Kenya Secondary School Sports Association (KSSSA) 2019 national finalists Dagoretti High School will on Saturday face five-time champions St Antony Boys aka Solidarity Boys in the football final slated for Bukhungu Stadium.Dagoretti advanced to the final after drubbing newbies Agoro Sare 3-0 on post-match penalties after a 1-1 draw in regular time.The Nairobi region ambassadors started on a high hitting a goal with six minutes on the clock though a determined Agoro fought back and leveled matters through Joseph Odhiambo to force the encounter in to extra time.A beautiful sweeping move by the Solidarity Boys pic.twitter.com/rjO7Ps9QDe— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) August 11, 2023 Agoro, who won on penalty shootouts at the regional final, lost all their spot kicks with ‘Dago’ making no mistake from the spot to book a space in this year’s annual East Africa school games.In the other semifinal, Solidarity Boys reigned supreme as they toiled past Friends School Shanderema in a match played in front of a fully packed Bukhungu Stadium.Promising midfield maestro Aldrine Kibet wiggled in the opponent’s box leaving the eagles defenders gasping for air on the green grass to slot home easily past Shanderema goalkeeper in the 30th minute.It was the Peter Mayoyo-coached side that had most of the ball but failed to convert their chances and despite last minute efforts by Shanderema to offset the scores, the FKF football center of excellence school held on to storm the last two booking a ticket to RwandaKevin Asuba’s boys who are making a maiden appearance at the national stage, will now face Agoro Sare in a repeat of Pool A clash as they battle for the third and remaining slot to the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) Games whereas St Anthony’s entertain Dagoretti for the country’s top-level gong.##NAJAVA_MECA_7424684##Girls FootballButere Girls bounced back to the national final stage after upsetting Madira Girls in an entertaining semifinal played at Bukhungu with a similar scoreline to the one they had in the Western Region final, a 1-0 outcome.Speaking after the final, Nick Muleri who stepped down for Ebwali Boys coach Francis Muhambe to take charge in the nationals noted that fatigue took the better of his squad as well as missing key players attributed to their defeat. He, however, remains optimistic of advancing to the next level of the school games.In the other match played at Mabao grounds, Wiyeta Girls came from a goal down to force a 2-2 draw against stubborn Dagoretti Mixed before edging them out on post-match spot kicks to set up a mouthwatering duel with 2014 national games champions Butere.With the number of teams gracing the FEASSSA games increased to three teams per discipline, all the finalists have a ticket to the coveted regional stage whereas the semis losers will curtain rise the finals to determine the third team to join the East Africa train.The Premier League preview: Chills, literal chills!Semi Final ResultsGirls FootballMadira 0-1 Butere GirlsWiyeta 2(3)-2(1) Dagoretti MixedBoys FootballShanderema 0-1 St Anthony’s BoysAgoro Sare 1(0)-1(3) Dagoretti High SchoolFinal FixturesButere Girls vs Wiyeta GirlsSolidarity Boys vs Dagoretti High
