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Hockey: Flying start for Orange in Africa Cup

Orange captain Betsy Omalla9lL) and USIU player Racheal Wangui fight for the ball when they played Women League with Strathmore at Citypark. Orange scored 2-0. ON 01/11/14 PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE

Champions Orange Telkom began their African hockey Cup of Club championships title campaign on a high, trouncing Shams of Egypt 7-0 at the Khumalo Hockey Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, yesterday. The African Queens dominated the entire match, forcing the Egyptians to play in their own half for the entire match.

Orange goalkeeper, Cynthia Akinyi, was on ‘holiday’ in goal as the Pharaohs failed to break the Kenyan defence. However, the Egyptians will have their goalkeeper Taher Hadeer to thank.

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