Matoso Youth are the annual Shardrack Omondi Under 17
champions after they beat Akado FC 1-0 in an entertaining football game held in
Matoso on Christmass day.
Matoso gor the only goal through Jared Omondi to win the tournament which has
been going on for ten days.
Earlier in the semis, Matoso had defeated Lidha 2-0 while Ekado overcame Gor
Gor 3-1 to make it to the finals.
The winners were awarded 5,000 shillings and a goat, while the first runners up
got 4,500 shilllings with the third team taking home 4,000. all the other teams
each got 1,000 shillings and uniforms.
The tournament brought together teams drawn from Nyatike in Migori County with
the teams being pooled into two pools.
Pool A had Lidha, Nyangere, Lisori and Gor Gor whie pool B had Matoso, Aeko,
Akado and Cameroon.
Speaking after the awards were given tournament cordinator Maurice Ogur said
the annual tournament was aimed at making sure that youths were given
opportunity to develop talents as well as not engaging in anti-social behaviors.
"We know a lot can happen during the holidays so we want them to be occupied"
He said adding that the next games will be held in April holidays.
Matoso Youth kicks off Ligi Ndogo Initiative tourney on a positive note
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| Some of the participants at the Ligi Ndogo Nyatike tournament |
Matoso youth beat Lidha FC 1-0 as the annual Migori County Ligi Ndogo initiative kicked off at the Matoso stadium, Nyatike yesterday.
In other game splayed,Akado
overcame Cameroon 2-1 during the games, which bring together players under
seventeen in Nyatike district.
The tournament, which is
being organized by the local Ligi Ndogi initiative, as over ten teams taking
part in them among them Aeko FC, Simba FC, Lidha FC, Akodo FC, Nyangere FC, Gor
Gor FC, Lisori FC and Matoso Youngsters FC.
Today, Matoso Youngsters FC
will be battling it out with Akodo FC at the same grounds before Lisori and
Simba also squaring it out at the same tournament.
According to the tournament
organizer Mr. Maurice Ogur, the main aim of the tournament is to promote
academic excellence and fight other vices through sports in the shores of Lake
Victoria.
“We are aiming at developing
sports talents and giving the youths exposure, fighting AIDS spread as well as
early pregnancy and marriages which are common in the area” he said adding that
so far, the talents which have been witnessed in the area were impressive.
The tournament, which kicked
started in 1998 where the under 13 boys took part, has since risen to be an
annual competition where young boys from all over the beaches take part in.
The winners of the tournament
will be awarded with a trophy and uniform.
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