The defending champions of the Central region, Barcelona Ladies SC from Laikipia County, maintained high hopes of retaining their title after a dominant performance against the hosts, Kartzville FC from Kirinyaga, with a resounding 4-0 victory in their semi-final match played on Saturday at Wang’uru Stadium.Guided by coach Emman Wafula Gullit, the ladies fromLaikipia , vying for their third consecutive regional title, surged ahead in the 13th minute as Calta Nasambu broke through Katzville’s defense to score a remarkable goal. Four minutes before halftime, Floise Matendechere added another goal to doubling the score. Nasambu grabbed her brace on 47 minutes to make it 3-0 with Naomi Masinde sealing the victory with a goal in the 51st minute to close the game at 4-nil.“Our game against Katzville turned out to be quite easy, allowing us to play in a relaxed manner. We dominated the match and capitalized on every opportunity, resulting in a significant victory. As the two-time defending champions, our focus for tomorrow’s final match is nothing short of securing another win. Our goal is to retain the title for the third consecutive time by securing victory,” Emman Wafula Gullit, the Barcelona Ladies SC tactician said.##NAJAVA_MECA_7975228##In the second match, another Laikipia team, Lysa FC defeated Karatina Homeboyz from Nyeri 4-2 in post-match penalties after a 2-2 draw during regulation time.Karatina Homeboyz (Nyeri) and Lysa FC (Laikipia) draw 2-2 after a tense match, but Lysa FC edge it 4-1 on penalties! #SafaricomChapaDimba #ChezaKamaWewe pic.twitter.com/HnJVah0eEr— Bree Mo’ngina! (@beebree0) March 23, 2024 The third match between St. Joseph Secondary School from Murang’a and Kiwanja Queens from Kiambu also needed spot kicks to find the winner, the former emerging victories (4-3) after a 1-1 draw in regulation time. ,In the final match, the host team Kiaga Secondary from Kirinyaga County suffered a 2-0 in the hands of M-PESA Foundation Academy from Kiambu County. Victor Mwongera and Emmanuel Mangera scored on 61 and 80 minutes respectively.PASC Langa striving for excellence after stellar show at Rift Valley Chapa DimbaFinalsBarcelona Ladies SC will face off St. Joseph Secondary in the girls final while M-PESA Foundation Academy will battle it out with Lysa FC for the regional title on Sunday at the same venue.The winners (boys’ and girls’ team) will take home Ksh 250,000 and will also represent the Central region in the national finals set for April in Kisumu. The runners-up teams will also take-home Ksh 150,000 each. Outstanding players (The Best Goalkeeper, Top Scorer and Most Valuable Player (boys and girls) will each receive Ksh 30,000 each. In addition to the prize money each player, both winners and runners-up will also get Neon Smartphones, the first locally assembled 4G smartphone in Kenya.
