The 2013 COPA Coca-Cola U15 youth football tournament enters its fifth week this weekend with 10 branches scheduled to host their matches across the country.
The
race for top spot in the standings hit top gear after last weekend’s games
which were played in Nyanza North, Nairobi East, South Coast, South Rift, Mount
Kenya and Northwestern branches among others.
Among
the teams that excelled during the past weekend were Kisumu Lakers and Kisumu
Queens who both collected maximum points in their respective boys’ and girls’
matches, as well as Makadara Youth who shot to the top of standings in Nairobi
East branch by winning both their matches.
The
U15 action continues tomorrow, Saturday, in North Rift, Nairobi West, Nyanza
North and West, Upper Eastern, North Coast, Northwest Rift, and Northwestern
among others. The games in Nairobi West will be staged at the Railways club JMJ
Academy will be fighting to ward off competition for top spot from rivals
including Terokayo, Young Talents, French School, More Fire and
second-on-the-log Vapour Academy. Bukembe Stadium and Makutano Grounds will
host the Northwest and Northwest Rift matches respectively.
North
Rift matches will be staged at Kenya’s athletics capital, Iten, in Eldoret.
Rangers FC who blew opposition to submission in the first leg matches will look
to consolidate their firm grip at the apex of the standings but a tricky
fixture against second-placed Kunji Santos awaits. The two teams are placed
first and second on the log with Rangers’ ahead only by virtue of a superior
goal difference.
Rangers’
other fixture will be against Uprising Stars while Kunji will face off against
bottomside Patuso Youth. The other two boys’ teams who will be in action are
Kapsowar Young Stars and Kapsabet Youth. The girls’ matches will see Kapsowar
Girls take on St. Elizabeth and Kapkuto Stars lock horns against Kuinet.
This
year’s tournament is being played in a league format with the teams competing
in the branch league where the top two teams will advance to the inter-branch
league and winners from this level will advance to the national finals. Prizes
up for grabs at the finals, which will be held in Nairobi in August, include
first place prizes for both the boys and girls teams of Ksh. 500,000 each,
second place prizes Ksh. 200,000 each and third place prizes for both girls’
and boys’ teams of Ksh.100, 000 each.
North Rift Fixtures
at Iten Stadium
Uprising
Stars v Rangers FC
Kunji
Santos v Kapsabet Youth
Kapsowar
Young Stars v Patuso Youth
Uprising
Stars v Kapsabet Youth
Kunji
Santos v Rangers FC
Girls
Kuinet
Girls v Kapkuto Stars
St
Elizabeth v Kapsowar Girls
Nyanza North Branch
– Siaya Town
Siaya
Youth v Karapul Primary
Muhoroni
Stars v Bondo Township
Kisumu
Lakers v Kisumu United
Siaya
Youth v Muhoroni Stars
Karapul
Primary v Bondo Township
Girls
Siaya
Township Girls v Girls Talent
Kisumu
Queens v Rama FC
Nairobi West – BP
Grounds, Kawangware
Terokayo
FC v Vapour Academy
Young
Talents v French School
JMJ
Academy v More Fire
Terokayo
v French School
Young
Talents v Vapour Academy
Girls
Amazing
Grace FC v Beijing Girls
Uweza
FC v Girls Soccer
Central Rift – at
Kihoto, Naivasha
Site
Naivasha v Boca Juniors
Kabarnet
Youth v LYSA FC
Site
Naivasha v Eldama Ravine Shooters
The
Gunners v Boca Juniors
Kabarnet
Youth v Eldama Ravine Shooters
Girls
Coming
Soon v Ravine Girls
LYSA
Girls v Menengai Youth Ladies
North Coast – at
Kilifi Township
Lamu
Stars v Tana River FC
Malindi
United Academy v Kilifi United Academy
Lamu
Stars v Malindi South United
Malindi
Kenya Soccer v Kilifi United Academy
Malindi
United Academy v Tana River FC
Girls
Malindi
Action Ladies v Muungano Girls FC
Tana
River Girls v Majaoni Girls FC
North West Rift – at Makutano Stadium
Sikhedu
Primary v Kitale Union Primary
Makutano
Primary v Namanjala Primary
Kesogon
Primary v Kitale Union Primary
Sikhedu
Pry v Liberty Youth Center
Namanjala
Pry v Kitale Union Pry
Girls
Tartar
Youth Center v Kitale Union Girls
Wiyeta
Girls v Namanjala Girls
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