Story and photos by Nicholas Gisemba
Although the most watched soccer league, the English premier
league, is over, Kenyans are now getting a treat from the local league that
involves local soccer clubs. Last Sunday our boys of Uweza FC traveled to a
Githurai for an away match. Our boys were upbeat that they would do well just a few
moments before the kick off time at Githurai
Primary School against Githurai United.
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| Warming up before the match |
11am sharp and the whistle was
blown to kick start the match. From the start, our opponents seemed to be hard on our boys
as they dribbled the ball across the field, that kept all players alert and
chasing the ball.
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| Uweza FC in action |
On the 22nd minute, the home team netted their
first goal against our Uweza FC boys. And just before half time, another score
was recorded by our opponents. At half time, the score remained 2 nil against
our boys.
During the break, Team Manager Charles Kaindi, also known
as coach Stam, had to give words of encouragement to his team, asking them to remain
focused and never lose hope of overcoming their opponents in the coming second half after the break.
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| Team talk at halftime |
The second half went on smoothly during the initial time,
but come the 68th minute, Githurai United had another chance and
scored a third goal. Despite the loss, team captain Dennis had to encourage his
team members that all was not lost and that they need to practice more and work
hard in their up-coming matches.
Uweza FC is currently ranked 9th out of 20 teams in Zone D in the Nairobi County League.
The author and photographer of this story, Nicholas Gisemba, is 22 years old and a member of the Uweza Journalism Club.
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