Police were forced to rescue and evacuate referees after a tense Trans Nzoia Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) semi-final football match between rivals St Joseph’s Boys National School and St Anthony’s Boys High School.Follow Our WhatsApp Channel For More News The game at Ndura Sports Complex, Kitale, was abandoned in the 80th minute after the referee failed to award a controversial penalty to St Joseph’s Boys.Following the decision, centre referee Peter Sandui and his three assistants had to be shielded from irate St Joseph’s supporters who stormed the pitch.##NAJAVA_MECA_8989350##The officials were later evacuated in a police car and taken to an undisclosed location.Prior to the ugly scenes, Charles Stone had given St Anthony’s Boys the lead in the 13th minute through a penalty, before Lutta Mwalati drew level five minutes later.Pressure by the Amos Juma-coached St Joseph’s bore fruit in the 33rd minute when Instinct Simiyu made it 2-1.Musa Mohammed on why Gor Mahia accelerates players deals abroad, Harambee Stars call upsBut their celebrations were short-lived as Gregory Angesa equalised before halftime.The second half resumed amid growing tension, with both sides searching for a winner.In the 78th minute, St Anthony’s were awarded a second penalty after a foul inside the box, and Charles Stone made no mistake, grabbing his second of the day to make it 3-2.The match was stopped with Solidarity Boys leading 3-2.Aduda: Kenya must capitalize on CAF’s trust ahead of CHAN 2024 final in NairobiTrans Nzoia County’s Standard and Quality Assurance officer, Maurice Akala, confirmed having received an appeal from St Joseph’s Boys.”My team is handling the abandonment of the game and will provide details,” Akala told The Standard.In Kakamega, Musingu High School and Butere Girls are the 2025 Kakamega County Secondary School football champions.##NAJAVA_MECA_8986538##Musingu trounced giant-slayers Butere Boys High School 2-0 in an exciting boys’ final played at a fully packed Mumias Complex to successfully defend their county title.Musingu have now lifted the county title three times in a row, while for the Exodus of Butere, this marks their first-ever qualification for the Western Regional Games.Harambee Starlets miss out on second CECAFA Championship title after Tanzania defeatMarvin Ashiundu opened the scoring for The Scorpions (Musingu), with Ian Shitandi sealing the victory in the second half.Both sides, however, advanced to the Western Region Championship, where the winner will qualify for the national tournament to be held in Kakamega County next month.Musingu had earlier beaten the Green Commandos of Kakamega High School in the semi-finals, while Butere stunned hosts St Peter’s Mumias.Harambee Stars defender set to leave South African clubAt the same time, Butere Girls successfully defended their title by beating Archbishop Njenga 2-1 in the girls’ final.Archbishop had taken the lead through Sharlene Nabengele, but the Red Commandos turned it around with goals from Lorna Faith and Christine Farrine.
