All set for KSSSA regional school games

Schools from across five regions in the country will contest for the top honors when Term One games enter the regional phase with tickets to the national set for Machakos High School in April at stake.

The championship that offers a chance for selectors to put up teams that will represent the regions during the national event will kickstart on Tuesday in some of the areas and Wednesday while Rift Valley matches have been moved by a week following a tragic accident by the host school Kapsabet Boys.

Western Region will get underway the season with the event set for Nyang’ori High and Chavakali High School alongside Nyanza who will be hosting at Kisumu School from Tuesday morning.

Nairobi Region will follow suit on Wednesday with matches set for Starehe School, Coast games will be staged at Kilifi and Malindi and Eastern will round off the action at Machakos School.

Central Region has already concluded the matches with Pioneer School set to represent the mountain region in Boys Basketball 5X5, Mpesa Academy will fly the flag in the girl's category, Mangu High School got rugby 15s nationals’ ticket with Murang’a High winning the hockey men title.

Nyathuna Secondary School and Handege will carry the area flag in handball girls and boys respectively.

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Western Region Kenya Secondary School Sports Association Secretary Mathew Murunga said preparations were underway for the event in the area with Nyang’ori High School set to host the matches.

He asserted that they expect the region to have strong teams from the three-day action to represent in Machakos.

“Everything is ready from pitches, and referees to players and we expect tough competition from all participants after some weeks of training, Western is known to produce giants and the trend will not change this term,” Murunga said in an interview with national broadcasters KBC.

According to Murunga, the body has taken effective measures to deal with the huge crowds expected in the games including separating some of the disciplines and deploying a considerate number of police officers.

“People from Western love sports and we are prepared adequately to welcome them, venues are widespread and thus we can manage to distribute the fans without any trouble, furthermore, we are equipped security-wise,” he offered.

Murunga hinted at Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) going digital in a bid to try and curb cheating in the school games competition and the plan could be effective before schools proceed to the nationals.

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Nyanza

The Nyanza Region 2024 Term One Games Secondary Schools' draws and Pools for Rugby 15's, Handball, Basketball, and Hockey have been unveiled.

In Rugby 15's pooling, current defending champions, Kisii School have been placed in pool A. They are grouped alongside the runners-up of Kisumu County Nyabondo High School who come based on hosting rights. The two will meet again after clashing last year at the preliminary stage.

Agoro Sare who are the Homabay champions will be out to impress when they make a return to the stage after over a five-year hiatus.

Basketball Pools and Draws.

In basketball boys, favorites Agoro Sare are in pool B alongside newbies Sawagongo from Siaya County, Kisii's Nyanchwa, and former Champs Maseno School (Kisumu County).

Pool A comprises defending champions and hosts Onjiko Boys, Nyansiongo Boys (Nyamira Count), Rapogi (Migori County), and Ototo Mixed Secondary School (Homa Bay).

In the girls' category, red-hot Ng'iya Girls from Siaya County lead the pack in pool B and also have Kisii Champions Sengera Girls, St. Barnabas (Kisumu County), and defending champions Ototo Secondary (Homa Bay).

Pool A, on the other hand, contains Homa Bay's Asumbi Girls, Nyakach Girls (Kisumu County), Mokomoni (Nyamira), and Tuk Jowi (Migori County).

Handball Pools and Draws

Girls

Holders Miranga Secondary from Homa Bay County are drawn in group A which also includes Ikonge Girls PAG (Nyamira County), and Nyamira Girls High School (Siaya County) and hosts Guu Secondary.

In Pool B, there are Ulanda Girls (Migori County), Nyakach Girls (Kisumu County), Ndonyo Secondary (Kisii County) and Homa Bay County's Asumbi Girls.

Boys

Title holders, Manyatta High of Migori County have been placed in pool A alongside Menara Secondary (Kisumu County), St. Mary's School Yala (Siaya County), and a yet-to-be-named Kisii County representative.

Pool B is built up of Mbita School from Homa Bay County, Ikonge Boys (Nyamira county), hosts Kanyamedha Secondary and Kanyawanga High of Migori County.

Hockey Draws and Pools.

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Boys

Former champions and hosts Kisumu Day headline group B and will face off with Cardinal Otunga High School Mosocho (Kisii County) and Homa Bay’s Ringa Boys.

Pool B has Nduru Boys (Kisii County), Kanga High (Migori County), Sawagongo High (Siaya County), and hosts Ngere Boys.

Girls

Girls' Pool A has three teams only, namely: Nyamira Girls from Siaya, hosts Kisumu Girls, and Andingo Girls from Homa Bay

Agenga (Migori County), Amaiko (Kisii County), Rae Girls (Kisumu County), and Ng’iya Girls from Siaya have all been placed in seed B.