Galactico/KYFA Tournament

The Suba Lakers Girls Football Club travelled to Kisumu this weekend to compete in a 3 day tournament. We took an Under 14 year old team to compete in the Junior Tournament and an over 14 year old team to compete in the Open Tournament.

This is the third straight year we have competed in the Open tournament against some of the top teams from around the country. Our senior team is comprised of school going children from the ages of 15-18 and we compete against teams full of seasoned veterans mostly around the ages of 18-25. Each year we have seen a remarkable improvement in our level of play as a team. This year we played so well in our four preliminary games, winning one and losing three (all by the score of 1-0). It was a good showing considering that we ended up losing close matches to the three teams that finished the tournament in the top three positions. We held the hosts and eventual champions, Galactico, scoreless for the entire match until they scored in the final minute. We have made big strides with our girls and I am convinced that if we continue to train and play together that much success is ahead for the club.

I was proud of the girls "fighting" spirit, good attitude and overall character they displayed on and off the field during the tournament