Football Weekend

Twenty-two girls travelled to Mbita last Friday to be a part of the 1st football training weekend for the Suba Lakers. Two came on the boat from Mfangano Island, four walked over the hills and the man-made bridge from Rusinga Island, four more walked 10 kilometers from Kirindo and the other 12 came from different parts of the greater Mbita area.

The weekend was a rousing success. We had five football training sessions, two math tutoring sessions, and several formal spiritual talks, health talks and academic talks. That list doesn't include the informal opportunties our teachers and coaches had to impact these girls lives in positive ways. We were also able to go as a team to watch the secondary school finals of our zone at Mbita High School. Teacher Rosslyn was a great host for the 10 out-of-towners. They were fed like royalty and enjoyed sleeping altogether in one bedroom.

It ended with a bang on Monday (a public holiday). We scrimmaged against a boys team in the morning and the girls displayed some great skills and talent. After playing two games that lasted a total of about two hours, the final score was 1-1. It was a good challenge for our girls who battled hard. Finally we enjoyed a big feast at Teacher Rosslyn's house with all the players and coaches before bidding them goodbye and dismissing them to return to their homes and prepare for school tomorrow.