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Kenyan Boys win -Umbro international
Photo: Some Kenya’s Ligi Ndogo Under-12s team with Kit donated by Dawson News
| Kenya’s Ligi Ndogo Under-12s team won this year’s Plate Cup at the Manchester Umbro International Football festival on Saturday. Story by ZIPPORAH MUSAU , Daily Nation,in Manchester
Publication Date: 8/01/2006 Two teams, Under-12s and Under-10s, represented Kenya at the tournament .
The boys defeated English opponents in the finals at Manchester University’s Wythenshawe Sports Ground. |
Photo: Ligi Ndogo Under-10 team celebrate after their weekend victory at the Manchester Umbro International Football Festival. Photo by Zipporah Musau |  |
Photo: Ligi Ndogo boys in Manchester | A group of Kenyan students studying at Manchester and some of the boys’ parents who accompanied them to the UK formed a sizeable cheering squad for the team "The Under-12 team won the Plate Cup while the Under-10 team played five games - won three, drew one, and lost one," Yoga said. Team manager Walter Machio said this was the second time the team was taking part in the tournament. "We intend to take part in the tournament next year with a much bigger team," Machio said. A Manchester-based Kenyan businessman Gabriel Rwamba donated a set of training kit to the older team and called for more sponsors to come up and sponsor more Kenyan teams to next year’s festival |
Team manager, Walter Machio and Mrs. Rwamba admire the trophy | |
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