Potter House School dominate tournament

Potter House International School scooped most of the awards in the Tuchezeni Sports tournament which was hosted at the Runda-based school today.

The tournament which brought together different schools from West lands Constituency featured five sports; football, taekwondo, badminton, table tennis and ringo sports, a minority sport that is being slowly introduced in schools.

Potter House dominated all the categories of football, both girls and boys, from U-15 to U-9.

The hosts boys team stunned Kestrel Manor School 13-0 with Splendor Mwendwa leading the demolition with a superb 11 goals.

The talented 13-year-old attacker, who won the man of the match award, was unplayable with the visitors unable to contain him as he netted his side’s goals for fun.

Speaking to Citizen digital, Mwenda expressed his delight in scooping the MVP and leading his side to victory.

“I feel good for the win; I have worked hard to reach this level. My development has been good and I feel I’m heading in the right direction,” said Mwendwa, who idolizes Inter Miami star and eight-time Ballon d’or winner Lionel Messi.

Girls’ football only saw one category staged, U-15, in which Potter House also reigned supreme after edging Brilliant School 5-2.

Nia Kariuki was the star of the match as she netted a hat trick which helped her side storm to victory.

“I am so happy after emerging today’s top scorer and helping my school win the trophy. I’m looking forward to more tournaments and growing my skills,” said Kariuki.

Kariuki, who started playing football at the age of nine, also hopes to reach the level of Messi.

Kenya Community Centre for Learning (KCCL) on the other hand dominated ringo sport, an unpopular sport that features players who compete individually or in teams of 2–3 by throwing a specialized rubber ring over a net (or rope) into the opposing team’s half-court.

The Roysambu-based school won the triples after stunning Braeside Lavington and Kestrel Manor while Braeside Lavington won the doubles after beating KCCL and Kestrel Manor.

Table tennis saw German School Nairobi dominate with Friedemann Baumert scooping the U-11 category as Rafael Baumert walked away with the U 9 prize.

Organizers of the tournament Tuchezeni Sports hailed the winners, saying the tournament aimed at nurturing talent and popularizing minority sports like ringo.

“We are proud of this tournament because it’s achieving its purpose of spotting, nurturing talent and putting the minority sports on the limelight. Some of the schools get chances to utilize such opportunities as they lack enough playing surface due to limited space in the areas they are established,” noted Gilbert Kiprop, Tuchezeni Sports Director.