Stanbic Mwamba made it two wins from two tournaments as the
KRU Women’s 10-a- Festival’s second round took place at the KCB Sports Club in
Ruaraka on Sunday 23 February 2020.
They had earlier won the first leg at the Kenyatta
University grounds by beating Northern Suburbs 19-0 in the final on Sunday 9
February 2020.
The Mwamba Women emerged victorious after winning all their
matches to first top of the top tier log as the festival embraced a new format
that saw the ten teams divided into two groups based on age, experience, and conditioning.
Kulabu secured three clean sheets –beating the Yamanashi
Impala 22-0, following this up with a 12-0 win over Top Fry Nakuru before
beating hosts Northern Suburbs 19-0.
They, however, conceded just one try in their match against
Homeboyz but still secured the 10-5 win to finish first.
“The girls have been giving their all during our training
sessions and it is paying off handsomely if these first two legs are anything
to go by. Our hard work started last year, we might not have won any leg but we
learned several lessons that we have been working on ever since,” said Mwamba’s
Coach Joseph Baabu.
At the start of this year, Stanbic Mwamba changed their
style of play and focused on a structured game plan which the ladies have responded
to perfectly.
“The fact that we have a lot more leadership in the team is
working great for us because of the maturity of several of the players. The
decision making in almost all our matches has been a sight to behold,” he
concluded.
Top Fry Nakuru and Homeboyz were tied on 8 points at the end
of the festival. Nakuru registered two wins (6 points) and two losses (2
points) while Homeboyz posted two draws (4 points), one win (3 points) and one loss
(1 point).
Northern Suburbs finished fourth with 7 points coming off
two losses(2 points), one win(3 points) and one draw(2 points) while Yamanashi
Impala was fifth with 5 points coming off three losses(3 points) and one draw(2
points).