The FKF WOMEN CUP Round of 16 came to a blast this weekend. Normally the cup enables teams playing at different league levels to have a feel of each other. Usually we encounter surprises especially when lower league clubs are playing against Premier league clubs and at this level it was not exceptional as we witnessed a number.
Saturday played host to three matches. Women National Super League zone B side KISPED played host to the current Women Premier League leaders Kenya Police Bullets Fc in an early fixture at the Mamboleo Stadium. Kenya Police unleashed two bullets via Lucy Kwekwe and Diana Wacera to bundle out the Kisumu based side and set up themselves into the quarter finals. The surprise of the day came in the Kisiwa Starlets match as they hosted the Kenya Women Premier League defending champions Vihiga Queens at Sudi Stadium in Bungoma. Kisiwa Starlets play in the Division one league and they took the lead in the first half through a Shamim Makokha. They pushed on a 100 % business to defend this goal util the referee blew the final whistle thus bundling out the queens to book space in the quarter finals. This served uncertain for the second time for the queens as they had suffered the same fate in the previous season in the hands of the then division one Kisped.. The third match also came in as a surprise as Milima Queens which is composed of Wiyeta Girls students showed a premier league side Nakuru Queens the door as they sliced three goals through Barbara Masitsa and a brace from Eunice Nabwoba to book themselves space in the quarter finals.
Sunday on the other hand started on a high note as the defending champions Ulinzi Starlets took to stage against Women National Super League side Royal Starlets at the Ndura Spots Complex in Kitale. The military side walloped the Royals on three goals with a brace from Fasila Odhiambo and a third goal by Linda Kihara to book them space in the quarters. At the ASK Grounds in Nakuru, Women Premier League side Zetech Sparks were welcomed by Division One side Vickers Queens, the coach Kitolo side left no stone unturned as they humbled the NYS side by four goals courtesy Fridheus Abdalla, Monalizer Anyango,Beverline Adika and Sheriyll Chaviha to book space in the quarter finals on their way back to the city.
Ruaraka Stadium hosted three matches on a full day women football for the fanatics. The first match saw Kangemi Ladies bundle out Kayole Starlet by a goal scored by Purity Awino in the seventy seventh minute. In the next match newbies Equity Queens who are playing in the Nairobi Regional League suffered a two nil defeat by a premier league side Bungoma Queens Fc.The third and final match of the day saw the division one side Acakoro Ladies alias Gor Mahia Queens host Kibera Soccer Women Fc. Kibera striker Nancy Atako needed just 10 minutes to get on the score sheet with a match opener before Pauline Ochieng netting the second in the a minute after to make it two for Kibera. In the twenty eighth minute Acakoro pulled one back through Florence Akinyi but the efforts were neutralised as Nancy Atako scored the third goal just before the half time whistle. The match ended 1-3 in favour of Kibera Soccer Women Fc.
