JOBO and Butere's Red Commandos hit the ground running

St Joseph's High School captain Ochieng Charles in action against E.P.M Mpanda's Bigiriman Chaffi at Bukhungu Stadium on August 16 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

National football boys’ champions St Joseph Boy’s Kitale kicked off their East Africa campaign on the front foot Saturday after thrashing Burundian outfit Mpanda 6-0 at Kakamega High School.

The Rift Valley heavyweights had a two-day rest before hitting the pitch and many fans were waiting to see their champions after Musingu, Agai and Butere Boys all played in the opening two days of the week long regional schools championships.

Agai and Musingu had already bagged wins in their opening matches as Butere Boys remained firm after late call up to the East Africa games, managing two draws against Budoo from Uganda and 0-0 against Tanzanian outfit Kizuka.

In girl’s football, Butere Girls also hit the road running after hammering Fountain Gate from Tanzania 4-1. The national champs had begun the games with a disappointing0-0 draw against Amus College from Uganda.

The draw sees them sit third in the Group B standings with four points same as Amus Colleg who are second after their 4-0 win over their Ugandan counterparts Boni Concili.

Archbishop Njenga Girls are top of the pool with six points following their 2-1 win over Kobala and earlier 1-0 victory over Boni Concili.

In Group A, Nasokol and Madira Girls sit top with four points each after bagging important wins. Madira bounced back from their 0-0 draw with Kawempe of Uganda to beat Alliance Secondary from Tanzania 3-0. Nasokol on the other hand thrashed Huye from Rwanda 3-0 after earlier having drawn 0-0 with Alliance.

In netball, Uganda heavyweights St Mary's Kitende thrashed Hamdan Islamic 42-19 while Buddo Secondary School picked a massive 84-07 win over GS Gahini from Rwanda.