Nairobi Star (Nairobi)
Muigai Kiguru
15 March 2011
Euro Juniors from Kikuyu booked a slot in the Safaricom Sakata Ball national final after winning the Central region event at the Nyeri Technical Training Institute yesterday. Juniors beat AC Thika 5-4 in the boys final on post match to bag the Sh100,000 on offer. They join Taqwa FC and Matuu Heroes, who won the Eastern Region finals a month ago in Machakos, in the event planned for August at Nyayo Stadium.
By making it to the final, AC Thika ensured they did not go home empty handed as they won the Sh50, 000 runners-up award. None of the teams managed to score in open play culminating in the penalty shoot-out. Thika United’s Peter Opiyo’s younger brother Levis Opiyo emerged the best goalkeeper, Anthony Karanja was the top scorer with five goals while Patrick Ndung’u from AC Thika was the Most Valuable Player. The trio bagged Sh10, 000 each. In the girl’s category, Soccer Sistas from Kiambu bagged the Sh50,000 winners prize after beating Kiandu Secondary School 2-1.
Kiandu did not go empty handed as they received Sh25, 000 runners up award. Soccer Sistas will join Euro Juniors in representing the region in the national finals. To reach the finals, Soccer Sisters demolished Ndururuno Girls 10-0 in a one-sided semi-final while Kiandu trounced neighbours Nginda Girls 1-0 in the other semi.
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