Kibera Soccer Ladies claim bronze after beating Kisumu All Starlets

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FKF WOMEN CUP: Kibera Soccer Ladies claim bronze after beating Kisumu All Starlets

Festus Chuma 14:30 - 04.06.2023

The Division One side had eliminated Kahawa Queens in the quarterfinals before falling to Nakuru City Queens in the last four.

Kibera Soccer Ladies have bagged the bronze medal in the 2023 FKF Women Cup after beating Kisumu All-Starlets 4-2 on Sunday.

The Slum Girls had to beat Kahawa Queens to qualify for the semi-finals, where they lost to Nakuru City Queens despite a spirited performance.

Relegated top-flight outfit Kisumu All Starlets was the obstacle between them and a place on the podium as they aimed to grab the maiden bronze medal.

Kisumu stormed ahead in only the eighth minute as Everline Adika found the back of the Kibera net with a powerful long-range shot.

The lead did not last long as Winnie Gwatenda levelled the matters for Kibera in the 16th minute.

Kibera Black Stars and Kisumu All-Starlets were locked at 1-1 at halftime following a tightly contested first half.

Five minutes after the interval, Kisumu reclaimed their lead through a stunning 18-yard left-footed free-kick from Adika in the top left corner to give Kisumu the lead.

Nonetheless, Kibera did find an equalizer in the 54th minute after a mistake in defence that allowed Zainab Saki to latch on to the ball inside the area to fire it home, 2-2.

It did not take even a minute, and the Slum Girls went ahead when Winnie Gwatenda lopped the ball over the goalkeeper to make it 3-2.

The match was over as a contest in the 63rd minute after a swift passing movement from Kibera concluded with Nancy Atako producing a fine finish from just inside the box.

The tempo decreased after the fourth goal as Kibera seemed to protect their win. Kisumu tried to push forward, but their efforts did not produce any results, as the match ended 4-2.

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