True Talents of Africa have been crowned the new champions of the annual Ligi Ndogo Under 19 East Africa Cup.This is after they dethroned defending champions Berlin FC from Garissa to clinch the 18th edition of the tournament held at the Lenana School Grounds.In a match that had ended in a barren stalemate after regulation time, the Nairobi based academy held their own to clinch the title after emerging 4-3 on post-match penaltiesLigi Ndogo East Africa Cup ChampionshipTrue Talents of Africa beat Garissa’s Berlin FC 4-3 in post-match penalties to win the U19 category@Karimi_Karen pic.twitter.com/yBA2XeFA1h— TV47 Kenya (@tv47ke) September 18, 2022 The annual Ligi Ndogo East Africa Cup was making its return following a delay that was occasioned by the general elections held in August, the tournament’s regular dates.Initiated in 2005, the East African tournament has been a great attraction for teams from Tanzania and Uganda as well as a long list of Kenyan academies.The tournament that features age groups 8 to 19 attracted teams from Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi; and now Somali and South Sudan outside Kenya.Throw 🔙 to our first ever TTA Elite Camp in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣! How many of these faces can you recognise? Tag them! 🔴#truetalentsofafrica | #TTAAcademy pic.twitter.com/nbBN00jjR2— True Talents of Africa Academy (@ttaacademy) September 16, 2022 In the under 11 category, Tele tubbies Kids Africa (Uganda) bagged the title after a 1-0 win against Legacy FC.The sole goal was scored by forward Swaifula Chaka, who was also the top scorer of the tournament with 9 goals.Kings Football Academy won the much-coveted title cup in the U15 category after scoring 4-3 in penalties against Sindo Victoria.Legacy FC won the title in the U13 category after defeating UFA Simba 2-0, with forwards Timothy Odhiambo and Felix Otieno being on the scoresheet.##NAJAVA_MECA_6657990##In the Under 7, Under 9, and Under 17 categories the winners were UFA Simba, Black Panthers, and Berlin FC respectively. This year’s tournament had attracted teams, schools, and soccer academies from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi, who signed up their U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19 to contest for the much-coveted silverware.Kenyan on target in Finland as ‘Marcelo’ bags assist for AIKThe tournament organised by Ligi Ndogo Sports Club has been a great attraction for teams from Eastern Africa region as well as a long list of Kenyan academies over the yearsInitiated in 2005, the East African tournament is quickly emerging as the premier boys’ and girls’ competition in the region featuring age groups 7 to 19.
