Nine-man Kuwinda 1 reach Khalif Cup semis

Kuwinda 1 booked a slot in the semi-finals of the Abbas Khalif Super Cup after beating tournament favourites Basel 2-1 at the Nairobi West Prison Grounds.The Karen-based side overcame achaotic Thursday afternoonthat nearly ended their tournament dream. Highrise-based Basel were buoyed by home support, but left ruing missed opportunities and a late defensive lapse.Kuwinda 1 opened the scoring, but their joy was short-lived. The goalscorer was booked during the goal celebration and five minutes later, he got a second yellow for a reckless challenge.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsAppBasel immediately capitalisedon the ensuing free kick and send their supporters into rapturous celebration when they equalised.In the heat of Basel’s celebrations, tempers flared again as a second Kuwinda 1 player was shown a straight red card for punching an opponent.Reduced to nine men before halftime, they were destined for elimination. Basel, spurred on by the home crowd and holding a two-man advantage, poured forward relentlessly but despite their numerical supremacy, they failed to find a breakthrough, repeatedly frustrated by Kuwinda 1’s resolute defending.With the game edging towards full-time and extra time looming, tournament top scorer John Wambua wrote the afternoon’s final script.Against all expectations, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and bundled home the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from the Kuwinda bench.

Kuwinda 1 booked a slot in the semi-finals of the Abbas Khalif Super Cup after beating tournament favourites Basel 2-1 at the Nairobi West Prison Grounds.The Karen-based side overcame achaotic Thursday afternoonthat nearly ended their tournament dream. Highrise-based Basel were buoyed by home support, but left ruing missed opportunities and a late defensive lapse.Kuwinda 1 opened the scoring, but their joy was short-lived. The goalscorer was booked during the goal celebration and five minutes later, he got a second yellow for a reckless challenge.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsAppBasel immediately capitalisedon the ensuing free kick and send their supporters into rapturous celebration when they equalised.In the heat of Basel’s celebrations, tempers flared again as a second Kuwinda 1 player was shown a straight red card for punching an opponent.Reduced to nine men before halftime, they were destined for elimination. Basel, spurred on by the home crowd and holding a two-man advantage, poured forward relentlessly but despite their numerical supremacy, they failed to find a breakthrough, repeatedly frustrated by Kuwinda 1’s resolute defending.With the game edging towards full-time and extra time looming, tournament top scorer John Wambua wrote the afternoon’s final script.Against all expectations, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and bundled home the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from the Kuwinda bench.

The Karen-based side overcame achaotic Thursday afternoonthat nearly ended their tournament dream. Highrise-based Basel were buoyed by home support, but left ruing missed opportunities and a late defensive lapse.Kuwinda 1 opened the scoring, but their joy was short-lived. The goalscorer was booked during the goal celebration and five minutes later, he got a second yellow for a reckless challenge.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsAppBasel immediately capitalisedon the ensuing free kick and send their supporters into rapturous celebration when they equalised.In the heat of Basel’s celebrations, tempers flared again as a second Kuwinda 1 player was shown a straight red card for punching an opponent.Reduced to nine men before halftime, they were destined for elimination. Basel, spurred on by the home crowd and holding a two-man advantage, poured forward relentlessly but despite their numerical supremacy, they failed to find a breakthrough, repeatedly frustrated by Kuwinda 1’s resolute defending.With the game edging towards full-time and extra time looming, tournament top scorer John Wambua wrote the afternoon’s final script.Against all expectations, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and bundled home the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from the Kuwinda bench.

Kuwinda 1 opened the scoring, but their joy was short-lived. The goalscorer was booked during the goal celebration and five minutes later, he got a second yellow for a reckless challenge.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsAppBasel immediately capitalisedon the ensuing free kick and send their supporters into rapturous celebration when they equalised.In the heat of Basel’s celebrations, tempers flared again as a second Kuwinda 1 player was shown a straight red card for punching an opponent.Reduced to nine men before halftime, they were destined for elimination. Basel, spurred on by the home crowd and holding a two-man advantage, poured forward relentlessly but despite their numerical supremacy, they failed to find a breakthrough, repeatedly frustrated by Kuwinda 1’s resolute defending.With the game edging towards full-time and extra time looming, tournament top scorer John Wambua wrote the afternoon’s final script.Against all expectations, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and bundled home the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from the Kuwinda bench.

Basel immediately capitalisedon the ensuing free kick and send their supporters into rapturous celebration when they equalised.In the heat of Basel’s celebrations, tempers flared again as a second Kuwinda 1 player was shown a straight red card for punching an opponent.Reduced to nine men before halftime, they were destined for elimination. Basel, spurred on by the home crowd and holding a two-man advantage, poured forward relentlessly but despite their numerical supremacy, they failed to find a breakthrough, repeatedly frustrated by Kuwinda 1’s resolute defending.With the game edging towards full-time and extra time looming, tournament top scorer John Wambua wrote the afternoon’s final script.Against all expectations, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and bundled home the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from the Kuwinda bench.

In the heat of Basel’s celebrations, tempers flared again as a second Kuwinda 1 player was shown a straight red card for punching an opponent.Reduced to nine men before halftime, they were destined for elimination. Basel, spurred on by the home crowd and holding a two-man advantage, poured forward relentlessly but despite their numerical supremacy, they failed to find a breakthrough, repeatedly frustrated by Kuwinda 1’s resolute defending.With the game edging towards full-time and extra time looming, tournament top scorer John Wambua wrote the afternoon’s final script.Against all expectations, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and bundled home the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from the Kuwinda bench.

Reduced to nine men before halftime, they were destined for elimination. Basel, spurred on by the home crowd and holding a two-man advantage, poured forward relentlessly but despite their numerical supremacy, they failed to find a breakthrough, repeatedly frustrated by Kuwinda 1’s resolute defending.With the game edging towards full-time and extra time looming, tournament top scorer John Wambua wrote the afternoon’s final script.Against all expectations, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and bundled home the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from the Kuwinda bench.

With the game edging towards full-time and extra time looming, tournament top scorer John Wambua wrote the afternoon’s final script.Against all expectations, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and bundled home the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from the Kuwinda bench.

Against all expectations, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and bundled home the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from the Kuwinda bench.

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