St. Joseph out to defend regional football title after bagging Trans Nzoia County crown

After emerging as the football champions, of the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association, Trans Nzoia County, Rift Valley region soccer defending champions St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Kitale have their eyes trained on defending the title.

According to their head coach Amos Juma, the Rift Valley region football giants have set sights on retaining their top spot this season, aiming to perform even better than last year and hopefully win the national title.

"We were crowned regional champions last year, this season our target is to retain our title and even challenge for the national championship," Juma told Citizen Digital.

According to the tactician, emerging the best team at the county level was not a walk in the park, attributing it to the boys’ hard work that enabled them to qualify, and advance to the regional stage.

The Saints,  succeeded in silencing their neighbours, and arch rivals, St. Anthony's Kitale, to grab the bragging rights  thrashing their rivals, famously known as ‘Solidarity Boys’, 5-0, in a one sided semi-final, before edging Bwake 1-0 in the final.

Both St. Joseph and Bwake booked automatic tickets to the Rift Valley regional competitions, after finishing first and second respectively, in the Trans Nzoia County games.