Blue Ranger Football Club slipped out of the narrow heart of Chaani just after sunrise, boarding a hired Nissan matatu whose speakers hummed with early-morning bravado. Their kitbags were wedged tight at the back as the road unfurled toward Mazeras— a journey from salt air to red soil, from industry to open grass.
Their coach reminded them this was their first provincial league match. Not just ninety minutes of football, but a line drawn between who they had been and who they hoped to become.
At Uwanja wa Ndege, children ran beside the matatu shouting the club’s name. Blue tracksuits, timber stands, iron-sheet rooms — football in its raw, honest form.
Blue Ranger F.C.
- GK — Abdalla “Spider” Omar
- RB — Brian Otieno
- CB — Said Mwinyi
- CB — Kevin Mwangemi
- LB — Johnstone Munga
- DM — Elvis Mwandaro (C)
- CM — Hassan “Hamo” Mzee
- AM — Samuel Kenga
- RW — Allan Kadzo
- LW — Peter Thoya
- ST — Daniel “Danny” Chiro
Faster Boys F.C.
- GK — Richard Malala
- RB — Nicholas Juma
- CB — Felix Baraka
- CB — Tom Mwaka
- LB — George Kenga
- DM — Patrick Charo
- CM — Peter Luvai
- AM — Kelvin “Kizo” Fundi
- RW — Francis Safari
- LW — Anthony Bondo
- ST — Alex “Faster” Mwashuma
Team Manager Zacharia Nyambu greeted the FKF officials calmly, documents and match balls in hand. Jerseys confirmed. Rules agreed. Two communities bound by the same pitch.
Provincial football, stripped of excess — only boots, belief, and the long road home.
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