Kisumu Day, Kisumu Boys clash in Kisumu County football semis

The two sides got a lifeline after jury ruled in their favour, nullifying last month’s semi-finals outcome after the fixture was marred by incidents of ineligible players.

The jury found initial winners Onjiko Boys High School guilty of fielding six ineligible players from group stages level up to semis.

As a result, their post-match penalties win in the semi-finals against Kisumu Day was quashed during the ruling delivered on July 25.

Following the nullification of all Onjiko’s results, Kisumu Boys, who placed third in Group B standings, were elevated to second position behind Agai Secondary School who took the first place.

In the other semi-final which will be held at Jomo Kenyatta Stadium, Agai will line up against Kasagam Secondary School who finished behind Kisumu Day in Pool A  

Both semi-final matches kick off at 9am with the final set to be played later in the day. 

This will not be the first time Kisumu Day and Kisumu Boys are going head-to-head in this year’s Term Two Games.

They first clashed at the Milimani Zonal final that ended goalless in regular time before Kisumu Day held their nerve to prevail 4-3 in a dramatic penalty shootout.

The second, a rescheduled sub-county final, saw Kisumu Day claim a narrow 2-1 win at Ramba High School, a neutral venue.

Kisumu Day head coach Benjamin Oyoo says that his charges see this as a divine opportunity that they are keen on capitalizing on.

“The boys are seeing this as a God sent opportunity for them to step up. They are more motivated than ever and intend to make it count."

“We have to come out victorious in both the semifinal and the final. We are not leaving anything to chance; we created a lot of chances last time that we did not capitalize on. We’ve worked on our finishing touch.”