In their first time of asking, Highway High School, under the tutelage of Harambee Starlets U18 coach Beldine Odemba, managed to qualify for the prestigious World School championship 2023, representing East Africa in football. Coach Odemba guided the side to their first ever Federation of East Africa Secondary School Sports Association (FEASSSA) games in Tanzania where they went on to finish as runners up as Kibuli won 2-0. KSSSA Games: Makhoha confident of Dagoretti High’s chances at national levelThis year, Highway High School have been denied at the Nairobi region by former champions and 2019 national silver medalists Dagoretti High School in a 1-0 outcome. Odemba maintains that it was just a bad day in office losing the final player on Tuesday 18 July. “I have a good team; dare I say the best team in Nairobi but in football you lose some and win some.Our opponents never played through the middle as they resulted to long balls. We were, however, unable to convert our chances in the final third and I cannot say it was a lack of skill.##NAJAVA_MECA_7378144##It was just a bad day for us but I am confident we have a good team even as we shift focus to the World Games in Morocco,” Odemba who doubles as Police Bullets (former Thika Queens) head coach offered. Placed in Group ‘H’ for the boys Football World School Championship 2023 scheduled for 22 to 31 July in Rabat, Morocco, Highway goes up against schools from Bulgaria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia according to a draw released by International School Sport Federation (ISF) on 1 June.Highway Secondary School have defeated St. Mary’s Kitende in the football semis at the East African School Games in Arusha.The team is coached by former Harambee Starlets Team Manager, Beldine Odemba.Only St. Anthony’s Boys Kitale and Barding have won EA football titles. pic.twitter.com/ZNr4PhnBrF— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) September 22, 2022 Odemba says the Nairobi region matches they played right from the sub-county level to the regional final of the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) games have been part of their preparations for action in Morocco.”In addition to the school matches, we have played some good friendlies especially against FKF Division One teams and I feel the team is well prepared.We are not going to Morocco to participate. We are going for competition. I have not gotten a chance to see how my opponents in Morocco are playing but I believe we are ready,”Odemba said.
