Published on December 12, 2024 by Kariuki Mwangi
Last Updated on 1 year by Kariuki Mwangi
The winners of the inaugural Sakaja Super Cup ladies competition Club Jojo from Kayole in Nairobi East region were in a class of their own as they recorded an emphatic 3-0 victory over Ruai Starlets to start their title defense campaign as the ladies tournament started yesterday, Tuesday 11, 2024.
Club Jojo, who last year obliterated Kibagare Girls in the final to win the first edition announced their intentions to retain the crown as they came in fine form to outclass the Ruai outfit on a day when the Sakaja Super cup ladies competition kicked of from the sub county level.
The ladies competition began at this level with two teams from each sub county playing a knock out format competition to move ahead into the regional competition.
In the other Nairobi East ladies chapter competition, Shrink Pack claimed a 2-0 victory over Elite Queens as Pumwani Ladies downed Kayole Starlet B with a solitary goal. Kahawa Pride Lionesses emerged with a 2-1 triumph over Tena Queens while
34C All Stars scrapped a hard fought victory over Embakasi South Ladies winning 4-3 on post match penalties after both teams had played out a goalless draw in regulation time.
Elsewhere in the Nairobi West ladies chapter competition, last year’s runners up Kibagare Girls secured a 2-1 victory over Royal Queens as the Mathare sub county representatives Slum Scorers who finished fourth in the first edition registered a comfortable 3-1victory over Vipawa Ladies and Kangemi Ladies lost by a 2-1 scoreline at the hands of National Youth Service (NYS).
Ladies teams from Nairobi east and west sub counties have been lined to play against each in an elimination stage from where the regional competition will take center stage with the winners of Nairobi West region expected to play the winners from Nairobi East region for a chance to win the Ksh. 1 million women’s cash a prize award
In the men’s category, the winner of the grand finally will walk away with a cool KSh 3 million top prize with the runners up winning KSh 2 million as the bronze medal winner gets KSh 1 million cash prize.
Competition heads into the quarter finals from Friday December 13 as the grand finale set for December 20th at Dandora stadium draws closer.
