It’s unbelievable that in their two-decade existence, Ulinzi Stars have never won Kenya’s foremost cup competition now known as the GOtv Shield. The soldiers will have no better chance to end that long-standing drought than this year after they were pitted against National Super League side Kariobangi Sharks in the semi-finals of the tournament, whose winners earn the ticket to represent Kenya in the soon to be expanded CAF Confederations Cup. Both Ulinzi and Sharks came through the lottery of penalties as winners on a weekend when all the knockout matches were determined on shoot outs after stalemates in regulation time. Edwin Lavatsa, Anthony Kimani, David Kingatua and Musa Mudde had all defeated Sharks penalty specialist John Oyemba from the spot. A place in the semi-finals was no less than Sharks deserved after dominating the tie in regulation time.

Source: The Star September 20, 2016 00:00 UTC