Kenya’s representatives at this year’s Africa Copa Coca Cola under sixteen years soccer Championship were in superb form; winning both the girls’ and boys’ trophies. The Kenyan Boys’ from St. Anthony’s Kitale were in superb form; outwitting Nigeria 3-2 on post match penalties. The match had ended at 0-0 on regulation time, forcing the post match penalties to be taken so as to decide the winner. Earlier, Kenya ( Moi High School Nangili girls) recorded a double win over Zimbabwe by defeating them 1-0 at the finals to lift the trophy.
Here are the collated championship results:
COLLATED GROUP STAGE RESULTS-BOYS UNDER 16 SOCCER:
DAY 1: MONDAY, 10/12/2018: PRELIMINARIES
- Kenya 11 vs 1 Ethiopia
- Nigeria 1 vs 2 Zambia
- Uganda 2 vs 1 Malawi
- Angola 0 vs 10 South Africa
DAY 2: TUESDAY, 11/12/2018: PRELIMINARIES
- South Africa 0 vs 0 Tanzania
- Malawi 0 vs 2 Mozambique
- Zambia 0 vs 0 Zimbabwe
- Ethiopia 0 vs 0 Botswana
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, 12/12/2018: PRELIMINARIES
- Kenya 3 vs 0 Botswana
- Nigeria 3 vs 0 Zimbabwe
- Uganda 1 vs 1 Mozambique
- Angola 0 vs 3 Tanzania
TABLE STANDINGS AFTER THE PRELIMINARIES:
GROUP A:
- Kenya- 6 points
- Botswana- 1 point
- Ethiopia- 1 point
GROUP B:
- Zambia- 4 points
- Nigeria- 3 points
- Zimbabwe- 1 point
GROUP C:
- Mozambique- 4 points
- Uganda- 4 points
- Malawi- 0 points
GROUP D
- South Africa- 4 points
- Tanzania- 4 points
- Angola- 0 ponits
DAY 4: THURSDAY 13TH DECEMBER- QUARTER FINALS:
- Kenya 1 vs 0 Uganda
- Zambia 1 vs 0 Tanzania
- Mozambique 0 (3) vs 0 (4) Botswana
- South Africa 1 vs 2 Nigeria
DAY 5: FRIDAY 14TH DECEMBER (SEMI- FINALS)
- Kenya 1 vs 0 Zambia
- Botswana 0 vs 5 Nigeria.
DAY 6: SATURDAY 15TH DECEMBER
- BOYS PLAYOFF:
- Zambia 1(4) vs 1 (5) Botswana
- GIRLS FINAL:
- Kenya 1 vs 0 Zimbabwe
- BOYS FINAL:
- Kenya 0 (3) vs 0 (2) Nigeria.
OVERALL RANKINGS- BOYS:
- KENYA
- NIGERIA
- BOTSWANA
- ZAMBIA
- SOUTH AFRICA
- TANZANIA
- UGANDA
- MOZAMBIQUE
- ZIMBABWE
- MALAWI
- ETHIOPIA
- ANGOLA.
- TOP SCORER- BOYS: Jacob Onyango from Kenya with 5 goals
- MVP BOYS: Omeke Jerry (Nigeria)
- GOLDEN BOOT- BOYS: Jacob Onyango (Kenya)
- GOLDEN GLOVES- BOYS: Issah Emuria (Kenya)