The Talanta Hela U19 Boys team will not feature in the MIC International Tournament as earlier reported and will instead join the girls side in the Costa Daurada Cup that kicks off on Sunday 24th March.According to a reliable source, the team failed to register on time for the MIC tournament and late efforts to secure a position did not bear any fruits.The Talanta Hela U19 team has now been registered for the Costa Daurada Cup, a popular event that takes place on the beautiful coast of Costa Daurada, Spain. The tournament has attracted over 200 football teams from across Europe which will feature in different categories. It runs twice throughout the year – one in spring and one in summer and is open to boys’ teams aged U8 to U19, girls’ teams aged U11 to U16, and adult ladies’ teams.##NAJAVA_MECA_7967951##The source also confirmed that team will also face Gymnastic Tiragona, the professional side of the Nastic Academy and Girona U19 side in seperate friendlies.The Talanta U19 boys will be boosted by the addition of Spain-based trio of Aldrine Kibet, Amos Wanjala and Allan Kasavuli for the matches in Spain. There is a possibility of more foreign-based stars joining the team in Spain as well.”We had a discussion with FKF and we agreed that foreign-based stars for the U20 category will link up with the Talanta Hela U19 team in Spain and be part of that squad,” Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba said after the team lost to Kenya U20 in a friendly at Kasarani Annex yesterday.Talanta Hela U19 squads set for prestigious tournaments in SpainGirls SquadMercy Akoth (Nyakach Girls), Christine Adhiambo (Butere Girls), Velma Awuor (Nyakach Girls), Sunira Were (Moi Girls Eldoret), Kathleen Kurgat (Moi Girls Eldoret), Quinter Adhiambo (St. Alfred Alara Mixed), Clitilda Auma (Butere), Halima Imbachi ( Butere), Ann Brenda (Magunga Girls), Vidah Sharon (Butere), Philster Atieno (Magunga Girls), Ruth Akinyi (Nasokol Girls), Joy Valencia Ochieng (Butere), Elizabeth Mideva (Bishop Njenga) Hilder Natecho (Bishop Njenga), Lorna Faith (Butere) and Marion Musanga (Bishop Njenga)Boys SquadDhair Abdikadir (St Antony Kitale), Abdulhafidh Abdalla (Sereni Secondary School), Irad Mshindi (Musingu Boys), Nicholas Odhiambo (Menengai High School), Hamisi Otieno (Goseta Boys), Joseph Owino (Kisumu Day), Ismael Odhiambo (Menengai High School), Elisha Nalianya (Menengai High School) Austin Odongo (Ebwali Secondary School) and Instine Simiyu (St. Josephs Kitale)
