KALOLENI OFF TO WINNING START: Mwanahalima leads St John’s to victory over Rwandese side

Esther Kwendu (left) of kenya's St. John's Kaloleni Secondary School vies for the ball possesion against Albertine Murashema of GS Remere of Rwanda during their East Afrca Secondary School Games football match at Kipchoge Stadium, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County on August 28, 2016.[PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]

Chasing their first East Africa secondary schools football title, Kenya’s St John’s Kaloleni delivered when it mattered most.

That they won their opening match of the annual championships here in Eldoret was never in doubt, but how the Kenyans obliterated their opponents, Rwanda’s GS Rimera, was the talking point.