Enterprising St Cecilia Girls Misikhu emphasised their seriousness of reclaiming the 2013 National Secondary Schools games girls hockey title when they walloped Gategi Girls from Northern 3-0 at Nakuru Boys High School on Wednesday. St Cecilia, representing Nzoia region are coming back in the games after serving a one-year suspension for fielding an ineligible player in 2011. “Those who had written us off after staying out of the national games for one year should now be prepared for a tough battle ahead because we have come to Nakuru with one mission: To reclaim the title and prove the pundits wrong,” said their utility player Linda Achieng’. The saints first won the title on their first national appearance in 2001. They lost the title the following year before securing back-to-back wins in 2003 and 2004. The have only Kibwezi Girls between them and a semi final-berth as the eye a title they lost won in 2009. Against Gategi, St Cecilia went into the offensive right from the word go with the attacking duo of Mary Namaya and Linda Achieng raiding their opponents goal area with good stick work and brilliant runs. In the fourth minute Mary Namaya, who was a constant threat to the Gategi defence, collected a loose ball at the centre of the pitch and made a brilliant run before side stepping into her opponents to fire from inside the box and give her side the match opener. Pride of Nzoia region Inspired by this goal the pride of Nzoia region stepped up pressure for more goals and as Gategi Girls defence came under pressure burly striker Linda Achieng, who was undoubtedly the girl of the match, fired the second goal following a goalmouth melee in the 13th minute. The swift Namaya completed her double in the 67th minute and St Cecilia’s third after Gategi’s valiant defence cracked. “We hope to maintain our good run and if we maintain the same tempo we are surely going to the East African Games in Kampala Uganda in August,” said Namaya. In another match, Afraha High School representing Nakuru region proved that they are no a pushover in the championships when they thrashed Kibwezi Girls 2–0. Afraha High opened the scoring of this fast-paced match in the 29th minute.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:27:36 +0000
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