FEASSSA: Wiyeta set to face Kawempe in the final

Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) football girls silver medalists Wiyeta Girls on Saturday qualified for the girls' football final after knocking out holders St Noa Girls of Uganda on the penultimate day of the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) games stage in Huye, Rwanda.

The record Kenyan women's discipline champions secured an impressive 2-1 victory over the reigning champions in a pulsating semi at the University of Rwanda stadium.

Nabyonga Suzan capitalized on the Trans Nzoia County Champions defensive mix-up to break deadlock and have the Uganda silver medalists ahead before Melitus Muchera unleashed an outrageous left-footed thunderbolt from the edge of the box to level the scores heading into the break.

Wiyeta, under the tutelage of Edgar Manyara, looked more dangerous on attack immediately after the restart, and it paid off in the 59th minute as Edna Wonder latched on to a pass from Muchera to chip over St. Noa's custodian and hand the three-time East Africa Secondary School Games champions a lead and a slot in the finals slated for Huye on Sunday.

The final whistle sent Wiyeta players and the technical bench into a frenzy as St. Noa, who approached the match as the favorites, shook their heads in disbelief as they couldn't believe they had lost.

Wiyeta coach Edgar attributed their success to teamwork and resilience.

"We came prepared for the finals, and we have executed our plan well together as a team. Our focus now is on the final match ", he offered.

Wiyeta,who are looking to equalize Arch Bishop Njenga Girls record at the regional stage, will clash against two-time FEASSSA girls and Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association champions Kawempe Muslims, who edged Amus College 2-1 in an all-Ugandan affair semi-final.

Elsewhere, St Mary's Kitende of Uganda will have a chance to scoop their fourteenth East Africa Secondary Schools' Games boys football title as they come up against compatriots Amus College.

The record champions, Kitende, stormed the finals after beating St Henry's College Kitovu courtesy of a Tumwine Fazil brace, whereas Amus humbled defending champions Kibuli SS by a solitary goal.

In hockey, Kenya had a clean sweep of medals in the girls category, as Nyamira girls bagged gold, St. Joseph's Kitale settled for silver, and Tigoi girls grabbed bronze for team Kenya.

In the boys' category, Kenya gold medalists and debutants Musingu High School settled for silver as Kakungulu Boys of Uganda won gold, while other Kenyan ambassadors, St. Anthony's Kitale, trounced Kisubi of Uganda to bag bronze.

Vivian Onunga and Isaac Wanjawa, from Nyamira Girls and Musingu High, respectively, were named the most valuable players of the hockey tournament.

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