9-Star Taqwa FC Start COPA 2013 Campaign on a High

Taqwa FC players in a past COPA action

2011 COPA Coca-Cola national finalists, Taqwa FC, announced their return to the tournament with an emphatic 9-1 thrashing of a hapless Ndamene Youth side as the U15 tournament entered its second week.

The Isiolo based side took the lead early in the first half through Fara Abdi Sala who also had a hand on the team’s second goal which came from Hamza Said just minutes later. Sala scored his second of the game just before the interval to put the game beyond Ndamene’s reach.

Trailing 3-0, Ndamene came out fired up for the second half and pulled a goal back but that’s as far as they got as Ramadhan Mohd’s stunning volley killed their slim hopes of getting back into the game. Salah added three more to make it 7-1 with quarter an hour to go. Goals from Abdijabar and Nurkey alias “Zabaleta” compounded Ndamene’s misery.

“We wanted to start on a high and that is exactly what happened and we are happy. We could have gotten more on the day but nine goals isn’t a bad result,” said the team’s head coach Martin Mutembei. Taqwa’s 9-1 win was the biggest on the weekend.

In other matches played at Isiolo Stadium, Mecesu Youth and Isiolo shared a 1-1 draw as Thimbili destroyed Nduluma 3-0. Ndamene’s day got worse as they lost 1-0 to Isiolo in spite of having the lion’s possession during the match. In the girls’ encounter, Fun Starlets and Kariene played to a barren draw.

Meanwhile in Nairobi West branch, talent academy side JMJ found it tough against Terokaya but still squeezed out a 1-0 win before they turned on the style in a 3-1 dismissal of French School in matches that were played at Nairobi University Grounds. Terokayo bounced back from their loss with a 1-0 win over More Fire who also lost their game against Vapour Academy 2-0. Vapour won their second match 1-0 against Young Talents

Beijing Girls battered Girls Soccer 5-0 while Amazing Grace and Uweza played to a 1-1 draw. Seven other branches activated their games over the weekend.

Collated Results

Aberdares Branch                                               Nyanza West

Gaturi 2 Maragwa 2                                  Mbita Juniors 1 Shauri Yako 0

Gatundu 2 Maragwa 2                              Migori Youth 2 Rapogi Juniors 0

VYSA 6 Murang’a 0                                Aspire 3 Shauri Yako 1

Gaturi 3 2 Gatundu

                                                                                      Girls

Girls                                                        Suba Lakers 3 Kuria Ladies 0

Angaza 4 Maragwa Queens 0                  Rukwaro 3 1 Mwangaza

Nyanza South                                               Kwanza

Kisii Olympic 3 MYSA Youth 0              St. Francis Kolongolo 1 Friends Namanjalala 0

Nyamaroka 3 0 Iranda Youth                   Young Heroes 2 Tenentron 0

Kiamabundo 1 Gucha 0                           Goseta 1 Friends Namanjalala 0

MYSA Youth 0 Nyamaroka 0                 Goseta 2 Friends Kolongolo 2

Kisii 2 0 Iranda

Girls

Rachuonyo 2 Kenyorora 1

Gucha 6 Nyamira 4

Central Rift

Boca Juniors 2              Lysa  FC 1

Site Naivasha 0            The Gunners 5
Site Naivasha 0            The Gunners                  0    
The Gunners  6            Eldama Ravine               3  

Lysa FC 1                     Eldama Ravine Shooters 0

Girls 
Lysa Girls 4 Coming  Soon FC 2
Menengai Youth  1 Ravine  Girls 1

And That's thesteifmastertake!!

 

COPA Action Slated for Nyanza, Rift and Upper Eastern

After a successful launch last Saturday at Nairobi’s City Stadium where 17 goals were scored in only 5 matches, the COPA Coca-Cola U15 youth football tournament shifts to 6 other Football Kenya Federation (FKF) branches across the country.

Nyanza South Branch, Upper Eastern, North Rift, Nairobi West and Aberdares will be busy with COPA action on Saturday while the Central Rift branch will welcome the tournament on Sunday at the Afraha Stadium.

North Rift branch matches are scheduled for Chepkoilel Campus where Kapsowar Young Stars will clash with Kapsabet Youth in the first encounter before Patuso Youth take on Rangers FC. The third match will pit Kunji against Uprising Stars. Kapsowar’s second assignment will be against Rangers before Patuso finish off the boys’ fixture list against Kapsabet.

The girls’ matches will see Kapsowar Girls meet Kapkuto Stars and St Elizabeth versus Kuinet Girls. In Aberdares Branch, matches will be played at St. Paul’s University, Limuru. The first match will pit Gaturi United versus Maragwa before Gatundu Soccer Academy tackle Muranga United and VYSA Youth gear up for an encounter against Gaturi United. The other two matches will be Ruiru Neptunes playing against Muranga United and Maragwa.

The two girls’ matches of the day will be Angaza All Stars against Maragwa Queens and Cardinal Girls versus Kahuhia United.

On Sunday, BOCA Juniors, LYSA FC, The Gunners, Eldama Ravine Shooters, Site Naivasha and Kabarnet Youth will converge at the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru to kick-start their season. The six boys’ teams will be joined by four girls’ teams, LYSA Girls, Coming Soon FC, Menengai Youth Ladies and Ravine Girls.

This year’s tournament is being played in a league format where teams clash in round robin matches. The top two teams will advance to the provincial finals for yet another round robin matches with the winners advancing to the finals slated for Nairobi in August. The winning team in both boys’ and girls’ categories will take home a whooping Kshs. 500,000 and will also have a lifetime opportunity to travel to South Africa for an international camp which will include over 20 other countries from Africa.

 Other Fixtures

Nyanza South at Cardinal Otunga                            Upper Eastern Branch – Isiolo

MYSA Youth v Kisii Olympic                                      Isiolo United v Mecesu Youth Center

Iranda Youth v Nyamorako                                           Ndamene Youth v Taqwa Academy

Gucha Combined v Kiamabundo Youth                       Nduluma Primary Thimbili

MYSA Youth v Nyamorako                                         Ndameme Youth Center v Isiolo United

Iranda Youth v Kisii Olympic                                      Nduluma Primary v Mecesu Youth

               Girls                                                                               Girls

Rachuonyo v Kenyorora Primary                             Meru Central v Luuma Primary

                                                                                  Meru Girls v Karieni Starlet

Nairobi West Branch at Nairobi University               Central Rift at Afraha Stadium

JMJ Sports Academy v French School                           BOCA Juniors v LYSA FC

Terokayo FC v More Fire                                               The Gunners v Eldama Ravine Shooters

Young Talents v Vapour Academy                                 Site Naivasha v Kabarnet Youth

Terokayo FC v JMJ Sports Academy                             LYSA FC v Eldama Ravine Shooters

More Fire v Vapour Academy                                        Site Naivasha v The Gunners

               Girls                                                                              Girls

Beijing Girls v Girl Soccer                                       LYSA Youth v Coming Soon

Uweza FC v Amazing Grace                                    Menengai Youth Ladies v Ravine Girls

And That's thesteifmastertake!!