Vihiga Queens forward Maurine Achieng was left delighted after bagging her first-ever career hat trick as she helped her side claim their first win in the CECAFA Women’s Champions League qualifier after an 11-0 rout over South Sudan’s Yei Joint Stars on Wednesday evening.Having scored a brace in their opening Group B match loss to Ethiopian side Commercial Bank of Ethiopia(CBE), Achieng continued with her sublime form in front of goal as she added three goals in the second game to take her tournament tally to five goals in two games.Goodnight from our today’s top scorer duo..Violet Wanyonyi ⚽⚽⚽⚽Maureen Achieng ⚽⚽⚽#VihigaQueens#LegacyMakers#CECAFA2021 pic.twitter.com/OCzudwbnXE— Vihiga Queens FC (@Vihigaqueens) September 1, 2021 With the five goals, Achieng, who now sits in second place in the scoring charts behind CBE duo of Loza Genoire and Medina Busser, both who have six goals, is angling towards claiming the golden boot award of the tournament as she also seeks to help her side qualify to the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League tournament that is set to be played in Egypt later this year.“I have never scored three goals before so it is quite a good feeling having bagged a hat trick. After losing our opening match, I am glad I helped the team get the three points as were only focused on getting a win in the match. As for me, I have this goal of being the top scorer in the CECAFA Zonal qualifiers so any chance I get, I will do my best in trying to convert them and help the team win the tournament,” the forward remarked.Vihiga seek qualification against New Generation as PVP face Lady DovesCurrently, with three points, Queens are in second position on the log courtesy of a superior goal difference compared to Yei Joint Stars who are third in the group that CBE tops with six points and New Generation trails with no points recorded.In the final group match taking place on Friday, Achieng will have another chance to help his side qualify to the semis as they host New Generation at Nyayo National Stadium.
