Colleges Football: NYS-NHU and Zetech College sides shine in league

By ERICK OCHIENG’

Zetech’s Isaac Njau (left) and Nairobi Aviation’s  Roy Otieno during the UCFL action. [Photo/Jonah Onyango]

Zetech College, Thika, warded off strong opposition from the Technical University Kenya (TUK) to register a 3-2 win in the Universities and Colleges Football League at the weekend.

Zetech scored through Emmanuel Chukunonso, Joseph Makori and Newton Simotwo while TUK scored through Tom Mugusu and Martin Njogu at Kabete Technical College on Sunday.

In other UCFL matches, Nairobi Institute of Business School (Nibs), Nairobi, hammered the United States International University 4-0.

Patrick Wambua opened the score sheet in the 27th minute for a 1-0 lead at the breather.

On resumption, Peter Kelly made it 2-0 for Nibs in the 50th minute as Cyrus Baraza added the third goal five minutes later. Patrick Aten sealed USIU’s fate with his 65th minute cracker for the winners.

Former champions Zetech College, Nairobi, also edged  NYS Vocational Training Institute (VTI) 2-1. Zetech scored through Daudi Tizeh and Oloo Jarnice as Boniface Baraza pulled one back for VTI.

Elsewhere, Mathu Benjamin scored a hat-trick as National Youth Service (NYS) Engineers raided hosts Kabete Technical 3-1. Denis Karanja scored Kabete’s goal.

Joseph Ouma and Marita Nelson led Nairobi Aviation College to edge UCFL defending champions Kenya Institute of Professional Studies (Kips ) 2-1 at the NYS Nairobi Holding Unit grounds. Brian Odi pulled one back for Kips.

Host NYS NHU won 2-1 against tough Premier. Serem Japheth opened scores for NHU in the fourth minute  before George Kasure netted the winner. Premier’s goal was scored by Wellington Akumu. Kips beat Mount Kenya University (MKU) 3-1 as Nibs, Ruiru thrashed TUK 4-0.

In other matches, Zetech  Thika hit Premier 1-0, NYS Engineers held Kenya Institute of Management to a 1-1 draw as NYS NHU hit Kabete Technical 1-0. —[e-mail]