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African queens Telkom shine in hockey 5s
Telkom's Jane Ofula (right) vies for the ball with St John's Kaloleni's Zahra Nakaya during their hockey 5s match at the Mombasa Sports Club grounds on June 1, 2019. PHOTO | KEVIN ODITI |
What you need to know:
- In the men's category, St Charles Lwanga Secondary made a good start by edging Mtongwe Flickers 2-1 in a thrilling clash.
- It was Flickers who took the lead in the 11th minute, but Lwanga levelled a minute later via Calvin Oringo. The same player gave Lwanga the winner in the 15th minute.
African ladies hockey champions Telkom made a flying start in the national hockey 5s tournament when they whipped national secondary schools' losing finalists St John’s Girls' Kaloleni 5-0 on Saturday.
The match at Mombasa Sports ground ground saw Telkom take the lead in the third minute through Lilian Aura with Maureen Okumu adding another seconds later.
