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Will the gods of hockey say yes again to St Charles Lwanga?

St Anthony's Captain Linton Nayombe and Peter Wachira of Musingu Boys in action during Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association Term One games in Machakos County, on April 13, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

They may have not won the title, but St Charles Lwanga were the real heroes of Kenya’s boys hockey conquest at 2024 Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) games.

St Charles settled for silver after losing to 2-0 Musingu Boys High School in the final, but their effort saw Kenya wrestle the trophy from Uganda’s Kakungulu Memorial who had snatched it in 2022.

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