- Lakeside ended the first quarter in front by a small margin of 8-10. The second quarter showed more determination from Lakeside to win as it ended 15-20.
- Kenyan international midfielder Timothy Ouma has completed a season-long loan move from Czech champions Slavia Prague to Polish champions Lech Poznań.
- Swamibapa A are the hardest hit, missing 3 of their star players while Kanbis A, Stray Lions A, SCLPS A and Sikh Union A will also miss 2 players each.
- Others who left Kwathanze’s star studded squad last year include left attacker Magdalene Nzembi who joined Kenya Prisons, liberos Rose Mutothya and Ivine Chemutai who joined KDF and Kenya Army respectively.
- Meanwhile, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has said that the national government will partner with county governments to ensure full utilization of tourism products found across the counties.
- However Barcelona did not state whether they can guarantee they will be able to open the stadium for the fixture, or potentially a home Champions League tie before then.
- The Public Relations Officer role has three contenders: Leonard Mutuku, Joel Mburu Kamau, and Kelvin Michael Mwangi. Leonard Mutuku is the incumbent.
- Okutoyi, who is part of Team Kenya, believes the high-level competition at the games will be key as the country targets promotion from Group III to Group II.
- Even Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's long-time trainer who will be in the Filipino's corner once again on Saturday, admitted to initially harbouring reservations about the match-up.
- Marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng’etich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) following a positive doping test for a banned diuretic, Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
- Although the gifted teenage winger has eschewed comparisons to all-time Barca great Lionel Messi, he has followed in the Argentine's footsteps by taking the number 10, also worn by Diego Maradona and Ronaldinho among other historic Barca stars.
