The 2023 Nairobi East region finalists Victors Faith from Kasarani Sub County saw their Sakaja Super Cup title hopes go up in smoke as they crashed out of the competition following a dramatic five-goal pre-quarter-final thriller played at Dandora Stadium on Friday 13 December. New Njiru 3-2 Victors Faith In what was billed as an epic battle to represent Kasarani in the quarter-finals of the second edition of the tournament, which is arguably the biggest in Nairobi, New Njiru got the better of the church side claiming a 3-2 win over Victors Faith in their knock out encounter as Mowlem United clawed Panthers to advance into the quarter-finals.Kenyatta declares himself ready to succeed Engin Firat as Harambee Stars coachDavid Muasya broke the deadlock for Victors Faith in the 35th minute before Victor Njiba of New Njiru cancelled the lead scoring in the 40th minute. Kevin Ouma put New Njiru in the lead with a 45th-minute strike to take the Njiru side into the break with a 2-1 lead.Boniface Kiplimo added a third goal for Njiru in the 57th minute to give them a comfortable lead and Wishdom Wakoli’s effort with a 70th-minute goal could not rescue the Victors Faith boat from sinking.##NAJAVA_MECA_8571463##Mowlem United 3-0 Panthers FCMowlem United bundled out Panthers FC after winning 3-0 on penalties following a one-all draw. Steve Jacobs drew first blood with a 40-minute strike to send Mowlem United ahead before Panthers’ David Ojala pulled matters level in the 58th minute forcing the game to post-match penalties.As the Sakaja Super Cup ladies’ chapter gains momentum, Monday will be abuzz with action at various fields around Nairobi.Olunga dishes two assists as Al Duhail advance to QSL Cup finalIn the Nairobi West ladies’ regional quarterfinals, set to be played at the Kenyatta National Hospital grounds, NYS Queens will play against South C Queens in the first 9:00 am kick-off before Nairobi Starlets play Macmillan at 11:00 am.The creme de la creme match of the day will pit Slum Scorers against last year’s runners-up Kibagare Girls in an epic match set to be played at 1:00 pm before TUK University takes on Madaraka Queens in the last match of the day starting at 3 pm.##NAJAVA_MECA_8571432##Ladies teams from Nairobi East and West sub-counties have been lined up to play against each other in an elimination stage from where the regional competition will take centre stage with the winners of the Nairobi West region expected to play the winners from the Nairobi East region for a chance to win the Ksh1 million women’s cash a prize awardIn the men’s category, the winner of the grand final will walk away with a cool Ksh3 million top prize with the runners-up winning Ksh2 million as the bronze medal winner gets Ksh1 million cash prize.Leopards urged to confirm Ambani as head coachThe competition heads into the quarter-finals on Friday, December 13 as the grand finale set for December 20th at Dandora Stadium draws closer.
