Champions Moi Girls target nationals as county games beckon

Moi Girls High School Eldoret football coach Robert Simiyu is now looking beyond the region as the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) Uasin Gishu county games start this weekend at the Hill School, Eldoret.

The Term Two Games will feature volleyball, football, rugby 7s, table tennis, lawn tennis, badminton, and basketball 3x3.

The two-day event will bring together teams from the larger county in search of a single ticket for the bigger Rift Valley region that carries 14 counties.

Simiyu said they are hoping to retain their football title on their way to the national championships. Simiyu said he is elated to fly the county's flag at the regional show after placing third to champions Wiyeta and Itigo last year at the same stage.

“As a school, our aim is to reach the national championships that will be staged in Kakamega. Our opponents in the final have been stubborn since we started these championships and I am happy we overcame them,” said Simiyu.

He said they are not stopping at the regional. “I am sure with a little bit of hard work, we will go all the way to the East Africa show,” he said.

The Eldoret town-based school are in Pool 'A' alongside St. Catherine and Ngeria Girls. Pool 'B' has AIC Ndabarnach, Turbo Girls and Kapsiliot with Kerotet leading Pool C alongside Kamagut and GK prisons. Wareng, Kapkoiga and Cheptigit will form Pool 'D'. 

Last year, the champions beat Ngeria Girls 6-1 to earn the regional slot. Simiyu thanked the school's Chief Principal Juliana Kirui for the great support.

In football boys, Arnesens are in Pool 'A' alongside Moi University and Wareng. Soy, Uasin Gishu and Chebusaas make Pool 'B' while Kipsombe, Paul Boit, and Uswa are in Pool C'.  Racecourse, Rurigi and Mwiruti will face off in Pool D.

Racquet Games will be staged at the Nova School soccer boys and girls will be staged at Hill and Wareng school, netball at Hill School, Rugby 7s (Wareng), basketball (Nova) and volleyball (Hill school).

Torochmoi, Mutwot and Kosachei will be leading Pool 'A' in volleyball boys while Kipsangui, Arnesens and Moi University are in Pool 'B' with New Light, Kapengetuny and Chuiyat in Pool 'C'with Chebisaas, Tuiyo, and Kiplombe are in Pool 'D'.

In volleyball girls, Cheburbur, St. George's and Ng’enyilel are in Pool 'A' while Lemoru, Plateau and Kapkoiga are in Pool 'B'. New Light, Moi Girls and Chuiyat form Pool 'C' with Pool 'D' comprising the University of Eldoret, Liberty and Turbo. 

In netball, Sugoi Mixed, Kipkaren, and Kipkenyo will battle it out in Pool 'A' while Kapkoiga, Cheburbur, and Olaare will consist Pool B. Mkamuyu, Kapsanu, and Chepng’oror will be in Pool C while Pool 'D' will comprise Sugoi Girls, Lemoru and Mutwot. 

Newly launched 3x3 basketball, Chebisaas take on Kapngetuny and Testimony in Pool 'A' as Kaptebeng’wet, Simat, and Turbo fight it out in Pool 'B'. Kipsangui, Wareng, and Uasin Gishu will be eyeing glory in Pool C' with Moiben, Kapsoya, and Nova chasing the honours in Pool D'.

In girls 3x3, Seko will play Dry’s and Testimony;  Kerotet, Wareng, and Sugoi will be in Pool B while Loreto, Kapseret, and Uasin Gishi will tussle it out in Pool 'C'. Moibei, Moi Girls, and Hill school are in Pool 'D'.