Musingu High School and Butere Girls are the 2024 Kakamega County Secondary School football champions.Musingu trounced giant slayers Munyuki Boys High School 3-1 in an exciting boys’ final played at a fully packed Mumias Complex to successfully defend their county title.Valentin Isalambo opened the scoring for The Scorpions (Musingu) with Harrison Amalema sealing the victory with a brace later in the second half.Munyuki earlier sent warning shots after knocking out Western Region reigning champions Friends School Shanderema 3-0 on penalties in the semifinals. On the other hand, Musingu saw off Lugusi 4-1 on post-match spot kicks after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.##NAJAVA_MECA_8200327##Both sides, however, advanced to the Western Region Championship where the winner will qualify for the national tournament to be held in Kisii County next month.Speaking after the victory, Musingu head coach Mwainamo Brenden tipped his team to go ahead and punch their ticket to the national finals.He further hailed the standards of football exhibited at this year’s tournament, noting that the competition for the places in Kakamega County is going higher.”I am happy with how the boys went for the win and they got it. No time to rest as focus shifts to regional games where we expect nothing less than a win,” he told Mozzart Sport.”If you compare this year and last year, you notice that the competition in Kakamega County is getting stiffer each year. All giants are out and it tells you something. We will continue working hard to place Musingu on the football map in the country,” he added.EXCLUSIVE: Kakamega Homeboyz write to FKF accusing Gor Mahia of player tappingAt the same time, Butere Girls dethroned Arch Bishop Njenga for the girls’ title after edging them 2-0 in the finals thanks to a Patience Atieno brace.Butere, the national football girls’ defending champions, had earlier whitewashed Musoli 8-0 in the semis to book a date with Arch Bishop Njenga, who won 5-0 against Mwitoti in their last four match.In the third-place playoffs, Shanderema defeated Lugusi 2-1 to finish third, while in the girls’ discipline, Mwitoti won 2-0 against Musoli.Elsewhere in Vihiga County, Ebwali Secondary School edged Chavakali High School 3-1 on penalties to claim the county championship after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.In the girls’ discipline, Madira Girls successfully defended their title following a 3-1 victory on penalties over Ibubi Girls.Jacob Onyango’s late goal against Naivas hands Sofapaka advantage in FKFPL promotion/relegation playoff
