This archive report was first published on 30 July 2019.
The 2019 Under-16 COPA Coca-Cola tournament got underway on Tuesday, July 30th, at the Kisumu National Polytechnic, with a thrilling match between Serani High School and Goseta.
Serani High School, representing Mombasa, stunned Rift Valley representatives Goseta by beating them 2-0 in a match played at Kisumu Polytechnic on Tuesday afternoon.
Mustafa Bakari, Juma Mwinyi, and Mohamed Ahmed led the attack for Serani, who dominated the game from the opening stages.
Just six minutes after the break, Serani went ahead through Juma Mwinyi, and they extended their lead through Sufii Mohamed in the 51st minute.
Elsewhere, Koyonzo from Bungoma defeated Gatamaiyu from Kiambu 2-0, with Wellington Andayi opening the scoring in the 22nd minute and Arnold Bukasa adding a second in the 45th minute.
On the girls' side, 2016 champions Wiyeta Girls from Rift Valley thumped Nairobi Region representatives Dagoretti mixed 3-0, while Njambini from Central region overcame Ugara from Nyanza 3-0 in group A matches.
Meanwhile, in men's volleyball, Tetu defeated Shimoni three straight sets, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-14, while Mogonga trounced Lelmokwo straight sets, 25-18, 25-23, 25-17.
And in girls' volleyball, Cheptil defeated Soweto three straight sets to one, 25-23, 25-21, 7-25, 25-17.
