Inter-parliamentary video games: Kenya to face Tanzania in elusive seek for soccer win

Inter-parliamentary video games: Kenya to face Tanzania in elusive seek for soccer win

The East African Community (EAC) Inter-parliamentary games will see Kenya conflict with Tanzania on Monday, December 16, 2024, in a match the place the host nation seeks to register their first win with the lads’s soccer group.

While Uganda is assured of the gold medal after successful all its matches in opposition to three East African international locations, Kenya is but to register a win in its soccer video games.

With the video games formally ending on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Bunge FC shall be searching for to outplay their Tanzanian counterparts to safe silver.

Uganda gained 3-0 over Kenya, 6-0 over Burundi and 3-1 over Tanzania. Kenya on Saturday, December 14, 2024, drew 1-1 with Burundi after Senate Majority chief Aaron Cheruiyot scored a incredible header within the dying minutes of the second half to safe the nation some extent.

This got here after Kenya was awarded a walkover following the no-show by the South Sudan delegation.

Murkomen’s 2021 hattrick

“We were the better side but we failed to convert our chances. We still have a match against Tanzania which we really want to win, so we will continue with our preparations for it,” Bunge FC captain Otiende Amollo remarked after the draw in opposition to Burundi.

The hard-fought draw was paying homage to an analogous encounter through the EAC Inter-parliamentary video games of 2021, the place Uganda beat Kenya 3-0 however a spirited battle by the Kenyan legislators led to a 3-3 draw by the ultimate whistle.

The comeback was impressed by the present Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen who scored a hattrick to get the Kenyan MPs stage with the Ugandans.

Kenya additionally hopes for a podium end with its volleyball group after a humiliating defeat by Rwanda over the weekend.

Rwandan legislators beat the lads’s volleyball group 3-0 in a match the place the Kenyans lacked correct coordination in opposition to a refined aspect.

“This has been a very tough game our rivals were very prepared and really coordinated well. We tried our best and we will keep practising for the next match which we will be playing next week on Monday,” Konoin MP Brighton Yegon noticed after the match.

Adding: “We need more Members joining the team. Today we didn’t have any substitute on the bench and despite a player being tired he had to play through the game which our opponents capitalized on.”