tiena is there it is interesting how Sofapaka but if my crystal ball things should go end up in Androya Big one for there for the Kenya Premier and the NSL matches that will be coming we will be giving you all the updates of those matches as they happen but away from that I know in the funds on everybody is expecting for us to talk about what is happening actually in Europe and we will be talking about that big matches that are coming away actually this afternoon at 2.30 is actually underway between Sheffield United and Liverpool but at 5 p.m. is where you get all the matches that will be happening FC Bournemouth versus Western United Aston Villa versus Burnley Chelsea will be playing Brighton half Crystal Palace versus Norwich City then a big one there will be Tottenham versus Southampton and then Wulvampton Wanderers versus Watford at 7.30 we will be getting Everton playing Man City and then on Sunday there will be one match between Leicester City versus Newcastle United and then the big one on Monday night and that will be Manchester United versus Arsenal before we talk about Manchester United and Arsenal Jürgen Klopp made a very statement during the week that he could like Stephen Gerrard to replace him as a coach and everybody was all over talking about it and saying that yeah that is a good one but can be fit for Liverpool as a coach if he comes back Yes Gerrard is a club legend definitely and I would like to maybe draw an analogy comparison with if he comes if at all he was to come he'd be like Frank Lampard at Chelsea right now these are club legends but they're still green in managing top clubs so he's doing so well at Rangers the Scottish League Frank did well in the championship but maybe we give him another 3 for 5 years to be ripe enough for the big stage just because you are a great player doesn't make you a good coach you remember what happened to Thierry Henry in Monaco it didn't go too well and also his colleague Patrick Vieira has never really got top 3 for the three seasons has been at Nice so it gives you an understanding that I think football management is different being a head coach of a big club is a different ballglimp they need to take their time understand how the situation arises and maybe club sometimes gets excited maybe he just wants to please the fans well a big one there for Liverpool but now the big game will be actually on Monday night that is Manchester United versus Arsenal United have only one once in the last 5 premier matches and they are going against Arsenal side that is really confident that is really coming up how do you think that match will pan out on Monday this is going to be an interesting match the rivalry between these two clubs no bounds it's been taken I think for me it's even surpassed what I don't know maybe somebody can argue others it surpasses the argument maybe between Manu and Liverpool which has been growing for years the neighbours in the same city but Arsenal and Manu the fans are passionate about football but the past two seasons have been really struggling to put things in order I remember last week was it the other week where Manu Arsenal were really lucky to come back and beat Aston Villa if it wasn't for Abu Mayang things would have been different and Manchester United have suddenly gone blunt in fact people are now arguing it was a big mistake to let Lukaku go a big one actually because now ahead of this match Rashford is out of the groin injury and Kiplers like Lingard are not firing up yet so it means they will rely on the young guys like Greenwood and these are still row players would it be of the analogy that these things now need to buy and build a team instead of going out there and buying players to think that if we buy we will have an impact because Manchester goes out there they buy a player let's say Guambisaka who is coming in at 70 million who is not supposed to go for such kinds of months of managers because he is coming to Manchester United to go ahead and build a team is that something they should do maybe that's another approach many clubs because of financial fair play and tightening the belts and trying to give opportunity to the young players you realize most coaches now are giving the young playing time a clear example is Ole and the biggest example is Frank Lampard giving young players and then now you want to tighten the belt budget so that you don't spend too much when you have talent at home but again because Manchester United and Arsenal are the results driven clubs they are very impatient fans and the two clubs it's been a while since they won on the league so definitely they want quick results pressure will be on the boards and pressure will be on the coaches definitely so we expect a very tight match on Monday for sure then a big one this weekend also is the Madrid Diaby and the Wenda Metropolitan Athletico Madrid now this is the quote from Zinedine Zidane from Espres Conference he said that Real Madrid will always be seen as the rich team and Athletico Madrid as the working class team in the Madrid Diaby tomorrow so it will be the rich versus the working class how do you think that Diaby will go this Diaby by the way is similar to Manchester United and Manchester City Manchester City are considered the noisy neighbors the other guys are considered more affluent but listen when a Diaby is a Diaby and whenever Athletico in fact I think the reason statistics Athletico has usually got a bit of a head unless it was the champions league when Madrid beat them but whenever these two Jans played, Jans from Madrid it's a classic whether it's Wenda Metropolitan or Santiago Bernabu it doesn't matter wherever it is you can be sure I think it will be a game of tactics Zizu and Diego Simeone these are master class tacticians so they will try and put the best men to get the points I'm not really sure if Garret Bell is ready for it to come back but to me Madrid is not the right thing yet at Real Madrid Athletico lost some key players at the back so but they got trippia from Tottenham Kosta is back so we want to see a game of goals football is about goals so I expect this Diaby to excite us but again I think it can go either way yeah well that's where we come to the end of the fund zone here on the touchline it has been a pleasure hosting you Barricela people daily sports journalist Robert Osoro Maxilo Cicca will be reporting live from the Kenya School of Monetary Studies on the Kenya Interbanks games that are actually happening there but from the touchline and everyone who has made this broadcast a success we say good afternoon enjoy the rest of your broadcast