KSSSA: Butere, Madira, Musingu, and St. Joseph’s storm into semi-finals

National champions Butere Girls, Madira Girls, Western region kings Musingu Boys, and Rift Valley’s St. Joseph’s Jobo have all booked their spots in the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) semi-finals after clinching their second straight wins in matches held in Kakamega County.

Butere Girls, backed by a passionate home crowd at Kakamega High School, brushed aside Nasokol Girls from West Pokot 2-0, with striker Faith Wasike bagging a brilliant brace to seal the win.

Madira Girls from Vihiga County also maintained their winning streak, defeating Mwanambeyu Girls 2-0 to advance.

In boys’ football, hosts Musingu High, nicknamed "The Scorpions", demolished Garissa High School 9-2 to book a place in the semis, while St. Joseph’s Kitale edged Serani Boys from Coast Region 3-1 for their second win.

Meanwhile, Highway Boys from Nairobi face a tough path to the knockout stage after settling for a 3-3 draw against Central Region’s Kirangari Boys.

Back at Kakamega High, Butere Girls head coach Edwin Sakwa praised his players for executing the game plan to perfection.

“Today’s match was tough but I’m happy the girls played very well according to the instructions and we wanted three points which we have in the bag. When you look at the opponents, they decided to defend deep and so we had to think of a way to punish them using tactical mind which we managed to pin them down,” said Sakwa.

“My players have been so good and everything they are doing is being replicated straight away from the training ground to the competitive matches”, he added.

Team captain Halima Imbachi Omar, who also features for the Harambee Starlets U-17 side, echoed her coach’s sentiments.

“I am thrilled with the way we have played and the second win which gives us the momentum to keep winning and move forward. We are psyched up and we are ready for the next match keeping in mind that we are defending the title,” said Imbachi.