By the Wazee Vs. Vijana Steering Committee

The annual Wazee vs. Vijana rugby game made its come back this past Saturday, July 23, 2022 after a 3-year hiatus. The return of the game marked the 22nd game played by the old boys of the rugby team against the current and active squad.

The game is a way for the past team to impart not only their knowledge and experience in the game to the current squad but foster a relationship between the two that will see a rise in mentorship opportunities both on the pitch and off the pitch.

The Wazee are also passionate about education and use this as a fundraising drive to support a scholarship specifically for rugby players. They hope to also challenge other teams to get together and organise the same so sport can once again raise the USIU-Africa flag high locally and internationally.

This year’s game was the best attended of the games so far, with over 550 people in attendance. This year we were honoured to have the honour and pleasure of hosting notable persons both from public service and the corporate sector. Some of the guests that joined us were:

• Hon. David Osiany, Chief Administrative Secretary for the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade & Enterprise Development;
• Ambassador Thomas Kwaka “Big Ted” Kenya Consul General to Los Angeles in the USA;
• Miss. Ann Karanu – Head of Human Resources Jubilee Holdings Ltd.;
• Mr. Alex Matere – Kenya Broadcasting Corporation;
• Mr. Mark Senteu – Shell Energy.

We are thankful and grateful for the pledges received in cash and promise to work closely with the Alumni Association to mentor our young players. We look forward to the coming year and to a bigger and better Wazee vs. Vijana game with a dream of having the first ever women’s exhibition match in 2023.

By Wanjiku Thuku

USIU-Africa Dean’s Resident Advisory Board (DRAB) in conjunction with the USIU-Africa Housing took a detour to the Kenyan coast with fellow students for its triannual overnight trip. It was one for the books as aspect was put into consideration like accommodation, food, transportation and drinks provided by the institution. The group stayed at the Jumeirah Beach Front Apartments in Nyali, Mombasa which were quite exquisite with a great ambience, fully furnished luxurious apartment rooms and other necessities, a very interesting well-built swimming pool, great balcony ocean views, boat rides, well lawns and everything in-between.

Some of the activities they did included swimming in the ocean small islands, enjoying ‘madafu’ or rather coconut water (which is quite nutritious), seeing and touching sea creatures in their natural habitat, going on a marine park boat ride with a professional lifeguard and captain to voyager hotel plus to swim and feed the fish with expired bread crusts, going to the Go Kart Amusement arcade to play a few games like Rodeo Bull Riding, mini golf amongst many others.

The group also got to shop around at City Mall Nyali Complex, visit Fort Jesus and learn how the Portuguese warriors battled Arabs during the war with cannons and AK47 guns, plus we also got to walk through the famous Mombasa Old Town and sample some of the favorite Swahili dishes and delicacies like Swahili biryani and achari at the Camel's Joint Restaurant just across the street. It was worth the wait, and we look forward to the next USIU-Africa overnight trip and its other activities as we reminisce about the good times in Mombasa.

By Diana Meso
Halima Bakari, Sports Coordinator, was awarded a fully funded scholarship through the National Olympic Committee to study an Executive Masters in Sports Organization Management offered by the International Olympic Committee at Lausanne, Switzerland. She has been attending online classes and traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland for 10 days to defend her thesis from September 3-12, 2022.

At USIU-Africa, we try to keep students active in different extra-curricular activities. The Sports Office co-ordinates sports activities. USIU-Africa sport teams represent the university in various leagues within and outside the country. In order to engage as many students as possible in sports, the university provides participatory sports programs. Students are encouraged to participate in sporting activities for leisure, recreation, as well as development of talents.

The Sports Committee (SPAC)

The Sports Committee is the umbrella organisation of all sport teams on campus. The committee is made up of six officials who are elected by team captains and Team Managers.

Teams that you can join:

1. Men's Basketball Team

2. Ladies’ Basketball Team

3. Men's Hockey Team

4. Ladies Hockey Team

5. Rugby Team

6. Soccer Men

7. Soccer Ladies

8. Volleyball Ladies Team

9. Karate

10. Tae kwon Do

11. Swimming

12. Handball

13. Cricket

Campus Participatory Sports

1. American Football

2. Chess

3. Athletics (Track and Field)

4. Lawn Tennis

5. Badminton

6. Squash

7. Pool

8. Netball

By Shyat Lemoshira

On Thursday, March 23, 2023, the USIU-Africa Scrabble team held a demonstration in Wooden Block E, led by Allan Oyende, a Scrabble champion in Africa, and Limo Kipkemoi, the current Chairman of the Scrabble Kenya association. During the demonstration, the guests emphasized that the game is about word power, which constitutes 60% - 65% of the game, strategy, which makes up 20% - 25%, and miscellaneous application, which comprises 10%. The remaining percentage depends on luck, based on the player's tile selection.

Two-letter words are the basis of the game as they are frequently played. In addition, players need to learn the arrangement of (x) letter words and hooks, such as 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, all 6s, heavy 5s, high probability 7s, and high probability 8s. To assist learners, useful scrabble tools and applications include Zyzzyva, Quackle, Woggles Internet Scrabble (ISCRO), aerolith.org, and Wali Timer.

At the end of the day, the team had a playing board session with the Scrabble Kenya, using their scrabble instructional boards and large visible letter tiles. It was a superb experience learning from the professionals, and we hope to see the game grow within the USIU-Africa community.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Hockey
Team Mashujaa beat Greensharks 1-0 on Saturday, November 26 in a KHU Premier League match in City Park Stadium thanks to a last minute goal from Justin Kiplimo. That makes 3 wins from the hockey men’s last home matches.

Team Spartans, the hockey ladies team, had a Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) match against Daystar on Saturday, November 26 at the USIU-Africa hockey court in which they conquered them with a 6-0 win. In addition, they defeated Sliders 2-0 on the same day in a Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) Premier League match at City Park Stadium. Spartans then drew against Amira 0-0 in another KHU Premier League match on Sunday, November 27.

Basketball
The USIU-Africa Flames, the basketball ladies team, traveled once again to Butere for a Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) league away match in which they beat Butere Girls High School 72-24 on Sunday, November 27.

Rugby
USIU-Africa Martials, the rugby men’s team, traveled to Mombasa for match day 1 of the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) Championship. They faced the South Coast Pirates away on Saturday, November 26 and lost 32-24.

Moreover, they will be playing against Nondies on Saturday, December 3 at 2pm at the USIU-Africa Rugby pitch which will be their home game of the season. Come and cheer the Martials as they seek to be at the pinnacle of the KRU championship.

Soccer
The USIU-Africa Wolves, the men’s soccer men, played against Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT) on Sunday, November 27 at the USIU-Africa soccer pitch. Unfortunately, they lost 0-3 to their opponents at full time.

The USIU-Africa Falcons, the soccer ladies team, played against MKU on the same day and venues as the Wolves and lost 0-3 to MKU.

Volleyball
The volleyball ladies’ team had two KUSA matches against Saint Paul’s University and Daystar on Saturday, November 26 at the USIU-Africa volleyball court. They lost 0-3 to SPU: 3-25, 10-25 and 13-25 in all sets. Furthermore, the team also lost to Daystar 0-3 but gave a splendid fight with 15-25, 18-25 and 21-25 in all sets.

The volleyball men contested against team Daystar in a thrilling match with the score ultimately ending 0-3 to the rivals’ favor. The scores in each set were 16-25, 17-25 and 19-25.

Handball
The handball team played against their counterparts from JKUAT on Sunday, November 27 and lost 38-2.

Netball
The Hurricanes, the netball team, faced team Mount Kenya University (MKU) on Sunday, November 27 on the USIU-Africa netball court and lost 28-6.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Rugby
The rugby men’s team, the USIU-Africa Martials, faced the University of Eldoret (UOE) Trojans on Saturday, January 21 at 3pm at the USIU-Africa rugby field for their Kenya Rugby Championship match. The Martials were leading by the first half with 17-13, however, the match ended in a 17-17 draw. They will be having another home match against Daystar University on Saturday, January 28 at 3pm. Come support the Martials as they seek more points in the KRU Championship.

Taekwondo
Kenyatta University hosted a tournament where winners of several categories will be selected to join the Kenya national Taekwondo team and attracted 21 clubs all over the country and 142 participants total. Haji Ombayo played up to the semis where he lost to Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Coco Hawi lost to Anne from KDF who were second runners up. Furthermore, Clifford Ombiro lost to Donald Ambayo from KDF, the second runners up. Mina Visavida also did quite well, but lost to the Kibabii University contestant. Coach Innocent Wafula was impressed with the confidence of his players as they competed in their first national tournament and gained experience. He also stated that the team is motivated and determined to work harder before the next and upcoming national trials.

Hockey
Wolverines played against our Team Spartans, hockey ladies, on Saturday, January 21 at 4pm at City Park Stadium. This match was the first game for the Spartans this year. The match ended unfortunately 1-0 in favour for Wolverines. The Spartans will have a KUSA match against KU on Saturday, January 28 in KU at 10.20am.

Team Mashujaa, the men’s hockey will be facing Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT) on Saturday, January 28 at 9am in KU. The hockey men also have a Kenya Hockey Union Premier League match on the same day against Sailors at City Park Stadium at 6pm.

Basketball
The USIU-Africa Tigers, the men’s basketball team, will be having two games over this weekend. They have a Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Division League One match against ABSA on Saturday, January 28 at 4pm at the USIU-Africa basketball court. The Tigers shall face Mount Kenya University (MKU) on Sunday, January 29 at Kenyatta University at 9am.

The ladies’ basketball team, the USIU-Africa Flames, will also be busy this weekend with two (KBF) Division League One matches and a single KUSA match. They will face Multi Media University (MMU) on Saturday, January 28 at the USIU-Africa basketball court at 10.40am. The Flames will also face Zetech University (ZU) and Daystar University at the USIU-Africa basketball court at 10.30am and in KU at 2.40pm respectively.

Swimming
The USIU-Africa Dolphins, the university swimming team, will be competing in the Nairobi County Swimming Association games at the Makini School on Saturday, January 28 and on Sunday, January 29.

Soccer
The USIU-Africa Wolves will be having a KUSA match against Gretsa University on Saturday, January 28 in KU at 11am as the KUSA season progresses.

Volleyball
The upcoming and promising USIU-Africa Gladiators, the volleyball men’s team, have a KUSA match against Saint’s Paul University (SPU) on Sunday, January 29 at 1pm in KU.

Handball
The handball ladies’ team will be competing against KU in a KUSA match on Sunday, January 29 at 9am in KU.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Scrabble
On Saturday, July 2, the USIU-Africa Scrabble Team Word Acers participated in their inaugural Gretsa Scrabble Tournament that was individual oriented and ranked based on average word score. Shyat Lemoshira emerged position 3 with 376.25points and a spread of +404 and Moureen Kahiti followed close at position 5 with 315.75pts and a spread of +54. The team established relations with other teams and Scrabble Kenya and seeks to improve themselves as they participate in more competitions.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa Rugby Team, the Martials, participated in the Kisumu rugby tournament, Dala Stevens pulling in a see-saw of results. The Martials drew with Kibabi university 26-26, floored Jaramongi university 26-0, lost to Citam Kisumu, 15-22, and later recovered to thrash the Suburbs 28-7. In their final match, the Martials faced the Stallions and lost by a small margin, 22-24. At the end of the tournament, the Martials were placed in Division 2 based on the results.

By Hilda Indasi

The men’s basketball team walked away with a bronze medal while their female counterparts bagged a silver medal during the 10th FASU (Federation of African Sports Universities) Games that were held at the Moi International Sports center Kasarani, from Monday, June 6 to Sunday, June 12. In the same games, our swimming teams emerged 5th after winning three silver medals and 1 gold medal.

Over 4,000 University student athletes from various universities across Africa were present at the event that brought together Africa’s top university athletes to compete for prestigious continental university athlete titles. The game is organized once every two years with nine editions having been held already.

The men’s hockey team beat Mombasa Sports Club 3-2 in the ongoing Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) Premier League that took place at Citi Park.

Our hockey ladies’ team and basketball men and ladies’ team are currently preparing for the Commonwealth games that are set to take place in Birmingham, UK.

By John Sande

The USIU-Africa Staff Football team had a busy weekend participating in the Wazee Premier League. In their first match fixture played on Saturday, June 18 at Gems Cambridge International School, Nairobi, the Staff team beat their rivals Maveto FC 1-0. Their second game of the day however proved to be tough and despite their spirited fight and excellent game play, the team drew 2-2 against Leysa FC.

On Sunday, June 19, after re-strategizing, the team put forward their best foot when they trounced their opponents Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) 1-0 in a match played at the ABSA Sports Club grounds. The match which had been postponed in April when the teams last met in Mombasa, saw both teams showcase their best, with USIU-Africa carrying the day.

Elsewhere, the USIU-Africa Swimming Team, ‘The Dolphins’ will be engaged this weekend in Mombasa participating in the final gala of the calendar year 2021/2022 at the Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF) National Championships, which will be held from June 24-26.

In his comments to CTW, Nabil Shikeli, Captain of the Dolphins noted that the Championships were set to be their toughest one yet.

“We are heading for the final gala of the calendar year of 2021/2022. It is the hardest competition so far because this is where the best athletes in the country come to battle it out, and we are blessed to have our representatives taking part. We expect to do well, improve, or maintain our timings, and hopefully bring back some medals, despite the seriously intense competition,” he said.

By Shyat Lemoshira, Nabil Shikely

Swimming

The USIU-Africa Swimming team 'the dolphins' were in Mombasa for the last swimming gala of the season – Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF) Nationals, held at Bandari Maritime Academy. This was the toughest competition so far attracting the best of swimmers in the country. The team managed to fight through to win 4 relay medals, 2 silver and 2 bronze, and 3 individual medals. In addition, the swimmers managed to improve on their timings and posted personal bests.

Basketball
The USIU-Africa Flames faced the Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) on Saturday June 25, at the USIU-Africa basketball court, defeating them 38-30. It was the Flames’ first game of the season. The USIU-Africa Flames were glad to be back in the league after two years of not playing in the Kenyan League. Starting it off with a win against KCA was the best way to make their comeback.

Rugby
Last Friday, the USIU-Africa rugby team hosted a touch rugby tournament that consisted of teams from the current team and former teammates. The aim of the event was to bolster team spirit, exchange skills and experience between the current team and former team members.

The weekend ahead promises to be busy for the USIU-Africa sports teams. The tennis team is slated to take part in a tennis tournament in Kisumu from July-2-3, where USIU-Africa will be represented by Melissa Wambugu, the captain of the tennis team, and Diana Kimeto. The woodball team will also be busy over the weekend as they face the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in a friendly match on Saturday, July 2 at JKUAT.

The USIU-Africa Scrabble team, known as USIU Word Acers, will be participating in their first tournament that will be hosted at Gretsa University. The scrabble tournament will begin on Saturday, July 2 and end on Sunday, July 3. The team is focused on building their confidence and skills as they take on various universities.

By Emelda Kilonzo

Rugby
The USIU-Africa rugby team competed in their final championship league match on Saturday, March 9 on campus, facing off against the South Coast Pirates rugby team. Despite a valiant effort, the USIU-Africa team fell short, ending the game with a score of 35-22. A big thank you goes out to both the fans for their unwavering support and the players for their hard work throughout the season.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Basketball
The Tigers, the basketball men’s team, had a Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) match against Daystar on Saturday, November 5. They fortunately defeated them 45 to 35, with special credit to Pacific Muneza, Vitumbiko Mponela and Maremba for great offensive and defensive performances. Moreover, the Tigers have a Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) division 1 league matches against Neosasa Morans and Blazers on Saturday, November 12 at 4pm and Sunday, November 13 at 12pm respectively.
The Flames, the basketball ladies team, traveled and played against Butere on Saturday, November 5, where they clobbered their opponents 90-47. Furthermore, the ladies also have 2 KBF division 1 league games.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa Martials clashed against Catholic University of Eastern Africa in game 2 of the Floodlit rugby tournament on Saturday, November 5 on Rugby Football Union of East Africa (RFUEA) grounds. Charles Kuka made a last minute conversion to give the Martials a glorifying win of 32-31 CUEA. What a tremendous match for the team! The sports department wishes them all the best in the finals in which they will be playing against Nakuru University on Saturday, November 12 in the evening.

Volleyball
The volleyball men faced team Mount Kenya University (MKU) on Sunday, November 6 in Thika High Chapel. They lost all 3 sets: 11-25, 15-25 and 17-25. The volleyball men have been trying well in their last matches and urge to keep the spirit up.

The volleyball ladies played against Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) on the same day and venue. The team has greatly improved despite losing 0-3: 23-25, 24-26 and 26-28. The team has a single KUSA match on Sunday, November 13, against KU.

Netball
The Hurricanes faced Kenyatta University on Saturday, November 5 at Thika High Chapel. They managed to obtain their objective of getting more than 5 pts. against current champions of the game. The match ended 45-13pts. They shall be facing SPU and Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology (KWUST) on Sunday, November 13 at 10.20am and 12.40 pm respectively at Thika High Chapel.

Soccer
The Wolves, the soccer men, contested against M-Pesa Academy on Sunday, November 6 at MKU Landless. Ultimately, the game ended 2-1 in favor of M-Pesa Academy. In addition, the Wolves shall face KU Ruiru on Sunday, November 13 at Thika High Chapel.

Hockey
Both the hockey men and hockey ladies had two friendlies last weekend. Team Mashujaa, the hockey men’s team, played against MKU and beat them 6:2 on Saturday, November 5. The team also had a friendly match against Nairobi Simba and defeated them 4-0.

Team Spartans, the hockey ladies’ team, also faced MKU and Nairobi Chapel on the same day. The objective of the friendlies was to enhance their preparation for the upcoming league matches and tournaments. Team Mashujaa will be traveling to Mombasa to play against Mombasa Sports Club in a Kenya Hockey Premier League away match while Team Spartans will be playing against Blazers in the Kenya Hockey Premier League women on Saturday, November 12 at 4pm at City Park Stadium.

Handball
The handball ladies shall compete against Saint Paul’s University (SPU) and Daystar University on Sunday, November 13 at Thika High Chapel.

Woodball
The woodball team will be traveling to Kakamega for the Kenya International Woodball Championship at Masinde Muliro University that will occur from Friday, November 11 to Sunday November 13, 2022.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Woodball
The team participated in the 6th Kenya International Woodball Championship hosted at Masinde Muliro University in Kakamega from Friday, November 11 to Sunday, November 13. Gok Mark and Stephen Woresha obtained 122pts each in the men’s singles. Other participants included: Gerald Augustino (128pts), Tafadzwa Bere (136pts) and Nicodemus Mutua (149pts).

Moreover, the following ladies participated in the senior women’s singles: Waithira Paulette (136pts), Ritah Mbabazi (139pts), Amanda Maviri (145pts), Salma Njeri (151pts), Wendy Wanda (157pts), Quinta Okoth (159pts), Joseline Masoy (160pts), Faith Mulenga (160pts), Druscilla Adah (160pts) and Kansiime Allen (163pts). Ultimately, the team came 3rd in the tournament.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa Martials were placed against Nakuru Universities in the finals in the universities category. They came runners’ up at the end of the Floodlit tournament.

Basketball
The Tigers, the men’s basketball team, faced team Blazers in the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Division One match on Sunday, November 13 at the University of Nairobi. They defeated them 68-63 with spectacular performances from Gab Maina and Christopher Lyamuya. However, the Flames, the ladies’ basketball team, played against the Kenya College of Accountancy Sunday, November 13 at the University of Nairobi, and had their first loss of the season in the KBF Division One ladies league.

Soccer
The Wolves, the men’s soccer team, played against team Kenyatta University Ruiru on Sunday, November 13 at Thika High Chapel but lost the game 3-1.

Hockey
Team Spartans, the hockey ladies’ team, faced the Blazers on Saturday, November 12 in City Park Stadium in Parklands. Their match ended 0-0 at the end of the first quarter. They will be contesting once again against Strathmore Scorpions on Saturday, November 19 in City Park Stadium at 4pm.
Team Mashujaa, the hockey men’s team, traveled to Mombasa to play against Mombasa Sports Club on Sunday, November 13 in the Kenya Hockey Union Premier League. The match ended 0-0. Furthermore, they will be facing Butali, the current leaders in the league, on Sunday, November 20 at City Park at 5pm.

Volleyball
The volleyball ladies’ team played against Kenyatta University on Sunday, November 13 in Thika High Chapel. They lost 0-3 in all sets: 18-25, 15-25 and 15-25 respectively. They have been progressing well since they started early this semester and the team continues to show promise.

Netball
The Hurricanes had a friendly match against Mount Kenya University (MKU) and had a joint training session with the team at Thika High Chapel on Sunday, November 13.

Handball
The handball ladies’ team played against Saint Paul’s University and Daystar University on Sunday, November 13 at Thika High Chapel. They lost both games 12-0 and 15-1.

Lacrosse
The developing lacrosse team will be heading to Kenton College Preparatory on Saturday, November 19 to learn as they watch the Africa qualifier game between Kenya vs Uganda.

Swimming
The Dolphins, the USIU-Africa swimming team, will be having another Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) Gala on Sunday, November 20 at the USIU-Africa Swimming Pool. Let’s come and support the Dolphins as they compete to make the University proud.

Indoor Sports
KUSA Indoor Championship will be taking place this weekend. The Badminton, Chess and Scrabble teams will be having their competitions on Saturday, November 19 at Kenyatta University (KU). The Karate competitions will be occurring on the same day at the USIU-Africa Dojo. The Tennis team will be playing on Sunday, November 20 at KU while the Taekwondo team will have their competitions in the USIU-Africa Dojo on the same day.

Athletics
The USIU-Africa Track team will be competing this Sunday, November 20 at KU. It will be their 2nd competition this semester.

Swimming
USIU-Africa Dolphins, the swimming team, were ranked first in the 2nd KUSA Nairobi Swimming Gala that occurred on Sunday, November 20 at the USIU-Africa swimming pool. They obtained a total of 345 points. The ladies were ranked 1st in their category with 193 points while the men were ranked 2nd in the men’s category with 124 points after KU with 150pts. Kelsey Karanja and Trizah Oyamo of the Dolphins were ranked 1st and 2nd in the individual overall ladies’ category with 36 and 31 points respectively. Nabil Shikely and Dennis Muthui were ranked 1st and 3rd in the individual overall men’s category with 66 and 36 points respectively.

Woodball
There was the final KUSA Woodball Championship on Saturday, November 19 at Kenyatta University (KU). Nicodemus Kilunda was ranked 16th out of the 28 male participants with 126pts in the men’s singles category while Stephen Woresha obtained 143 points after emerging position 23. As for the women’s singles category, Ritah Mbabazi obtained 137 pts, and was ranked 11th, Faith Mulenga with 137pts, who was ranked 12th, Wendy Wanda 145pts (15th), Joseline Masoy with 151 pts (18th), Amanda Maviri with 154pts (20th) and Linas Nyabere with 157pts (22nd).

Kilunda and Woresha also participated in the men’s doubles and obtained 149 pts. Furthermore, Mulenga and Wanda were ranked 3rd in the women’s doubles with 140 pts, Nyabare and Maviri emerged 4th with 145 pts, Mbabazi and Masoy were 7th with 155pts. Overall, the ladies were ranked 3rd in the championship and the men emerged as 5th.

Karate
The Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) held the Karate games at the USIU-Africa Auditorium on Saturday, November 19. The men of the USIU-Africa Karate team were ranked 3rd, with 1 silver and 1 bronze while the women finished in 4th place with one silver medal.

There were the KUSA Taekwondo competitions in the USIU-Africa Auditorium on Sunday, November 20. The USIU-Africa taekwondo team presented 22 participants, with 19 athletes winning medals. The ladies emerged first with 4 gold medals, 3 bronze and 7 silvers while the men emerged second, obtaining 3 gold and 2 silver medals.

Hockey
Team Spartans, the hockey ladies team, faced Strathmore Scorpions on Saturday, November 19 at City Park Stadium. Strathmore Scorpions defeated the Spartans 4-2 making them champions of the Kenya Hockey Union Premier League Women. The Spartans will have a KUSA match on Saturday at 11.40am at the USIU-Africa hockey pitch and a league match in City Park Stadium at 4pm. They shall also have another league match on Sunday, November 27 at 3pm at City Park Stadium.

Team Mashujaa, the hockey men’s team, contested against Butali, the reigning champions of the Kenya Hockey Union Premier League on Sunday, November 20 in City Park Stadium. They lost 1-0 at full time to Butali. The team will also have a KUSA match on Saturday, November 26 at USIU-Africa hockey pitch. In addition, Team Mashujaa will have a league match on the same day at 6pm at City Park Stadium.

Volleyball
The volleyball ladies faced Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT) in a beach volleyball match in Kenyatta University (KU) on Sunday, November 20. USIU- Team A lost 0-2 in all sets: 10-21 and 9-21 while USIU- Team B also lost 0-2: 13-21 and 15-21. Moreover, they will have 2 matches on Saturday, November 26 at 10.30am and at 12pm at USIU-Africa.

The volleyball men played against Saint’s Paul University (SPU) in KU on Sunday, November 20 and lost 0-2 in all sets: 15-21 and 16-21.

Tennis
Andrew Kiiru and Steve Ishmael participated in the men’s singles and participated in 3 matches. They faced Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) and lost 2 sets 4-0 consecutively. The men also played against SPU and lost to 0-4 and 1-4 in 2 sets. They also faced MKU town and lost 0-4 in 2 sets.

Melissa Wambugu, Christine Gathoni, Maureen Nduta and Whitney Akinyi participated in the ladies’ single. Wambugu defeated JKUAT 4-2 and 5-3 in 2 sets. Gathoni beat MKU town 4-0 in the first round but lost 0-4 in the second one. In addition, Akinyi was drubbed 2-4 in each round against SPU. Nduta beat MKU 4-0 in the first round but were defeated 2-4 in the last round. The ladies also participated in the doubles where Gathoni and Wambugu defeated MKU 4-3 and Gathoni and Akinyi lost to MKU 3-5. Great performance from the ladies and may they keep it up!

Badminton
The badminton team participated in their first KUSA championship on Saturday,November 19. The ladies were ranked 3rd after having one win in the singles category and two wins in the doubles category.

Athletics
Princess Tecla Ursula and Kelly participated in the 100 meters and emerged 5th in their race.

Chess
KU hosted the KUSA Indoor Chess games on Saturday, November 19. Phoenix, the USIU-A chess team, were ranked 2nd in the championship after obtaining 51 pts after JKUAT emerging position 1. Chitundu Limbikani obtained 5pts after getting 5 wins in 5 rounds, Simbarashe Mutandazi got 4pts, Salim Niam obtained 3 pts and Stephano Chidzanja got 2 points. As for the ladies, Tandy Milare got 2pts, Ruvimbo Kutama 1pt and Betty Mwende 1pt.

Scrabble
KU hosted the KUSA Indoor Scrabble games on Saturday, November 19. Shyat Lemoshira was ranked 6th out of the 17 male participants in the round 6 standings with 4 wins, 2 losses and a word spread of -129 and was ranked 8th in Men High Total Scores with a total score of 2154.

Lacrosse
The developing Lacrosse team led by Irene Mungai and Mercy Auma went to watch and learn from the World Championship African Qualifier Match between Kenya and Uganda on Saturday 19th November in Kenton College Preparatory School where Kenya lost 9-8 to team Uganda.

Basketball
The Flames, the basketball ladies, will be traveling to Butere for an away league match against team Butere in the Kenya Basketball Federation Division League One on Sunday, November 27.
The basketball men will have one match on Saturday, November 26, in the USIU-Africa Basketball Court and one match on Sunday, November 27 in the same venue.

Rugby
The USIU-Martials, the rugby men, will be traveling to Mombasa for an away league match that will occur on Sunday, November 27.

Soccer
The USIU-Africa Wolves, will have a KUSA match at 3pm on Sunday, November 27 at USIU-Africa Soccer pitch while the Falcons, the soccer ladies will play at 1pm on the same day and venue.

Netball
The Hurricanes, the netball team, will have a match on Sunday, November 27 at 9am at the USIU-Africa netball court.

Handball
The handball ladies will also have a match on Sunday, November 27 at 11.40am at the USIU-Africa handball court.

By Shyat Lemoshira and John Sande

Rugby
The USIU-Africa Martials faced Strathmore Catullus on Saturday, October 29 at the Floodlit Tournament held at Impala Saracens. The team started on a high note, beating their opponents 19-6. The team will continue representing USIU-Africa in the Tournament, with matches slated for Saturday, November 5 and 12, 2022.

Basketball
The ladies’ basketball team, the USIU-Africa Flames, continued their winning streak last weekend after triumphing over Mount Kenya University (MKU) in a Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) match with a 72-28 win on Sunday, October 30 at the MKU basketball court. The Flames will travel to Butere for the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) division league 1 match this upcoming weekend.

Our men's basketball team, the Tigers were in Eldoret over the weekend for their Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Division I game. The match played on Saturday, October 29, at Uasin Gishu High School ended 46-47 in favor of their opponents, Shoot 4 Life.

The Tigers started off shakily trailing Shoot 4 Life 6-15 points at first quarter. Upon re-strategizing, the Tigers clawed their way up 22-19 points at the breather, and maintained territorial control of 37-34 points by end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, both teams showcased great sportsmanship and individual player skills with scores see-sawing between the two teams before settling at 46-47 in favour of Shoot 4 Life. The team will face off against Daystar on Saturday, November 5, 2022.

Hockey
The hockey ladies’ team, the Spartans, had two matches this weekend. They played against JKUAT in a KUSA match on Saturday, October 29 at General Kago Primary, losing 0-1 to JKUAT. In addition, they lost 1-3 to the Lakers in the Kenya Hockey Union division league 1 match on Sunday, October 30.

The men’s team, Team Mashujaa, contested against Saint Paul’s University (SPU) on Saturday, October 29 in a KUSA match in General Kago Primary. They were victorious with a 3-1 win after scoring their goals in the last two quarters. Furthermore, there was an enticing clash between Team Mashujaa and Kenya Police in the Kenya Hockey Union division league 1 match on Sunday, October 30. If you have watched the England vs Colombia quarter final match in 2018 FIFA World Cup, you would have shared the same frustration as Sammy Karatia’s last minute equalizer was denied by the major referee. What an unfortunate outcome it was! The match ended 0-1 to Kenya Police.

Soccer
The soccer men’s team, the Wolves, played against team Kenyatta University (KU) on Saturday, October 29 at MKU and lost 0-3 to their opponents. They will be playing against MPESA Academy on Sunday, November 6 at Thika High Chapel. The soccer ladies team were placed against SPU on Sunday, October 30 at MKU, where the team of 8 lost 2-0 against St. Paul’s University.

Tennis
Kenyatta University (KU) hosted the Legends vs Next Gen friendly tournament on Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30, where seasoned veterans were going up against the new players. The USIU-Africa Tennis team was represented by Kahiro Muturi, Joylin Kombe, Ian Kimuli, Christine Gathoni, Melissa Wambugu (Team Captain) and Adrian Murage (Team Manager). The men bagged one singles match win and three doubles match wins getting to the semifinals, while the women bagged 6 singles wins and one doubles win. Overall Melissa was ranked first in the ladies’ category after winning all her matches making her team proud!

Netball
The USIU-Africa Hurricanes played against GRETSA university on Saturday, October 29 at Thika High Chapel and lost 9-21 to their opponents. The netball team will be playing against KU on Saturday, November 5.

Volleyball
The volleyball men faced KU, the league champions on Saturday, October 29 at Thika High Chapel. They lost all sets (0-3): 11-25, 8-15 and 14-25. They will be facing team MKU on Sunday, November 6 at Thika High Chapel.

Woodball
The Kenya Woodball Federation (KWF) hosted another league round in MKU on Saturday, October 29. Lawrence Magak, Mark Gok, Stephen Woresha and Nicodemus Kilunda participated in the fairway singles. Lawrence Magak and Nicodemus Kilunda managed to reach the preliminaries while Mark Gok beat Peter Gathoni in the round of 16 before losing to Benjamin Mutati in the quarters.

Moreover, Gok partnered with Kilunda while Woresha was with Magak in the fairway doubles men but each team lost 3-0 to the KU teams. As a result, they were ranked last with 2 points in the fairway and had 1343 cumulative stroke points.

As for the fairway single ladies, Ritah Mbabazi, Wendy Wanda, Amanda Maviri, Joseline Masoy, Quinta Akoth and Drucilla Adah participated and all managed to reach into the preliminaries. Mbabazi was partnered with Adah while Wanda and Maviri were another team in the fairway double ladies. Just like the men, each team lost 3-0 to the KU teams. Henceforth, they were ranked third with 5 pts but had the least 903 cumulative stroke points.

By Shyat Lemoshira

The USIU-Africa Dolphins competed in the Nairobi County Aquatics Association tournament in Makini, Nairobi on Saturday, October 8. Nabil Shikely set a new record in 200m freestyle at 2:22 seconds from the previous 2:29 second, he won a gold medal for the 200m freestyle and 50m breaststroke. Denis Muthui won a silver medal placing him in second position for 100m butterfly. The USIU-Africa swimming team will be taking part in their next tournament in Mombasa slated for Saturday, October 15.

Elsewhere, the hockey teams took part in a tournament in Mombasa. Team Mashujaa, the men’s hockey team, played against MVITA in the first round and defeated them 1-0. They also drubbed Western Jaguars and Kenya Police 1-0 each but drew against Warthogs 0-0. They contested against Nairobi Sikh Union, who they lost to 0-2 in the penalties.

Team Spartans, the ladies’ hockey team, drew against the Titans and Wolverines 0-0 in each round. They went on to defeat the Mombasa Swans 2-0 in their third match. The team also played against Mombasa Squids and the game ended 0-0. The Spartans grabbed the win after beating them 1-0. The Spartans challenged the University of Nairobi in their final match, emerging as the winners of the Mombasa tournament with a 1-0 win against them.

The USIU-Africa Basketball ladies team triumphed over the Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology (KWUST) with a win of 85-14 in their first KUSA match on Sunday, October 9 in Kenyatta University (KU). The USIU-Africa Flames amazingly maintained their blazing winning streak in the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Division One league after beating Scarlets 55-51.

The USIU-Africa men’s basketball team unfortunately had their first loss in the Kenya Basketball Federation Division One league after losing to Blazers 59-58 on Saturday, October 8 at the University of Nairobi. However, the USIU-Africa Tigers defeated Kenyatta University 45-33 on Sunday, October 9 in KU.

The USIU-Africa Tigers will be taking part in the 3X3 Kenya Sports University Association (KUSA) matches on Sunday, October 16, while the ladies team, the USIU-Africa Flames will be traveling to Nakuru to play against TH3 Swish on Saturday, October 15 at Moi High School.

The netball team, the USIU-Africa Hurricanes, faced off against Daystar University on Saturday, October 8 in KU, losing 54-22 to their opponents.

The soccer team, USIU-Africa Wolves played against Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) on Saturday, October 8. Despite their strong show in the match, the soccer team lost 3-2 to their rivals. The ladies’ soccer team also lost 5-0 to KCA on the same day.

The newly formed men’s volleyball team played against the Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology on Saturday, October 8 against JKUAT, losing 3-0 in the end. The ladies’ volleyball team faced off against KWUST on the same day and venue and lost 0-3 in all the three rounds.

The chess, scrabble, tennis, karate and table tennis teams will have their first KUSA Games on Saturday, October 15 in KU while the taekwondo team will have their match on Sunday, October 16 in JKUAT. Shyat Lemoshira, the captain of the scrabble team, notes that this is an opportunity for the team to get more experience as it will be their second physical competition- set up. Melissa Wambugu, the tennis captain, stated that the team expects to play to the best of our abilities, aim to win and most importantly to have fun. As for the chess captain, Chitundu Limbikani, captain of the chess team, noted that the team is ready to display their prowess at the game.

The woodball team will be having their third round of matches on Saturday, October 15 in KU and Sunday, October 16 in JKUAT.

By John Sande and Shayat Lemoshira

Basketball
The USIU-Africa ladies’ basketball team, the Flames were in Nakuru City over the weekend for their Division I game. The flames scorched the Nakuru-based Swish team 56 - 34 in the match played at Menegai High School.

Captained by Yvonne Masila, the team went on a scoring spree, scoring 19-8 at first quarter, 33-18 at the breather, 48-25 at the third quarter, before capping it at 56-34.

"I am very proud of the girls today again. They have put in tremendous effort, and have overcome an equally strong team, Swish. We have two more games, and should we win, we will top the League and will be excited to rejoin the Premier League - where we belong’, said Flames Coach Mr. George Mayenga. The team will face Kenyatta University in a KUSA match on Saturday, October 22 at Mount Kenya University.

The men’s basketball team, the Tigers, faced off against the Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) in the Division 1 league and finished with a satisfying 67-50 win. The team also had two teams competing in the KUSA 3X3 Basketball championship at Kenyatta University (KU). Team A managed to reach the finals and clashed against the KU Main team, losing 21-10.

The Tigers will be facing St. Paul’s University in a KUSA match on Saturday, October 22 at 10.30am at Mount Kenya University (MKU) and will play off against JKUAT in a Division 1 league match on Sunday at 12pm in Nyayo Stadium.

Hockey
Team Mashujaa contested against the Western Jaguars on Saturday, October 15 at City Park Stadium, Parklands. The team was down 2-0 by the end of the second quarter. Fortunately, they rose to end the match with a spectacular draw of 2-2. Team Mashujaa will face off with the Strathmore team on Thursday, October 20 at the same venue.

The ladies’ team, the Spartans had two league matches in the previous weekend. The hockey ladies faced Admira on Saturday, October 22 at 4pm and the match ended 1-1. They played against the Wolverines, ending the match in a 2-2 draw. The team will also be facing off against the Strathmore Scorpions on Thursday, October 20, with their next match scheduled for Saturday as they face off against MKU at General Kago Primary School.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa Martials had friendlies against Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and Strathmore University on Saturday, October 15 at Strathmore. USIU-Africa’s Team B defeated CUEA Team B 14-12 while USIU-Africa’s Team A faced off against both Strathmore’s Team A and Team B. They drubbed Strathmore Team B 19-5 but lost to their team A 10-31 in the final match of the day.

Swimming
The USIU-Africa Dolphins were invited for the County Assemblies Sports Associations (CASA) age group swimming championships in Mombasa, at the Aga Khan academy. The team performed really well scooping a total of 5 gold, 22 silver, and 9 bronze medals. A number of the swimmers also achieved personal best times.

Tennis
The tennis team played against the Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT), MKU, KCA and KU in the KUSA KU Championship on Saturday, October 15. The ladies emerged in top position while the men were ranked 3rd in their category.
Chess
The USIU-Africa Chess team participated in the first KUSA Chess Championship in KU on Saturday, October 15. They were ranked 3rd out of the 8 universities in the tournament. Chitundu Limbikani, the chess captain was ranked the first individually and was followed by his teammate, Simbarashe Mutandadzi in 2nd and Baden Fred Eric in the 4th position.

Scrabble
KU hosted the first KUSA Scrabble Championship on Saturday, October 15. This was the first tournament for most of the USIU-Africa men’s team. After 6 rounds, Shyat Lemoshira was ranked 8th out of the 20 male participants: he had 4 wins and 2 losses with a word spread of +153. The men’s team was ranked 5th out of the six universities in the short tournament.

Karate
The KUSA Karate first championship occurred in the Martial Arts Room on Saturday, October 15. They were two set-ups of the tournament: kata (a performance of offensive and defensive techniques without a partner) and kumite (score-based sparring system between opponents). Both teams (male and female) were knocked out in the group stages in kata. The USIU-Africa ladies team faced team KU and managed to get one win, one draw and one loss before qualifying for the quarters in which they were knocked out. As for the men, they faced team JKUAT and had one win and 2 losses.

Taekwondo
USIU-Africa hosted the KUSA taekwondo single elimination championship in the Auditorium on Sunday, October 16. USIU-Africa’s taekwondo team presented 8 athletes of which 3-won gold medal, 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal ranking the university to the 3rd place behind JKUAT and K.U. Gobi Asiga became the heavyweight champion for men, Haji Okwato was the champion of the thin weight men and lastly, Coco Hawi amazingly won the third gold medal as the bantamweight women’s champions.

Volleyball
The volleyball teams had their first KUSA beach volleyball matches in KU on Sunday, October 16. The men faced KU and lost both sets while the ladies faced Daystar University and also in 2 sets too. Such activities provide opportunities for the newly formed teams to learn tips, gather more skills and experience. The men will be facing KU Ruiru on Saturday, October 22 at Thika High Chapel whilst the ladies shall face MKU on the same day and venue.

Woodball
7 players participated in the Kenya Woodball Federation league in JKUAT on Saturday, October 15. Stephen Woresha and Tafadzwa Bere got 122pts each while Mark Makom Gok got 134 pts. and Nicodemus Kilunda with 160pts in the male singles. As for the ladies’ singles, Ritah Mbabazi obtained 130pts, Paulette Maina (140pts) and Anne Kanisiime had 154 pts. Furthermore, Gok and Woresha drew 1-1 with Team JKUAT in the doubles. A similar result was also achieved in the ladies’ doubles when Ritah Mbabazi and Paulette Maina faced team JKUAT.

5 players represented USIU-Africa in the KUSA woodball singles championship in KU on Sunday, October 16. Nicodemus Kilunda obtained 134 pts, Anyika Muchesia (138pts). Gerard Augustino (157 pts) and Tamunotonye Wariso Elvis with 174pts. Faith Mulenga participated in the ladies singles and managed to obtain 157pts in her first tournament.

Netball
The USIU-Africa Hurricanes will be facing KWUST on Sunday, October 23 at Thika High Chapel. They will thrive to get a win after losing in their previous weekend.

Handball
The handball ladies’ team will be facing MKU on Saturday, October 22 in Thika High Chapel. The team will be focused to play better and recover from their previous game in the previous week.

By Shyat Lemoshira

SWIMMING
USIU-Africa hosted the NAKUSA Swimming Gala on Saturday, October 29. The USIU-Africa Dolphins performed splendidly as they were ranked first among the six universities after collecting 396 points from overall results. The men managed to get a score of 190 whilst the ladies obtained 174 points, all were first in their categories. Justine Awuor achieved to be the champion of the individual overall women’s category with 33pts. Team USIU-Africa took the top 3 positions in the individual overall men’s category: Ibrahim Omar with 62 points, Nabil Shikely (48 points) and Dennis Muthui (38 points) respectively. Bravo to the USIU-Africa Dolphins for amazing and consistent performance and the sports department thanks every member of the USIU-Africa community who supported the aquatic athletes in the gala.

BASKETBALL
The USIU-Africa basketball ladies faced team Kenyatta University (KU) on Saturday, October 22 in a Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) match. The Flames overcame their opponents of the day luminously with a 50-22 win. As for the basketball men, they beat Saint Paul’s University 54-33 in their KUSA match. Moreover, the USIU-Africa Tigers blissfully defeated the JKUAT Stray Cats 78-58 in Nyayo Stadium on Saturday, October 22. The Flames will play against MKU on Sunday, October 30 in Mount Kenya University Court while the Tigers have two games: a KUSA match against Daystar on that date and a league game in Eldoret against Shoot 4 Life this upcoming weekend.

HOCKEY
Team Spartans faced team Mount Kenya University in General Kago Primary on Saturday, October 22. The hockey ladies led 1-0 by the late second quarter, however, the game ended 1-1 in the final quarter after team MKU scored in the third quarter. The team Spartans will face JKUAT on Saturday, October 29 in General Kago Primary while Team Mashujaa, the hockey men, will contest against SPU on the same day and venue. All teams are aspiring to get heroic wins in their KUSA matches this upcoming weekend.

SOCCER
The soccer ladies had their second game of the KUSA season and were playing against KU Ruiru on Saturday, October 22 at Thika High Chapel. They lost to the team 0-10 to their opponents. The USIU-Africa Wolves had a clash against Daystar on Sunday, October 23 at the same venue. The game was tight. The soccer men had pleasant attacking moments, unfortunately, the match ended in an entertaining draw 2-2. The team was rather disappointed but have promised to work harder and grow to be an astounding team. The Wolves, soccer men, are eagerly waiting for their clash against KU on Saturday, October 29 in MKU Landless while the ladies will compete against SPU on Sunday, October 30 at Thika High Chapel.

VOLLEYBALL
The volleyball men had their second game of the season and were playing against KU Ruiru on Sunday, October 23 in Thika High Chapel. The team shows decent progress despite losing to their rivals in all sets (0-3): 17-25, 17-25 and 15-25 in the last one. The ladies were placed against team MKU and also lost 0-3 in terms of sets. The first set ended 10-25, 10-25 in the second one and finally, 22-25. The Sports Department encourages these teams to continue to train smarter and harder as they get more experience. The volleyball men shall face team KU on Saturday, October 29 in Thika High Chapel.

HANDBALL
The handball ladies faced team MKU on Saturday, October in Thika High. They lost 3-31 to their opponents.

NETBALL
The USIU-Africa Hurricanes competed against Kiriri’s Women University of Science and Technology (KWUST) on Sunday, October 23. The team were neck to neck in most quarters, however, our netball team lost 12-24 to KWUST. The Hurricanes shall face Gretsa on Sunday, October 30 at Thika High Chapel and are aiming to storm with a win.

ATHLETICS
USIU-Africa hosted the KUSA Athletics competition on Saturday, October 22. Three students represented the team and all were sprinters. Alexia Mbagaya took part in both the ladies’ 100m race and 200m race. Kelly Bahati took part in the men’s 100m race while Princess Ursula participated in the ladies’ 100m race. The facilitators and all Sports Departments of the universities recognized the event as an opportunity to create exposure and offer experience to all athletes.

By Shyat Lemoshira

The newly formed volleyball ladies had their first game in Kenyatta University (KU) on Sunday, October 2. They faced the KU team in their first Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) fixture. The ladies had a good fight in each round but lost 3-0 to their opponents. The hockey teams also had matches on the same day, with the ladies’ team beating St. Paul’s University 9-0 in their first KUSA game. The men’s team also proved successful, with Team Mashujaa beating MKU 1-0.

On the previous day at the same venue, the woodball team participated in the 2022/2023 Kenya Woodball Federation League Circuit. They were competing against KU, Mount Kenya University (MKU) and the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). The USIU-Africa men’s team were ranked 3rd with a team score of 544 pts. The team included Mark Gok with 121pts, Tafadzwa Bere 127pts, Stephen Woresha 142pts and Lawrence Owino with 152pts. the ladies’ team were ranked 4th with a team score of 620 pts from Ritah Mbabazi (142pts), Allen Kansiime (151pts), Linas Nayebare (163pts) and Wanda Wendy (164pts).

The netball team, the USIU-Africa Hurricanes clashed against St. Paul’s University (SPU) on Sunday, October 2, where they beat SPU 15-4. Continuing USIU-Africa’s winning streak was the ladies’ basketball team, the USIU-Africa Flames, who traveled to Kakamega for their Kenya Basketball federation division 1 league game. The basketball ladies played against Western Delights on Sunday 2nd October. The team managed to sustain its unbeaten streak with a triumphant win 97-36 over their opponents of that day.

Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams experienced losses in their first KUSA fixtures, with the USIU-Africa Wolves losing 4-2 in their first match against KU. The revived ladies team also lost 5-0 to the KU team.

The men’s basketball team, the USIU-Africa Tigers faced Strathmore on Sunday 10am at the Nyayo Stadium. It was the first game after the August holiday. Despite being down in the first quarter, they crawled their way to win the game 61-48 at the end of the fourth quarter.

The rugby team, the USIU-Africa Martials played the Uganda select team on Saturday, September 17 in Kyadondo Rugby Club, where the Martials managed to win comfortably against their opponent with a score of 46-12.

Elsewhere, the hockey team, Team Mashujaa faced Wazalendo on Sunday, September 18 at City Stadium. The match was tight as Wazalendo proved to be rivals not to be underestimated. The match ended in a draw (1-1) thanks to the goal scored by Wayne and the defense led by Silong, the goalkeeper, for preventing more goal opportunities.

By Ernest Mwanzi

Basketball

On Saturday, February 1, during the Kenya Universities Sports Association Nairobi Conference (NAKUSA) basketball matches played at Kenyatta University (KU), the ladies' team lost to KU 42 – 48 and beat Mt. Kenya University 38 – 25, while the men beat Ruiru 53 – 46 and crushed Gretsa University 75 – 8. The next day, the ladies' team beat Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT) 53 – 46.

Soccer

In the NAKUSA football league matches played on February 1, the ladies' team lost to Kiriri Women’s University by two goals to zero at Kenyatta University, and the following day beat Pioneer University by two goals to zero. Their male counterparts lost to Gretsa University by two goals to one at the same venue. In another tournament, the men’s team were 3^rd overall during the UCFL pre-season tournament at Kabete Polytechnic.

Swimming

In the NAKUSA swimming 4^th league leg held at USIU-Africa on February 1, the USIU-Africa team were overall winners, bagging 19 Gold medals, 11 Silver medals and 16 Bronze medals, bagging a cumulative 335 points.

Rugby

The Rugby team lost to Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology 18 – 19 during their Championship league match played at USIU-Africa grounds on February 1. The next day at KU, the team lost to Mt Kenya University, Nairobi campus 14 – 15, to JKUAT 19 – 21 and later on beat St. Paul’s University 21 – 5.

Hockey

The hockey ladies' team drowned Mt Kenya University by 8 goals to zero during the Nairobi University League matches played on February 2, at KU.

Handball

In the NAKUSA Handball league match the men’s team beat Gretsa 40 – 15, while the ladies team lost to Daystar 12 – 16. All these matches were played on February 1 at KU.

Netball

Still at KU, the ladies' netball team lost to Kiriri Women’s University 16 – 30.

By Ernest Mwanzi

Basketball

On Saturday, during the Kenya Universities Sports Association Nairobi Conference (NAKUSA) basketball matches played at Kenyatta University (KU), the ladies' team beat KU (Ruiru Campus) 22 – 17 and thereafter crushed Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT) 60 – 23. The following day, the team beat JKUAT (Nairobi campus) 60 – 23. The men’s team beat Mt. Kenya University 73 – 63 and lost to Kenyatta University 15 – 31.

Soccer

In the NAKUSA football league matches played on Saturday and Sunday, the ladies' team lost to Zetech University by four goals to zero at Kenyatta University, and the following day beat St. Paul University by a solitary goal. The men’s team lost to Pan Africa Christian (PAC) University by two goals to five and beat Mater Hospital by two goals to one in their last game of the day.

Swimming

The team represented the university in the Kenya Swimming Federation Level II gala, held on Saturday at Makini School and bagged ten Gold medals and 6 Silver medals.

Rugby

The Rugby team beat Kisii by 16 - 3 during their Championship league match played at Kisii grounds on Saturday.

Hockey

The hockey team travelled to Kitale to participate in the Makanda Tournament where the Men’s team won the Tournament and USIU-Africa’s Samuel Silong was won the Most Valuable Player award (MVP),while the ladies’ team lost to Eldoret Youth by two goals to three in the semifinal.

KUSA Women Championship

The lady’s teams participated in the 9^th Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) Women Championship at Africa Nazarene University. The Basketball team were the overall Winners after beating Kenyatta University (KU) 73-64 in their final match; In Karate, Venny Nduta won a Gold medal, Joy Talemwo won silver, while Lorraine Mbogo, Hafsa Bashir and Salma Bashir won Bronze medals. In Tae Kwon Do Mercy Were received a Gold Medal while Rukia Aden, Joan Kimani and Maureen Mureithi managed to scoop Bronze medals. Lastly in Swimming, Justine Awuor and Amanda Mavirii scooped three gold medals. This great performance from our ladies teams placed USIU-Africa 3rd overall out of 33 teams.

Soccer

In the Universities and Colleges Football League (UCFL) matches played on Saturday the men’s team lost to Zetech University by two goals to one at Kabete National Polytechnic.

Hockey

On Sunday, the ladies team lost to Blazers by a solitary goal during the Kenya Hockey Union league match at Citi Park.

By Ernest A. Mwanzi and Celestine Miriam
Hockey
In the Kenya National Hockey union, women’s league, the team was crowned as first runners up, earning them a ticket to participate and represent the country in the Africa Women’s Club Championship to be held in December 2020.
Tae Kwon Do
In the Kenya Universities Sports Association Nairobi Conference (NAKUSA), Tae Kwon Do games played on December 1, the men’s team emerged the winners by bagging 3 gold medals and 2 bronze, while the ladies were position two after getting 1 gold medal, 1 silver and 3 bronze.
Karate
On November 30, during the NAKUSA Karate games, the ladies’ team were position two in both kata and kumite, while the men were position one in Kumite.
Kickboxing
In kickboxing, the team was position three in the Chairman’s Cup held at the USIU-Africa Auditorium and got 1 gold and 2 silver medals.

By Ernest Mwanzi

Basketball

On Saturday, during the Kenya Universities Sports Association Nairobi Conference (NAKUSA) basketball matches played at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT) the ladies’ team beat Kiriri Women’s University 22 -12, the men’s team on the other hand crashed JKUAT Nairobi campus 63 – 36 and the following day lost to JKUAT main campus 63 – 70.

Soccer

In the NAKUSA football league matches played on Saturday, the ladies' team beat Kenyatta University, Ruiru campus by three goals to two and the following day drew with Gretsa University by one goal. The men’s team lost all their matches this weekend to JKUAT and VTI by two goals to zero and by two goals to one to NHU.

Rugby

The Rugby team beat Egerton University 18 – 13 during their Championship league match played at Egerton University grounds on Saturday.

Hockey

In hockey, the men’s team beat JKUAT by two goals to one, and the following day beat Daystar University by two goals to zero, while the ladies' team held JKUAT to a one all draw.

Volleyball

In the NAKUSA Volleyball league matches, the ladies lost to Mt. Kenya University by three sets on Saturday and then recovered to beat Strathmore University by a similar margin the next day.

By Ernest Mwanzi

Basketball

On Saturday, during the Kenya Universities Sports Association Nairobi Conference (NAKUSA) basketball matches played at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT), the ladies' team beat Kiriri Women’s University 47 – 9 and the next day beat Daystar University 33 – 13.

Soccer

In the NAKUSA football league matches played on Saturday, the ladies' team lost to Kenyatta University by six goals to zero while the men beat Daystar by four goals to three. All the matches were played at JKUAT.

Rugby

The Rugby team lost to Mombasa 3 – 17 during their Championship league match played in Mombasa on Saturday.

Hockey

The hockey ladies' team thrashed Daystar University by six goals to zero while their male counterparts beat Daystar men’s team by four goals to one.

Volleyball

The ladies’ team beat Kiriri Women’s University by three sets to two.

Netball

The ladies' netball team lost to Mt. Kenya University 10 -28.

USIU-Africa Triumphs at the 3rd Eastern Africa University Women Championships 2024

By John Sande, Tamara Kimeu and Lynn Mwangi

What an Easter sporting weekend it was as USIU-Africa dispatched a contingent of its sports teams for the various sporting activities held within the country and across the borders. During the Eastern Africa University Women Championships 2024 held at the Nelson Mandela Institution of Science and Technology in Arusha, Tanzania, from March 28-30, our ladies’ teams comprising swimming, netball, volleyball, lawn tennis, woodball, handball and chess were on ground to battle it out for the gold. This is how they performed:

Netball

On March 29, the ladies’ team had a match against Dodoma University and they lost 41-53 and another game against Mzumbe University and lost 35-39. Overall, the team was awarded bronze medals and a trophy for clinching the third position and the goals were scored by Nasra Msangi and Paulinho.

Swimming

Hosted by the International School Moshi in Arusha, Tanzania, the swimming competition witnessed fierce rivalry and remarkable athleticism among the participating schools. Notably, the event showcased the dominance of USIU-Africa Dolphins, who clinched the top position overall, with Kenyatta University (KU) securing the runners-up spot.

In the 200 meters Individual Medley, USIU-Africa displayed their prowess with Nasimiyu Wena securing the first position, followed by Hadassah Gichovi in second place, highlighting the team's depth of talent. Moving on to the 200 meters Medley Relay, the USIU-Africa team, comprised of Nasimiyu Wena, Justine Nelson, and Victoria Okumu, emerged victorious, showcasing exceptional teamwork and coordination.

The 200 meters freestyle event saw USIU-Africa's Victoria Okumu leading the pack, followed by Tamara Kimeu and Chloe Muthoni, securing the second and third positions respectively, further solidifying USIU-Africa's dominance in the competition. In the 100 meters Backstroke, Hadassah Gichovi from USIU-Africa Dolphins team showcased her exceptional skill, claiming the top spot, with Justine Nelson and Suzanne Njuki from the same team securing the second and third positions respectively.

Overall, the competition not only highlighted individual excellence but also emphasized the collective strength and camaraderie within the USIU-Africa swimming team.

The championship was organized by the Federation of Eastern Africa University Sports (FEAUS) mandated under the International University Sports Federation (FISU) to oversee university sports activity in the Eastern Zone. FISU is the global body responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes. The championship attracted athletes from various universities across East Africa.

Kenya Universities Sports Association (KUSA) Hockey Women Games

The women’s team participated in the Kenya Universities Sports Association (KUSA) Hockey Women Games over the weekend. On the first day of the tournament, the team faced a tough challenge against Moi University. Despite a valiant effort, the match ended in a draw, leading to a shootout. Unfortunately, Moi University emerged victorious in the shootout, marking a close defeat for the team. Despite the loss, the team displayed resilience and sportsmanship, setting a positive tone for the tournament.

The second day saw the team regroup and demonstrate exceptional performance. Facing Masinde Muliro University, the team showcased remarkable skill and determination throughout the match. Despite a strong showing, the game ended in another draw, necessitating a shootout. However, luck was not on their side, and Masinde Muliro University emerged victorious in the shootout, resulting in another closely contested loss.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Taekwondo
The USIU-Africa Taekwondo team had their grading ceremony on Saturday April 1 in the USIU-Africa Martial Arts room. The order of Taekwondo belts (in ranking) typically goes: White, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, Brown, and Black. Their members were graded 16 Yellow belts, 5 Green belts, 4 Blue belts and 2 Red belts.

Karate
The USIU-Africa karate team had their grading ceremony on Friday March 31 in the Martial Arts room in the afternoon where three students were promoted in belt ranking. Esther Mwende Ngui, Caroline Muhirwe and Melchizedek Michira were able to obtain Yellow belts.
Hockey
The hockey men, Team Mashujaa, have traveled to Uganda to participate in an open tournament organized by the Ugandan and Kenyan Hockey Unions in cooperation with hockey clubs and universities this Easter weekend. The tournament will be a 2-day event and will be carrying out in Lugogo Stadium.

Chess
The USIU-Africa chess team, Team Phoenix, will be participating in the Chess Kenyan Open organized by the Chess Kenya Federation and Terrian Chess Africa. The international tournament will be taking place at the Sarit Expo Center in Nairobi, Kenya. The tournament began on April 5 and conclude on April 11

Eastern Africa Women's Games
Our ladies teams will be participating in the Eastern Africa Women’s Games for the Easter weekend in USIU-Africa. They will participate in the following sports: basketball, hockey, soccer, tennis, badminton, handball, volleyball, swimming, wood ball and table tennis. All the best to the ladies as they clop to the top.

By Lynn Mumbi

Hockey
The men’s hockey team had a match this weekend against Sikh Union Club in Dashmesh stadium. They did wonderfully and exceeded their own expectations, winning the match 3-1 against the Sikh Club. The goal scorers for the match were James Mwangi, who scored two goals and Brian Biko, who scored the final goal of the match.

Taekwondo
At the end of every semester, the Taekwondo team normally has gradings, where members of the team move from one level to the next. In the grading system, the lowest level is white, followed by yellow, blue, red and black, which is the highest level.

The grading was carried out by a representative from the Taekwondo Federation, Coach Jack, who administered tests for the team members who were moving to the yellow and blue belts. The team of 20 passed the examination, with 11 acquiring blue belts and 9 acquiring yellow belts.

By Lynn Mumbi

Hockey
Last weekend, the hockey teams took part in an eventful tournament that was hosted by Mount Kenya University. The USIU–Africa men’s hockey team played until they reached the final level. In the group stages, they played against Thika Rovers and Red Mafia where they drew in both games. In the final group stage game, they played against JKUAT where they won 1-0, with the goal scored by Danstone Barry.

In the quarters, they played against Team Wozawoza where they drew, and proceeded to shootouts, where they scored two goals and secured a slot in the semifinals. In the semis, they played against Bedford and won 2 -1. In the finals, they played against Team Wazito and ended up in a draw, where they lost in the shootouts and emerged second in the tournament, winning a silver trophy. Three students, Lynn Mwangi, James Muthii, and Danstone Wabwire took part in the awarding ceremony.

The USIU- Africa ladies’ hockey team, the Spartans also took part in the tournament. In the group stages, they played against MKU and ended in a draw. Their second game against the Sliders ended in a 2-0 win for the Spartans, with goals scored by Purity Jadota and Lynn Mwangi.

In the final group stage game, they played against JKUAT and won 1-0, with the goal being scored by Lynn Mwangi, leading them into the semifinals. In the semis, they played against Kenyatta University’s Titans, winning 2-0, with the goals scored by Lynn Mwangi and Rayana Oyando, leading the team into the finals. In the finals, they played against JKUAT again, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw. Both teams proceeded to the shootout, which ended in a loss for the Spartans, and made them second overall in the tournament.

Soccer
The men’s soccer team, the USIU-Africa Wolves played a friendly against Gituru Football Club on Thursday evening. This did not go as expected as the match ended in a 3-5 loss for the Wolves. The three goals were scored by Bol Peter and one from Samuel Tobi.

The loss ended the Wolves’ four-game winning streak, but the team remains hopeful that they will make a return to their winning streak.

By Lynn Mwangi and Melissa Wairu

Hockey

On the morning of Friday, November 24, 2023, a thrilling 5-a-side hockey match unfolded between two prominent Schools within the university community—the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Chandaria School of Business. The event was not only an exhibition of sporting prowess but also an opportunity to attract individuals interested in learning the game of hockey.

The game stood up to its hype, producing a thrilling and closely fought combat. The 5-a-side format brought an extra element of excitement, with both teams exhibiting their skills and strategic brilliance throughout the contest. The regulation time concluded with an impressive 3-3 draw, leaving both teams evenly matched. The deadlock pushed the match into overtime, raising the stakes and tension among the players and spectators. In a nail-biting overtime period, the Chandaria School of Business emerged victorious with a narrow 1-0 win. The winning goal, a moment of sheer brilliance, was netted by Haji from the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Notably, this was Haji's first time on the hockey pitch, making his contribution to the game even more remarkable.

Despite the competitive nature of the match, the overall atmosphere was filled with enthusiasm, camaraderie, and a sense of fun. Students actively engaged in cheering for their respective teams, creating an ambiance of school spirit and unity. The event succeeded not only as a sporting competition but also as an enjoyable social experience for all participants and attendees.

Away from the Intramural games, over the weekend, the men’s and women’s hockey teams held their fixtures. The ladies’ team played against University of Nairobi and won 3-0. The men’s team participated in a varsity derby against Strathmore University where they fought hard to win 3-2.

Congratulations to our hockey teams.

Netball
The Netball team hosted their last Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) game against Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) on Saturday, November 25 and JKUAT won 45-31.

Volleyball
The volleyball team also had a match this weekend against St. Paul’s University (SPU) and the results were as follows:

• USIU-Africa 0 - SPU 3
• USIU-Africa 17 - SPU 25
• USIU-Africa 6 - SPU 25
• USIU-Africa 21 - SPU 25

By Lynn Mwangi

Hockey
The men’s team travelled to Kisumu over the weekend where they played against Butere High School and emerged victorious with a 5-0 victory. The goal scorers were Adriannne Ngare who scored two goals, while Samwel Masinde, Hillary Odhiambo, and Happy Prismoi scored one goal each. The team displayed exceptional teamwork and skill, securing a convincing win against Butere High School.

Their second match was against Ngere High School and they also won 1-0, and the lone goal was scored by Jamleck Maina. The final match of the group stage was a tough encounter, resulting in a draw against Friends School Kamusinga.

In the semi-finals, they faced the Fire Flickers and won 3-0. The goal scorers were Robinson Omutekete, Samuel Mboche and Joseph baraka. The team displayed resilience and determination, securing a convincing win in the semi-finals against Fire Flickers and getting into the finals.

In the finals, they played against Maseno University and the outcome was a barren draw (0-0) in regular time, leading to shoot-outs which went in their favor and won 2-1. The scorers were Robinson Omutekete and Adrianne Ngare. The finals were highly competitive, and our team demonstrated exceptional skill and composure during the penalty shoot-out, ultimately securing the championship. Congratulations to our hockey champions.

The Women’s team, Spartans, also had matches over the weekend in Kisumu. On Saturday they played at Tigoi High School, Tunza High School and St Joseph’s High school. They lost 1-0, drew and lost 2-0 respectively during their matches.

On Sunday, the team played their league match against Lakers Hockey Club and the game ended 0-0 but secured one point.

Soccer
The soccer men also travelled to Kisumu over the weekend for a tournament hosted by St. Mary’s High School. They won against Vihiga High School, drew against Kasagam High School, and lost against St. Anthony’s High School. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to qualify for the second round as they had four points compared to the leaders and runners-up six and seven respectively.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Rugby
The rugby men’s team, the USIU-Africa Martials played against Daystar Falcons on Saturday, January 28 at 3pm at the USIU-Africa rugby grounds in a Kenya Rugby Union Championship (KRU) match. The match ended 17-23 in the favor of the away team. They will be traveling to Nakuru to face Kabarak University in an away match on Saturday, February 4.

Basketball
The basketball men’s team, the USIU-Africa Tigers had a Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Division 1 league match against ABSA on Saturday, January 28 at 4pm at the USIU-Africa basketball court. They conquered them with a 57-38 win. They also faced Mount Kenya University (MKU) in a Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) match on Sunday, January 29 in Kenyatta University (KU). Unfortunately, they lost 38-40 to MKU at the end of 4th quarter. Tigers will have two games on Saturday, February 4: a KUSA match against Gretsa in KU at 10.30am and will face Strathmore Blades at the USIU-Africa basketball court at 4pm for a KBF Division One league match. Lastly, the basketball men’s team will play against JKUAT in a KUSA match on Sunday, February 5 at 9am in KU.

The talented USIU-Africa Flames, the basketball ladies team, clashed with Zetech University (ZU) in a tight KBF division one match on Sunday, January 29 at 12.30pm at the USIU-Africa basketball court. It was neck to neck at halftime, unfortunately, they lost to ZU 38-51. The Flames then went to face Daystar women in a KUSA match in KU and beat them 40-22. The Flames will have a league match against Footprints on Saturday, February 4 at 9am and will also play against Kiriri Women’s University of Science and Technology (KWUST) on the same day at 1.30pm in KU. Finally, the basketball ladies will have a league match against Daystar on Sunday, February 5 at the USIU-Africa Basketball courts at 1.30pm.

Swimming
The USIU-Africa Dolphins, the swimming team, competed in the Nairobi County Swimming Association games in Makini School on both Saturday, January 28, and Sunday, January 29. They received 9 medals in the following categories: 3 bronze in the boys’ medley relay, mixed freestyle relay, and mixed medley relay, 1 gold in the girls' medley relay, and 1 silver in the boys' medley relay. In addition, Amanda Maviri got a silver medal in the girls' 100m breaststroke while Antony Oketch obtained a bronze medal in the boys' 100 breaststroke. Kelsey Karanja, captain of the Dolphins, won a bronze medal in the girls' 100m freestyle and a gold medal in the girls' 100m butterfly. What a superb performance from the team!

Hockey
Team Mashujaa, the hockey men’s team, had two matches on Saturday, January 28. Firstly, they played against Jomo Kenyatta University for Science and Technology (JKUAT) in KU at 9am and won 1-0. Moreover, Team Mashujaa clashed with Sailors in a Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) premier league match at 6pm in City Park Stadium, Parklands. The match was 0-0 but there was a late penalty given to Sailors and the hockey men’s team unluckily lost 0-1 to their rivals of the day.

Team Spartans, the hockey ladies team, continue with their worrying losing streak after being defeated by KU women 0-1 in KU on Saturday, January 28.

Soccer
The USIU-Africa Wolves, the soccer men’s team, faced Gretsa University on Saturday, January 28 at KU in a KUSA match. They lost to their opponents, Gretsa, 1-2 but there was a spectacular attacking performance from Bevex Kapansa, the captain of the team. The USIU-Africa Wolves will have two matches this upcoming weekend; they will play against PAUSTI on Saturday, February 4 in KU at 1 pm and MKU on Sunday, February 5.

Volleyball
The USIU-Africa Gladiators, the volleyball men’s team, faced Saint Paul’s University (SPU) on Sunday, January 29, at 1pm in a KUSA match in KU. They lost in all 3 sets: 15-25, 8-25 and 15-25. They will have two KUSA matches on Saturday, February 4 against SPU at 1.30pm and KCA at 3.00pm. Moreover, they will face Gretsa on Sunday, February 5 at 3pm.

The sister Gladiator family, the volleyball ladies, also have a KUSA match this upcoming weekend against Gretsa on Saturday, February 4 at 1.30pm.

Handball
The handball ladies team faced the renowned KU handball women’s team on Sunday, January 29 in a KUSA match in KU at 9am and lost 49-3 to KU. The ladies will have two games this upcoming weekend: they will play against SPU on Saturday, February 4 in KU at 11.40am and KU on Sunday, February 5 at 9am.

Netball
The USIU-Africa Hurricanes will face Gretsa University on Saturday, February 4 at 10.20 am in KU and play against MKU on Sunday, February 5 at 1.30pm as they seek to get more points in their division.

Chess
Team Phoenix, the chess team will be competing in a chess tournament in Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) this weekend and they will strive to be the top position in team and individual categories.

By Lynn Mwangi and Emelda Wanza

Netball
USIU-Africa Hurricanes had a game over the weekend against St. Paul’s university (SPU) and they won 47- 25. This is their first Kenya Universities Sports Association (KUSA) victory and the goals were scored by Nasra Msangi and Paulihno. Congratulations to the team.

Soccer
On Saturday, February 3, the ladies' team had a match last weekend and they lost to Kenyatta University 2-0. On Sunday, they played against Mama Ngina University College and they won 1-0. The lone goal was scored by Caroline Mutuiri. Great work by our soccer team.

Volleyball
The women’s volleyball also had Kenya Universities Sports Association (KUSA) league match over the weekend against Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology (KWUST) and Gretsa University and these were the results:

• USIU-Africa vs KWUST: 1-3, 19-25, 15-25, 25-19 and 14-25
• USIU-Africa vs Gretsa: 3-0, 25-0, 25-0, 25-0

Rugby
The USIU-Africa rugby team, also known as the Martials, emerged victorious in their recent match against the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) rugby team, the Cougars, with a final score of 29-16 points. The game, held on Saturday, February, 3 at the USIU-Africa grounds, showcased the team's immense motivation and determination. The Martials are now gearing up for their next game against the University of Nairobi (UoN) rugby team, scheduled for February 10, at the UoN grounds. All rugby enthusiasts are encouraged to join and support the Martials in their quest for continued success.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Basketball
The USIU-Africa Tigers, the basketball men’s team, had two matches on Saturday, February 4. First, they faced Gretsa University in a Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) match in Kenyatta University (KU) which they clobbered them 71-30. The final match of the day was between the Tigers and Strathmore Blades in a Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) division one league match at the USIU-Africa basketball court at 4.30pm. As soon as the game started, it was tight from the 3rd quarter up to the end of the 4th quarter. The USIU-Africa Tigers roared to victory with a 59-50 win. Ariel Ortega had a spectacular performance with 26 points after making six 3 point shots. The Tigers faced JKUAT on Sunday, February 5 in a KUSA match in KU but lost 42-21.

The USIU-Africa Flames, the basketball ladies team, trounced Kiriri Women’s University of Science and Technology (KWUST) with a 100-10 win in a KUSA match on Saturday, February 4 in KU. They also faced Multimedia University of Kenya (MMU) in a KBF division one league match on Sunday, February 5 at the USIU-Africa basketball court. They beat them 81-26. Finally, they went to KU afterwards to play against Daystar University and the match ended 64-31 in favor of the Flames.

Soccer
The USIU-Africa Wolves, the soccer men’s team, had two games over the weekend. They had their first win over Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI) with 3-0 walkover on Saturday, February 4 in KU. They also played against Mount Kenya University (MKU) on Sunday, February 5 in KU which they unfortunately lost 1-2 in favor of MKU. Samuel Tobi was the Wolves’ goal scorer of the day as he was assisted by Taji Mwangola. In addition, it was a good debut performance from the new goalkeeper Rodrick Kalinda. The Wolves will clash against Saint’s Paul University (SPU) on Saturday, February 11 at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) at 1pm.

The soccer ladies team, the USIU-Africa Falcons, have two matches this weekend. They will play against JKUAT (W) on Saturday, February 11 at 11am at JKUAT pitch C and Mpesa Academy on Sunday, February 12 at JKUAT pitch B.
Volleyball
The USIU-Africa Gladiators, the volleyball men’s team, had three matches in KU. They played against Saint’s Paul University (SPU) and Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) on Saturday, February 4 . The Gladiators lost to SPU in three sets: 14-25, 23-25 and 12-25. The volleyball men’s team lost to KCA in all rounds:21-25, 11-25 and 14-25. The team’s final match was against Gretsa University and they lost 11-25, 16-25 and 21-25 in all 3 sets.

The Gladiator sisters, the volleyball ladies team, had their first win (3-1) this weekend over Gretsa in their KUSA match on Saturday, February 4 in KU. These are the scores for 4 sets: 26- 18, 25-16, 24-26 and 25-20. The volleyball ladies will JKUAT (W) on Saturday, February 11 at 10.30am in KU.

Rugby
The rugby men’s team, the USIU-Africa Martials, traveled to Nakuru to face Kabarak University in a Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) championship match. They lost to the away team 23-8. The Martials will be facing team Eldoret on Saturday, February 11 in the USIU-Africa rugby grounds at 3pm.

Chess
Team Phoenix, the chess team, participated in the Kenya Youths Chess Association (KYCA) Chess Festival tournament in KCA which occurred on both Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5. 5 players represented USIU-Africa: Chitundu Limbikani, Tapiwa Chimbwanda, Clifford Ombiro, Baden Eric Fred and Tandy Milare. They were two main categories: blitz and rapid. Chitundu Limbikani, the captain of the team, was ranked 2nd in the rapid category and 10th in the blitz category while Tapiwa Chimbwanda became 26th in rapid and 19th in blitz which was a great performance from both individuals. They will be participating in KUSA championships in KU on Saturday, February 11.

Netball
The USIU-Africa Hurricanes, the netball team played against Gretsa University on Saturday, February 4 and lost 16-0. They have a KUSA match against Daystar on Saturday, February 12 at 1.30pm in KU.

Handball
The handball ladies team lost 16-0 to SPU on Saturday, February 4 which was an improvement in defense from their previous match. We as the Sports Activities Committee (SPAC) and the Sports Office urge the team to continue to train and boost their confidence in ameliorating their skills. They will face team Mount Kenya University (MKU) on Saturday, February 12 in KU at 12pm.

Swimming
The USIU-Africa Dolphins, the swimming team will be heading to Mombasa to participate in the Mombasa County Aquatics Association competitions that will occur from Friday, February 10 to Sunday, February 12.

Hockey
Team Mashujaa, the hockey men’s team, will be traveling to Yala school for a tournament this weekend. Team Spartans, the hockey ladies team, will have two KUSA matches against SPU on Saturday, February 11 at 9am and MKU on Sunday, February 12 at 9am in KU.

Athletics
The track team will be having games in KU on Saturday, February 11.

Woodball
The woodball team will play in USIU-Africa fields on Saturday, February 11 and in KU on Sunday, 12 February for a friendly and KUSA championship respectively.

Other Indoor Games
Tennis and badminton will be heading to Yala School in Kisumu for a tournament in the weekend. The Karate team will have KUSA championships on Saturday, February 11 at the USIU-Africa Martial Arts room while the Taekwondo team will have theirs on Sunday, February 12 in the USIU-Africa Auditorium.

By Lynn Mwangi and Emelda Wanza

Swimming
Congratulations are in order to our USIU-Africa swimming team, the Dolphins, who took part in the highly anticipated Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) competition, held on Saturday, February 10 at the USIU-Africa swimming pool.

Despite facing stiff competition, Dolphins rose to the occasion, out-swimming all others and securing victory in both the women's and men's team categories. Their triumphs underscored their unwavering commitment, seamless teamwork, and unparalleled prowess in the pool. Kenyatta University secured the runner-up position, while Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology claimed third place.

In an exhilarating showcase of athleticism, our very own Axela Echessah and Jomo Muigai, were crowned Most Valuable Players (MVPs), earning well-deserved acclaim for their exceptional performances.

Rugby
On Saturday, February 10, the USIU-Africa rugby team (Martials) pulled off a thrilling come-from-behind victory against the University of Nairobi (UoN) rugby team (Mean Machine) on their home turf. In a tense and closely fought match, the Mean Machine held the lead until the final three minutes when the Martials scored a crucial try, securing a 18-15 victory. Despite facing vocal opposition from the UoN fans, the Martials displayed resilience and determination, earning their well-deserved win and bringing pride to their school community. Congratulations to the Martials on their impressive achievement!

The Martials now set their sights on their next challenge against the University of Eldoret, where their supporters eagerly await another triumph.

Hockey
he USIU-Africa men’s hockey team, the Mashujaa secured a victory against the Kenya Police; they have never beaten Kenya Police for over 25 years. This gave the team the energy to keep pushing through until the end of the game. The game was very tough and interesting and the final score was 5-3 and the goals were scored by Danstone Wabwire and Lawrence Makhatsa. Good job to the team and they are grateful to their fans who turned up to support them.

On Sunday, February 11, hockey ladies’ team had a match at City Park which was played against Kenyatta University. Unfortunately, the team lost 2-1 and the lone goal was scored by Rhoda Kuira.

Taekwondo
The Taekwondo men’s and women’s teams competed and were crowned champions in the final Nairobi region Kenya Universities Sports Association (KUSA) tournament held at the Kenyatta University (KU). The tournament was also a qualifier for the next National play-offs to be held at Pwani University. In addition, the men’s team received two Gold medals, two Silver medals and one Bronze medal while the women’s team received two Gold medals, two Silver medals and two Bronze medals. USIU-Africa also produced the Most Valuable Player (female) Selina Zenna. Congratulations to Zenna and the Taekwondo team.

Beach volleyball
The women’s beach volleyball team had two Kenya Universities Sports Association (KUSA) matches in the semi-finals at Kenyatta University (KU) where they played against Kenyatta University and Daystar University. Despite their efforts, the team lost against KU with set scores of 22-24 and 15-21.

During the second match, the players put up a really good fight and won one set against two sets with set scores of 17-21, 21-16, 13-15. The players enjoyed the game and did their very best and were looking forward to bringing a trophy home but they ended up securing fourth place in the league.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Swimming

USIU-Africa swimming team, the Dolphins, competed in the Coast Amateur Swimming Associations (CASA) Mixed Level Age Group, Open and Masters Championships held at the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa over the weekend. The team managed to get a total of 33 gold, 10 silver and 9 bronze medals. Trizah Oyamo, team manager, emerged the winner of the 16-24 years 100m breaststroke at a time of 1.49.65, trailed by Drucilla Adah (1.44.58) and Chloe Muthioni became 2nd runners up (2.08.35).

What an outstanding and amazing performance from our blue-clustering and thriving Dolphins! Kudos to Amanda Maviiri, Atemi Manka, Anthony Oketch, Chloe Muthoni, David Mutugi, Dennis Muthui, Drucilla Adah, Ibrahim Omar, Joshua Isige, Joslyn Masoy, Kelsey Karanja, Moses Mulumbi, Nabil Shikely, Natasha Chepkurui, Ritah Mbabazi, Salma Njeri, Tamara Kimeu and Triza Oyamo not forgetting Coach Margaret.

TaeKwondo
The Taekwondo competed in a Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) championship on Sunday, February 12 in the USIU-Africa Martial Dojo. The ladies emerged top with 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals while the men also were ranked first with 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. Henceforth, USIU-Africa Taekwondo team were ranked one overall with 8 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals.

Soccer
USIU-Africa soccer men, the Wolves, howled with a decent win over SPU 2-0 that were both scored by Bevex Kapansa, captain of the soccer men, on Saturday February 11. Quincy Achar and Francis Yotamu played an excellent game in dominating the midfield. What a solid performance from the Wolves! They will have two KUSA matches this upcoming weekend. The Wolves will play against Daystar Saturday February 18 at 9am in KU and KU on Sunday February 19, at 9am in KU.

Rugby
USIU-Africa Martials, the rugby men clashed against Eldoret Rugby Football Club (RFC) on Saturday February 11 at 3pm in the USIU-Africa Rugby Grounds. The Martials spectacularly conquered their away team 75-14, one for the records in the USIU-Africa community. The Martials will travel to Kakamega to face Western Bulls in their next Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) championship match.

Hockey
Team Mashujaa, the hockey men, participated in the Yala Opens over the weekend. They beat the following teams in group stages: Ugenya High School (4-0), Ringa Boys (3-0), Yala School (3-0) and Maseno (2-0). However, they lost in the semifinals to Maseno University (0-1). Team Mashujaa will have 3 matches against the following teams in JKUAT: MKU on Saturday February 18, JKUAT and KCA on Sunday February 19 at 9am and 1.30pm respectively.

Team Spartans, the hockey ladies, had two KUSA matches over the weekend, they clubbed Saint Paul’s University (SPU) 10-0 on Saturday, February 11 and defeated Mount Kenya University (MKU) 1-0 on Sunday, February 12 in Kenyatta University (KU). The hockey ladies will face JKUAT (W) on Sunday, February 19 at 3pm.

Volleyball
USIU-Africa Gladiator sisters, the volleyball ladies, faced Jomo Kenyatta University for Science & Technology (JKUAT) on Saturday, February 11 and lost in 3 sets: 20-25, 12-25 and 20-25.

The volleyball men, the USIU Gladiators, will play against KU Ruiru on Sunday, February 19 in JKUAT.

Athletics
The athletics team participated in the KUSA athletics championship on Saturday, February 11 in KU. Prisca, Umo, Kelly and Princess Tecla Ursula, the captain, participated in the 100m and 400m races in which they were ranked positions 4th to 6th.

Chess
3 players of team Phoenix participated in the KUSA chess championship on Saturday, February 11 in KU. Ultimately, they were ranked 7th as a team after obtaining 4pts from 6 games.
Scrabble
Shyat Lemoshira participated in the KUSA scrabble championships on Saturday February 11th in KU. He was ranked 13th with 2 wins and 4 losses with a spread of -192 but was ranked 9th in terms of high scores having 2102pts over 6 rounds.

Tennis
The tennis team traveled to Kisumu and engaged with high schools in the Yala Opens in learning the game, tennis, as they were scouting potential and future players.

Badminton
The badminton team traveled to Kisumu and participated in the Yala opens. Prosper Mandu and Francis Chianu played singles and doubles.Mandu won 1 single set and lost the other while Chianu lost all his sets. Emelda Wanza Kilonzo and Natasha Mwangi participated in doubles and reached the semifinals.

Netball
USIU-Africa netball team, the Hurricanes, played against Daystar University on Saturday, February 11 in KU. They unfortunately lost 19-38 to their opponents of their day. They will face KU (W) on Sunday February 19 in JKUAT at 12pm.

Karate
The karate team participated in the KUSA championship on Saturday, February 11 in the USIU-Africa Martial Arts Room in which the team obtained 1 bronze medal from the men’s category.

Basketball
USIU-Africa Tigers, the basketball men, have two KUSA matches in JKUAT against the following teams: KU and MKU Nairobi at 9am and 12pm respectively on Saturday, February 18.

The USIU-Africa basketball ladies, the Flames, will play against JKUAT (W) on Saturday, February 18, at 4.30pm.

By John Sande and Lynn Mwangi

Swimming
The swimming team, the Dolphins were at Peponi School, Sukari Ranch last weekend for yet another Nairobi County Aquatics Association (NCAA) Level 3 Age Group Swimming Championship that commenced on Friday, February 16 and ended on Sunday, February 18.

Despite being the solo representative from the Dolphins, Victoria Okumu scooped 3 Gold medals in the 1,500, 800 meters and 400 meters freestyle strokes. In the women's Masters category, Kysh Macharia swam away with a Gold medal in the 100 meters freestyle, and also bagged 2 Silver medals in 50 meters freestyle and 50 meters butterfly strokes respectively. In the men’s Masters category, John Sande secured 3 Gold medals having swam in the 100 and 50 meters breast, and 50 meters freestyle strokes.

Overall, USIU-Africa Dolphins (men's) Swim Club emerged with 3 Gold medals with the women's team securing 6 medals, 4 Gold and 2 Silver. Congratulations Dolphins!

Netball
The ladies' team had a game on February 18 at Kenyatta University where they played against Mama Ngina University College. The team won 50-9 and the goals were scored by Nasra Msangi and Paulinho.

Volleyball
The Gladiators (both men and women) had a game on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the ladies’ team played against Mount Kenya University (MKU) and lost 0-3 with set scores of 11-25, 16-25, 20-25 while the men’s team played against Daystar University and lost 0-3 with set scores of 17-25, 18- 25, 22- 25.

On Sunday, the ladies’ team played against St. Paul’s University (SPU) and lost 0-3 with set scores of 21-25, 19-25, 22-25 while the men’s team played against Kenyatta University (KU) and lost 0-3 with set scores of 16-25, 20-25, 15-25.

Hockey
The men’s team had a match against Sailors Hockey Club and they won 4-2. The goals were scored by Lawrence Makhatsa, Felix Kiptoch, Brian Kipkorir and Danstone Wabwire.

The ladies’ team played against Strathmore University and they won 2-1. The two goals were scored by Lotte Löhr and Rayana Oyando. Good job to our teams!

By Shyat Lemoshira

Hockey
Team Mashujaa, hockey men’s team, had 3 Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) matches over the weekend. They drew 1-1 against Mount Kenya University (MKU) on Saturday, February 18 at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). The hockey men’s team also drew 1-1 against JKUAT. Despite the two draws, Team Mashujaa pulled off a win against Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) after Robbie Muyendo, player of the day, scored in the 4th quarter as the KUSA match 2-1 in favor of the USIU-Africa hockey men’s team. Moreover, they will have two KUSA matches this upcoming weekend; the hockey men will face Kenyatta University (KU) on Saturday, February 25 at 9am and Daystar on Sunday, February 26 at 9am, all at JKUAT.
Team Spartans, the hockey ladies team faced JKUAT (W) on Sunday February 19. Their KUSA match, however, ended 0-0. The Spartans will have a KUSA match against Daystar on Sunday, February 26 at 10.30am at JKUAT.

Woodball
The woodball team participated in the Kenya Woodball Federation league on Saturday, February 18 at JKUAT. For the stroke singles men, Prosper Mandu got 128pts, Mark Agaba (130 pts), Kasozi Joshua (133pts), Nichodemus Mutua (138 pts) and Michiri Melchizedek (157pts). As for the strokes singles ladies, the USIU-Africa ladies team obtained the following points: Quinta Okoth (118pts), Ritah Mbabazi (120 pts), Linas Nyebare (121 pts), Kansiime Allen (138 pts), Kansiime Allen (144pts), Nzilani Muthio (144pts), Salma Njeri (145pts), Lilian Kembabazi (157 pts) and Joseline Masoy (167 pts).
Moreover, there were doubles for both men and ladies. The men had the following ranks and points over 2 rounds: Mutua & Joshua (9th with 131pts), Agaba & Mandu (10th with 68 pts). The ladies each did a single round for doubles: Mbabazi & Masoy were 6th with 68pts while Nyebare & Kembabazi were 7th with 74pts.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa rugby men’s team, the Martials, traveled to Kisumu to clash against Western Bulls in an away Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) championship match. The Martials claimed 3 points after pulling off a fascinating 23-19 win over their opponents. The rugby men’s team will play against Shamas Rugby Foundation on Saturday, February 25 at 3pm at the USIU-Africa Rugby grounds.

Basketball
The USIU-Africa basketball men’s team, the Tigers, had two KUSA matches on Saturday February 18. They lost to KU 67-52 but defeated MKU 52-34. The basketball men’s team will have a KUSA match against Daystar on Saturday, February 25 at 9am in JKUAT.

The USIU-Africa basketball ladies team, the Flames, faced the JKUAT ladies team on Saturday February 18 and came with a late and tight win as the KUSA match ended 36-34. The Flames will play against KU on Saturday, February 25 at 10.30am in JKUAT.
Soccer
The USIU-Africa soccer men’s team, the Wolves, had 3 KUSA matches over the weekend. The team got 3 points over Daystar as the match concluded with 3-0 walkover to the Wolves on Saturday, February 18 morning in KU. As the day continued, the soccer men, however, lost 0-1 to Saint’s Paul University (SPU) as they missed plenty of chances to score. The Wolves lost to KU 3-0 on Saturday February 19 in KU. The team will be traveling to Kisumu for a Maseno Open tournament from Saturday 25 and Sunday 26.

Netball
The USIU-Africa netball team, the Hurricanes, played against KU with a numerical disadvantage but managed to obtain 4 points despite losing 84-4 which was better than a walkover.

Handball
The USIU-Africa handball team lost 3-40 to Kiriri Women’s University of Science & Technology on Sunday February 19. The handball ladies will be traveling to Kisumu for the Maseno open tournament in Maseno University over the upcoming weekend.

Volleyball
The USIU-Africa volleyball men and ladies, the Gladiator Brothers & Sisters, will also be traveling to Kisumu for the Maseno open tournament in Maseno University over the upcoming weekend.

By Emelda Kilonzo

Basketball
The basketball teams, Flames and Tigers, embarked on a journey to Arusha for the Hoops4Hope tournament over the weekend. The tournament proved to be a great success for both teams as the Flames managed to reach the quarter-finals, showcasing their incredible skills and determination. The Tigers fought a tough battle throughout the tournament and emerged as the champions after defeating the reigning champions. A remarkable player, Darlington from the Tigers was honored with the title of Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his exceptional performance during the matches. This achievement reflects the immense talent and hard work of the team, making the Tigers a force to be reckoned with in the basketball community.

By Diana Meso

This past weekend, our swimming team bagged 8 golds, 6 silver and 7 bronze medals in the Nairobi County Aquatics Association (NCAA) Level 1 Swimming Championship held at Makini School.

In the ongoing Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) University League, our soccer team beat Gretsa University 2-0 on Saturday, January 29, while our hockey and netball teams lost to Kenyatta University and Gretsa University 0-1 and 9-34 respectively on Sunday, January 30 at Kenyatta University grounds.

On the other hand, our rugby team lost 17-40 to Western Bulls on Saturday, January 29 in the ongoing Kenya Rugby Union League that took place in Kakamega.

By Shyat Lemoshira
Hockey
The USIU-Africa hockey men, Team Mashujaa, faced Strathmore Gladiators on Saturday July 1 in a Kenya Hockey Union Premier League match at the City Park Hockey Stadium, Parklands. Team Mashujaa stripped the Gladiators 2-1 in a tight pair-up of titans and this was a great win that may boost their confidence and improve their streak.

Soccer
The USIU-Africa soccer men, the Wolves, had two teams for the Strathmore International Sports Day and Expedition 7-Aside Tournament: USIU-Africa Mamba and USIU-Africa Habahaba. Team Mamba were winners of the tournament and were awarded gold medals. Moreover, the Wolves had a friendly against Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping on Saturday, July 1 but unfortunately lost 3-0.

Netball
The USIU-Africa netball team, the Hurricanes, played against Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping on Saturday, July 1 and came out with an 18-10 win.

Handball
The USIU-Africa handball ladies, the Fierce Waves, had another joint training session and a friendly against Nyathuma Secondary School in Kiambu on Saturday, July 1.

Volleyball
The USIU-Africa volleyball teams, the Gladiators, had a friendly against the Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping on Saturday, July 1. The volleyball ladies won their match with a score of 2-0 in the following sets: 27-25 and 25-18 while the volleyball men lost 1-3 in these sets: 20-25, 22-25, 25-22 and 24-26.

By Lynn Mwangi

Volleyball
On July 8, 2023, our school hosted friendly volleyball matches against Strathmore University. The matches involved both the ladies’ and men’s volleyball teams. Despite a commendable effort, we lost 0-3 to Strathmore University (with set scores of 18-25, 21-25, and 22-25). The ladies’ team demonstrated an improvement from their previous games. The men’s team also lost 0-3 to Strathmore University (with set scores of 13-25, 15-25, and 17-25). The friendly matches provided the volleyball teams with an opportunity to showcase their skills and compete against a skilled opponent. Although our teams faced defeat, they exhibited strengths in different aspects of the game.

Hoceky
The men’s hockey team, Team Mashujaa played against Sailors Hockey Club where they scored three goals and Sailors scored one goal. This was a great fight for them since Sailors have been very tough opponents for a very long time. This win now gives Team Mashujaa an upper hand when they face their opponents, Nairobi Simba (SIKH) in a match that will be played on July 29, 2023.

Taekwondo
The Kenya Taekwondo Federation held the Para-Taekwondo National Team Selections on Friday, July 7 at Ruiru Prisons, showcasing the exceptional skill and determination of six participants vying for a spot in the upcoming world championships. The event was a thrilling display of talent, with fighters from various institutions, including the Kenya University Sports Federation (KUSF), delivering impressive performances.

Leading the charge were two students from USIU-Africa, Brighton Maugu in the 63kg category, and Joseph Otieno in the 80kg category. Brighton showcased his ability and secured the qualification for the championships. Joseph in the other hand qualified in the 80 kg weight category as he was the only competitor. The selected athletes will advance to the training camp to prepare for the upcoming championship.

By Lynn Mumbi

Soccer
The USIU-Africa men’s soccer team played against Wagenge FC, who they beat 6-0. The goals were scored by Frank Mauti and Peter Bol who scored two goals each, with Noel and Tobi scoring one goal each. The match, held at the USIU-Africa soccer pitch, was an exciting experience for the soccer players as they were all looking forward to the game and the win.

The USIU-Africa Falcons, the ladies’ soccer team also had a match against 365 Soccer FC at the Thogoto Teachers’ College in Kikuyu. Unfortunately for the Falcons, their opponents overpowered them, ending the match 3-1 in favor of 365 FC.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Rugby
The rugby team had a busy weekend with two events on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the team held a car wash to raise funds to improve the team’s welfare. On Saturday, July 23, the team took part in the Wazee Vijana tournament at the Harlequin Grounds on Ngong Road. The handicap match, in which team Wazee had 30 players to the Martials’ 15, ended with a win by team Wazee who won the match 80-33. The USIU-Africa Martials will be facing Zetech Oaks in a friendly match on Saturday, July 30 at 3p.m on the USIU-Africa rugby pitch.

Basketball
The men’s basketball team, the USIU-Africa Tigers, faced off against Mustard in the Division 1 games of the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) competitions on Sunday, July 24, beating their opponents 86-47. The team will play against the Kenya College of Accountancy (KCU) on Saturday, July 30, in the USIU-Africa basketball court at 2 p.m.

The ladies team, the USIU-Africa Flames, had one of their toughest matches so far against Zetech University on Sunday, July 24. The team was originally down in the 3rd quarter but managed to triumph over their rivals 37-29 by the end of the quarter, maintaining their winning streak. The Flames are set to face yet another tough team, the Strathmore Swords on Saturday, July 30 at 12.30 p.m.

Football
The USIU-Africa Wolves faced Mahanaim College in a friendly match in which they were defeated 8-2. The team looks forward to the next games this coming Saturday against JKUAT and Daystar University.

Hockey
The USIU-Africa Mashujaa and USIU-Africa Spartans also had a Wazee-Vijana/Wazee-Wanyanya match on Saturday, July 23 at 3.30pm at the Impala Grounds on Ngong Road. The first game played was by the ladies’ team, Vijana vs Wanyanya, with the Wanyanya winning (3-2) against Vijana. For the men’s match, Vijana played against Wazee and there was a draw of 1-1 which sent them to the shoot-outs, where Wazee won 4-3 against Vijana.

Chess
The USIU-Africa Phoenixes had five members who participated in the 2022 Village Market Open Chess Championship. They were ranked as follows: Tapiwanashe Chimbwanda (M) 21st with 4.0pts, Chitundu Limbikani (M) 34th with 4.0pts, Simbarashe Mutandazi (M) 51st with 3.5pts, Tandy Milare 66th (F) with 3.0pts, Ashraf Ahmad (M) 78th with 3.0pts and Tapiwa Mlambo 131st with 1.0pt.

Swimming
On Saturday, July 23, 2022, five members of the USIU-Africa Dolphins were invited to the annual Nairobi County Aquatics Association (NCAA) end of season awards luncheon, held at the Carnivore Simba Saloon Restaurant. This is an event that recognizes the talent and hard work, alongside appreciating the best swimmers of the season. The five USIU-Africa swimmers; Nabil Shikely, Amanda Maviiri, Ibrahim Omar, Justine Nelson, and Rayana Oyando were among the nominees for best male and female swimmer, in the age group of 16 years and over. To be nominated for such an award marks that the swimmers have done extremely well throughout the season, posting excellent results. Each of the swimmers received a certificate of recognition for their efforts.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Soccer
The USIU-Africa men’s soccer team, the USIU-Africa Wolves took on Daystar University on Saturday July 22 and defeated them 6-0. The goals were scored by the Wolves’ talisman Bol Peter, who performed a hat trick, a brace from Samuel Tobi and a first ever Wolves’ goal from Taji Mwangola. This is a positive result as they continue preparing for next semester’s KUSA games. The team may head to Thogoto next weekend for another friendly match.

Hockey
The USIU-Africa men’s hockey team, Team Mashujaa, will be having a Kenya Hockey Union Premier League match against Sikh Union Nairobi on Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in the Dashmesh Stadium, Wangari Maathai Road. We wish the team all the best as they continue to extend their winning streak.

By Shyat Lemoshira

The Sports Office, the Sports Activities Committee (SPAC) and the Kenya Lacrosse Federation set up a lacrosse session that commenced on Thursday, July 28 and concluded on Friday, July 29. During the session, it was announced that Irene Njeri would be the new ladies’ lacrosse team captain.

In basketball, the men’s team, the USIU-Africa Tigers faced the Snipers in a match held on July 30 at the basketball court. The Tigers win was boosted by Victor Kollie who sunk the last bucket to give the team a win over the Snipers with 63 to 62 points. The USIU-Africa Flames also sustained their winning streak, defeating the Strathmore Swords 61-31 on Saturday, July 30 at the USIU-Africa basketball court.

Team Mashujaa, the men’s hockey team participated in the Makanda Opens in Kitale during the weekend. They beat all other teams in the group stages. The hockey men drubbed Kitale Hockey Club 1-0, defeated Parkroad and edged over Kitale Masters 1-0. The team got the win over Kitale Hockey Club 1-0 in the quarter finals. The team also beat Antony Kitale 1-0 in the semi-finals.

Furthermore, there was another clash between Wazee (USIU-B) and Team Mashujaa (USIU-A) a.k.a Vijana in the finals. The game ended 1-1 which forced the rivals to go to penalties. USIU-B became champions of the tournament after defeating USIU-A 3-2 on penalties.

The woodball team faced the Kenyatta University team in an individual oriented friendly competition divided between male and female counterparts and both played two rounds. USIU-Africa took the top 5 positions in the men’s section with the following students participating: Anyika Muchesia (180pts), Caleb Munene (165pts), Gerald Augustino (163pts), Kesuma Laizer (157pts) and Bernard Kaut (148pts). Just like the men, the ladies also took the top spots: Salma Njeri (178pts), Irene Njeri (177pts), Linas Nayebare (173pts), Drucillah Adah (170pts) and Amanda Maviri (163pts).

Elsewhere, the rugby team, the USIU-Africa Martials played Zetech Oaks, to whom they lost 37-32. In Netball, the USIU-Africa Hurricanes faced off against the JKUAT team in a friendly match in which the ladies lost to the opponents 35-70. Both teams had a joint training session afterwards to improve their performance for future matches. The soccer team also faced devastating losses, losing 2-0 to Daystar and 4-1 to JKUAT.

By Shyat Moi Lemoshira

Basketball
This weekend, the USIU-Africa men's basketball team, the Tigers faced off with Strathmore University Blades in their first 3 games of the Kenya Basketball National League playoff finals at the Nyayo Stadium, Basketball Gymnasium. Game 1 occurred on Friday, May 26 at 6pm. The Blades had their crosshairs trained on the Tigers and sank multiple shots leading the game for three quarters in a row by a huge margin. The Tigers regrouped, and were able to secure a victory in the fourth quarter, ending the game at 64-62. Deng Kuol AKA Mareba displayed a great performance with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. Peter Kajumbe also had a stellar performance, with 17 points and 7 rebounds.

The Blades bounced back in Game 2 with a 63-58 win over the Tigers on Saturday, May 27 at 4pm. Game 3 took place on Sunday, May 28 at 6pm and it was a fantastic win for the Tigers who drubbed the Blades 67-48 after dominating in all quarters. Kudos to Yobesh George, 6th man of the match, who made 17 points with 4 three pointers, 2 assists and 2 blocks in 20 minutes. Mareba kept the Tigers up in the lead with 15 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals and 8 blocks in Game 3. Game 4 of the series between the USIU-Africa Tigers versus Strathmore Blades will take place on Saturday, June 3 at the Nyayo Stadium, Basketball Gymnasium at 8pm while Game 5 will be Sunday, June 4 at 4pm in the same venue.

The USIU-Africa basketball ladies’ team, the Flames, also began their playoff final series against Zetech Development on Saturday, May 27 at 12pm where they unfortunately lost 65-66 to the opposition. The Flames were able to gain some ground in Game 2 on Sunday, May 28 at 2pm with a 53-42 win.
The series continues with Game 3 on Friday, June 2 at the Nyayo Stadium basketball Gymnasium at 6pm. Game 4 will take place on Saturday June 3 at 4pm while Game 5 is to happen on Sunday June 4 at 2pm.

Hockey
The USIU-Africa hockey men’s team, Team Mashujaa, played against Butali, the former champions of the Kenya Hockey Premier League, on Saturday, May 27 at 6pm. Butali were in the lead with 2-0 before Team Mashujaa were given a penalty shot converted by Larry, while Robbin Muyendo scored a splendid goal in the last minutes of the 4th quarter to make the match equal (2-2). Team Mashujaa will be facing Strathmore Gladiators in a Kenya Hockey Premier League match on Saturday June 3 at 6pm in City Park Stadium, Parklands.

Further, the USIU-Africa hockey ladies AKA Team Spartans had two matches against Lakers and Blazers on Saturday, May 27 at 4pm and Sunday, May 28 at 4pm respectively. Team Spartans drew 1-1 against Lakers but lost to Blazers 1-3. They will be playing against Wolverines on Thursday June 1 in City Park Stadium, Parklands at 11am. Come and support Team Spartans as they seek victory in the Madaraka Day celebrations.

Chess
The USIU-Africa chess team participated in the first rounds of the Chess Kenya Super League that took place on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28 at the KCB Sports Club. They drubbed Nairobi Chess Club Team C 5-0, beat Lighthouse Queens 3-2 and lost to Mavens Warriors 1-4. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as we wish them the best as they progress to other rounds. The team was composed of Chitundu Limbikani, Tapiwa Chimbwanda, Tandy Milare, Clifford Ombiro, Stephen Woresha and Fred Eric Baden.

Swimming
The USIU-Africa swimming team, the Dolphins, competed in a Nairobi County Aquatics Association (NCAA) swimming gala competition at Makini School that commenced on Saturday, May 27 and ended on Sunday, May 28. The men won 6 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 3 bronze medals, overall attaining 11 medals in total. The men's team emerged 6th position overall out of 20 other schools. The women's team emerged 7th position out of 18, with 6 gold medals,4 silver medals and 7 bronze medals.

The men and women did an outstanding job with securing individual medals and relay medals as well. Ritah Mbabazi won a gold medal in the 200m freestyle event in the 16 years and over category, Kelsey Karanja won gold in her 50m butterfly event, and 100m freestyle event, both in the 16 years and over category. Tamara Kimeu achieved a bronze medal in her 100m freestyle event and a bronze medal in her 50m backstroke event. In the 100m breaststroke, John Omanga emerged 2nd place and Joshua Isige was third place. Ibrahim Omar won 1st place in the 50m breaststroke while Daryl Anjichi won 3rd place in the same event.

Overall, the ladies secured 2nd place in most of the relays except for the 800m freestyle relay where they secured a gold medal. The men outdid themselves and secured gold in their relay event, while the mixed relays comprising of both ladies and gentlemen, secured second place for their activities.

Faraja Water Challenge
A selected team of sports representatives led by Antony Oketch, the Chair for the Sports Activities Committee (SPAC) were representing USIU-Africa, sponsored by Dr. Chandaria, in the Faraja Water Raft Challenge that occurred on Saturday, May 27 in the Savage Wilderness Camp, Sagana. Faraja’s annual White Water Rafting Challenge is an annual event organised by Faraja Cancer Support Trust in partnership with Savage Wilderness Camp and was sponsored by Sayani Investments, KPMG-East Africa, Great Rift Valley Lodge, Diani Reef Hotel and NCBA Bank. The other USIU-Africa sports representatives include: Roserania Njoki (netball player), Princess Ursula, (SPAC’s secretary and captain for Track Games), Haji Okwato (taekwondo captain) and Fred Okoth (rugby player for USIU-Africa Martials). The team participated on that morning and were ranked 7th out of the 11 participants for the morning session. The Faraja trust Group was able to raise 5.1 million form 22 teams and 400 spectators.

Kick Boxing
A kickboxing tournament was held in USIU-Africa on Saturday May 27. USIU-Africa got 5 medals in the tournament. Individual performances were as follows: Coco Hawi played ladies category under 63 category and won a gold medal. Mina Visavadia snatched a silver medal in the ladies under 60kg category. Ryan Wanjiru won a silver medal in men's under 60kgs category.

Volleyball
The USIU-Africa Gladiators will be heading to Strathmore University to have friendly matches on Saturday, June 3; the USIU-Africa volleyball ladies’ team will face Strathmore Panthers at 11am while the USIU-Africa volleyball men’s team will play against the Strathmore Jaguars at 1pm.

Soccer
The USIU-Africa Wolves, the soccer men’s team, will be having a friendly match against the United Nations Staff team on Sunday, June 4 in the United Nations grounds, Gigiri at 11am. The soccer ladies’ team will be also having a friendly match against Valeo on Saturday, June 3 at the USIU-Africa pitch at 11am.

By Shyat Lemoshira
Basketball
After defeating Strathmore Blades and Zetech Development in a 3-1 series, the USIU-Africa basketball teams, the USIU-Africa Tigers and the USIU-Africa Flames, were crowned winners of the Division 1 Kenya National Basketball League playoffs. On Friday, June 2, the USIU-Africa Flames scorched Zetech University 45-43 in Game 3. Afterwards, the basketball ladies’ team overwhelmed Zetech University 50-46 in Game 4 on Saturday, June 3, solidifying their victory overall. Ariel Ortega's three-pointer in the final five seconds of the fourth quarter, after getting the pass from Matthew Lagat, gave the USIU-Africa Tigers a 64-61 victory over the Strathmore Blades in Game 4 on Saturday, June 4. Ariel Ortega won the game with 20 points and 6 hit three-pointers, earning him the title of player of the match.

Fans immediately erupted in jubilant cheers in support of our teams' glory and triumph. In the presence of our Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Margee Ensign, who also attended all games and supported the basketball teams, the teams were presented with trophies and medals by the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF). Most Valuable Player (MVP) honours were given to Aaliyah Havyarimana for the women's KBF Division 1 League in 2022–2023 and Ariel Ortega for the men's KBF Division 1 League in 2022–2023.

Coach George Mayienga won the KBF Division 1 Coach of the year award for his work in guiding the teams to such successes as they prepare to compete in the KBF Premier League the following season.

Volleyball
On Saturday, June 2, the USIU-Africa Gladiators, the men’s and ladies’ volleyball teams played friendly matches against the Strathmore Jaguars and Panthers at Strathmore University. The volleyball ladies’ team was defeated 1-3 by the Strathmore Panthers in the following sets: 21-25, 23-25, 25-20, and 23-25. Furthermore, the men's volleyball team defeated the Strathmore Jaguars in three sets, 21-25, 17-25, and 21-25. The Strathmore Jaguars defeated them 3-0 from then on. According to Coach Sally Wanjala, the teams demonstrated commendable performances in terms of services, reception, and setting, obtained useful insights, and are determined to working on developing in the following areas: attacks, blocking, and backcourt defense.

Hockey
The USIU-Africa hockey men’s team, Team Mashujaa will be playing against Kenya College of Accountancy University (KCAU) in a Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) Premier League match on Sunday, June 11 at 5pm in City Park Stadium, Parklands.

Netball
The Heads of Schools, Colleges, Institutions, Universities, Companies, Organizations, Self-Help Groups and Churches in Kenya in collaboration with the Nairobi City Council Netball Federation has invited the USIU-Africa netball team, the Hurricanes, to the Nairobi City Council Open Tournament that will commence on Saturday June 10 and end on Sunday, June 11 in the Nairobi City County Stadium.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Basketball
As Kenya prepares to compete in the AfroCan championships, which will take place in Luanda, Angola from July 8 to July 16, Ariel Ortega of the USIU-Africa Tigers and the Kenya Basketball Federation’s (KBF) Division 1 Men's Most Valuable Player (MVP) 2022/2023 squad has been chosen.

Hockey
On Sunday, June 11, at City Park Stadium, Parklands, the USIU-Africa men’s hockey team, Team Mashujaa, competed against Kenya College of Accountancy University (KCAU) in a premier league match for the Kenya Hockey Union (KHU). Danstone Wabwire, Lawrence Makhatsa, and Joseph Baraka Masinde scored goals for Team Mashujaa in the game, which concluded in a 3-3 draw. Team Mashujaa will face off against Kenya Police on Sunday, June 25 while the ladies’ hockey team, Team Spartans will play the Strathmore Scorpions on the same day at 2pm.

Netball
From Saturday, June 10 through Sunday, June 11, the Uhuru Estate Playgrounds hosted the Nairobi City Council Netball Open tournament. On a Saturday, June 10, the netball team defeated Olympic 22–08 but fell short against Mathare 6–12. They also overcame another netball team 23–14, but they also suffered losses to Utawala (10–20) and Raila Education Center (11 –12). There were a total of six teams, and USIU-Africa's Hurricanes netball team placed third overall in the competition.

Handball
On Saturday, June 10, the USIU-Africa handball team, the Fierce Waves, played a friendly game against Nyathuna Secondary School in Kiambu. Nyathuna won 25-12. In recent national secondary handball competitions, Nyathuna Secondary School placed second. The Fierce Waves had the chance to learn and develop during this friendly since they showed improvement and confidence while executing attacking plays throughout the game.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Basketball
USIU-Africa hosted the 3X3 Kenya National Championship and its Finals on Saturday, June 17 at the USIU-Africa basketball court. Fans of the sport came to watch the entertaining matches as they enjoyed the thrill and goodies from Red Bull Kenya, the main sponsor of the event in coordination with the Kenya Basketball Federation. The match winners were NOGA in the women’s category and RBK, which had two USIU-Africa players in the team, in the men’s category.
Soccer
Bol Peter, team manager of the USIU-Africa men’s soccer team, The Wolves, was selected to represent Red Bull Team Kenya in the Red Bull Four 2 Score football tournament in Germany. Congratulations to the player as he represents Red Bull Kenya and obtains quality experience in international football events.
Hockey
Team Spartans, the USIU-Africa hockey ladies team, will face Strathmore Scorpions in a Kenya Hockey Union premier league match on Sunday, June 25 at 2pm. On the same day, the USIU-Africa hockey men’s team, Team Mashujaa, will play against Kenya Police at 4pm. All matches shall take place in City Park Stadium, Parklands and all members of the USIU-Africa community are welcome to support our hockey teams.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa Martials, the men’s rugby team, will play a friendly match against Chipu, Team Kenya under 20 men’s rugby team on Saturday, June 24 at 3pm in the USIU-Africa rugby field. Come and cheer for the rugby lads as they play against the rising generation of rugby players for Team Kenya.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Basketball

The USIU-Africa Flames and the USIU-Africa Tigers, our basketball teams, competed in the 5th Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) 3x3 Basketball Challenge in Johannesburg, South Africa from Thursday, June 22 to Sunday, June 25.

The USIU-Africa Flames players were Aaliyah Havyarimana, Divine Irakoze, Frida Yagomba and Judith Edward Pantaleo while the Tigers had Vitumbiko Mponela, Deng Kuol aka Mareba, Sammy Gichohi and Jay Kiplagat. The Flames and the Tigers faced the American University of Cairo (AUC) and the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the finals, respectively. The Flames lost 15-21 and the Tigers lost 12-21. Regardless of the losses, both teams were runners up and were awarded silver medals. Congratulations to the teams as they displayed great performances and have qualified for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) University World Cup 3x3 World Basketball that will be held in China.

Hockey
Team Spartans, the USIU-Africa ladies’ hockey team, conquered the Strathmore Scorpions with a 2-1 win on Sunday, June 25. Naomi Kemunto first scored in the 19th minute, but Grace Bwire of Strathmore Scorpions equalized in the 51st minute. Marion Otieno scored the Spartans’ second goal at the last minute of the fourth quarter giving them a glorious win over the Scorpions, who were the previous Kenya Hockey Union Premier League Women champions. After their last 6 games (3 wins, 2 losses and 1 loss), the Spartans are currently ranked 4th with 11pts.

The USIU-Africa men’s hockey team, Team Mashujaa, unfortunately lost 0-1 to Kenya Police on Sunday, June 25. Team Mashujaa had many chances but failed to convert them. After their 3rd loss of the season, they are in 8th place with only 1 win this season.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa Martials, the men’s rugby team, had an exciting friendly against Chipu, the Team Kenya Under 20 Rugby team on Saturday, June 24. The Martials beat them 25-20 after tries made by Elvis Kadima, Don Ochieng (2), Paul Mukhisa and Fred Okoth. Fred Okoth, Baron Omondi, Samuel Koliech, Elvis Kadima, and Denzel Washington provided the assists in the respective order of tries. Congrats to Team Chipu as they prepare to represent Kenya in future championships.

Soccer
The Strathmore International Students Association has invited USIU-Africa to compete in the international 7 aside football tournament as Strathmore hosts the International Students Sports Day & Exhibition that will be held on Friday, June 30 at Strathmore University grounds. Our men’s soccer team, the USIU-Africa Wolves will be representing USIU-Africa in the tournament with 2 teams (Team Nkana and Chui). Moreover, the men’s soccer team will have a friendly against the Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping on Saturday, July 1.

Netball
The USIU-Africa netball team, the Hurricanes, will have a friendly match against Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping on Saturday, July 1 at 11am in USIU-Africa grounds.

By Shyat Lemoshira

Rugby
USIU-Africa rugby men, the Martials, clashed against Shamas Rugby Foundation on Saturday, February 25 and the match ended 20-20 as they came to a close in the Kenya Rugby Union Championship.

Hockey
The hockey men, Team Mashujaa defeated Daystar 3-0 on Saturday, February 25 at Jomo Kenyatta University for Science and Technology (JKUAT), however, drew 1-1 to Kenyatta University (KU) on Sunday, February 26.

Team Spartans, the hockey ladies, played against Daystar and conquered with a 5-0 win on Sunday, February 26 in JKUAT. They had their Wazee vs Vijana match in the USIU-Africa hockey pitch which the vijana lost 1-3 to the veterans. Both Team Mashujaa and Team Spartans will be traveling to Kitale for league away matches.

Handball
The handball ladies, Dragons, participated in the Maseno University Sports Championship where they lost to Ulinzi 0-26, Maseno 11-1 and Kisumu Girls 1-5. Credit to the Dragons and Coach Innocent Wafula improving their defense and reducing the score gap and we wish them the best in improving their attack skills on the pitch.

Netball
The netball team, the Hurricanes, participated in the Maseno University Sports Championship where they lost to Maseno 32-7 and Sigalagala 37-7, thus finishing 3rd.

Chess
Team Phoenix, the chess team, participated in the Maseno University Sports Championship on Saturday, February 25. After six rounds of rapid (classic) chess and the inclusion of tie-breakers, our players were ranked the following: Tapiwa Chimbwanda 4th (5pts), Anguzu Rodgers 9th (4pts), Clifford Ombiro 18th (3pts), Tandy Milare 23rd (3pts ), Ruvimbo Kutana 29th (3pts), Nichodemus Kilunda 37th with 2pts and Betty Mwende 48th (1pt).

Volleyball
The volleyball men, the Gladiators, participated in the Maseno University Sports Championship over the weekend. They lost to Maseno 0-3 in the first round. They faced both Police Kisumu and Alupe and lost 0-3 and 1-3 respectively. To end the tournament with a relief, they beat Sigalagala 3-0. They have two KUSA matches against Daystar and KU on Saturday, March 4 at Saint Paul's University (SPU).

The Gladiator sisters, the volleyball ladies, participated in the Maseno University Sports Championship. They lost to the following teams: Maseno (3-0), Sigalagala (1-3), Mwitoti (3-0) and Kisii Polytechnic (3-1), eventually were ranked 5th. It is our wish that people not only play to compete but enjoy their sport as they play. Sports are there for us to make fun moments, not dull, that’s what Jack would say. The ladies will play against Kiriri Women’s University of Sports and Technology (KWUST) on Sunday, March 5

Basketball
The basketball men, the USIU-Africa Tigers, drubbed a 57-39 win against Daystar in a KUSA match on Saturday, February 25 in JKUAT.. Moreover, they had a close win over MAB in their Kenya Basketball Federation (KDF) division 1 league match on the same day at 4pm.

The USIU-Africa Flames, the basketball ladies, defeated KU 28-21 in a KUSA match on Saturday, February 25 in JKUAT. Both the Tigers and Flames will be traveling to Mombasa for league away matches.

Soccer
The soccer men, the Wolves, traveled to Kisumu where they participated in the Maseno University Sports Championship over the previous weekend. They defeated the following teams 1-0 in the group stages: Great Lakes and Mwitori. Mbiru Heho was the goalscorer against Great Lakes as he was assisted by midfielder Quincy Achar. In addition, Bevex Kapansa, captain, scored against Mwitori and was spectacularly assisted by Bol Peter. The Wolves drew 0-0 with Uzima University before reaching the quarter finals as they unfortunately lost 1-0 to Maseno in their homeground with over-supportive fans.

The soccer ladies, the Falcons, will have two KUSA matches in the upcoming weekend. They will play against Daystar on Saturday, March 4 and Gretsa on Sunday, March 5 at SPU.

Badminton
The badminton team consisted of Emelda Kilonzo, Proper Mandu, Natasha Mwangi, Harsh Pokhariyal and Angela Hiuhu who participated in the Maseno University Sports Championship. USIU-Africa lost to Great Lakes and Sigalagala 0-2 in each pairing in the men’s group stages and were ranked 7th. USIU-Africa lost 2 matches against Nyamira and Maseno University, 2-1 in both pairings, but defeated Great Lakes and Sigalagala, 2-1 in each pairings and they were ranked 3rd in the ladies’ category.

By Lynn Mwangi and Emelda Kilonzo

Rugby
In a tough away game, the USIU-Africa Martials struggled against Daystar rugby team, but ultimately fell short with a final score of 24-10. Despite the loss, the Martials' spirit remains high as they gear up for their final game this coming weekend. Here's to a strong finish, Martials! all the best!

Volleyball
The redefining Gladiators had a match on Sunday at Thika Chapel where they played against Mama Ngina University College and won 3-0 with set scores of 25-8, 25-10 and 25-13. The team did a great job especially with the services which led them to score most of the points during the game.

Netball
The women’s team had a game on Sunday, March 3 against Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) at Mount Kenya University and JKUAT won with a score of 47-38. The goals were scored by Nasra Msangi and Paulinho.

By Lynn Mwangi and John Sande

Masibo tournament and premier league awards
Over the weekend, the ladies’ hockey team embarked on a journey to Kitale for the Masibo Tournament. The competition unfolded with games starting on Saturday and concluding on Sunday. The team fielded two teams, but one unfortunately was disqualified before the semifinals. However, the other team persevered, securing a spot in the finals and ultimately emerging victorious.

Notably, Natasha Wambui from the team earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) title, while Jasmine Muthaka stood out as the top scorer. The team proudly brought home the winners' trophy, and each player received individual trophies in recognition of their outstanding performance.

In addition to the Kitale tournament, team’s achievements extended to the Premier League awards. The Spartans secured the 3rd position in Kenya, earning the 2nd runners-up trophy. Each player was honored with well-deserved medals for their contributions throughout the season.

This weekend showcased the team's resilience and skill, bringing home not only trophies but also a sense of pride and accomplishment.

Hockey
The USIU-Africa hockey teams, team A and B, participated in the recent tournament held at St. Anthony Boy’s High School in Kitale. Both teams showcased remarkable performance throughout the tournament, displaying exceptional skills and teamwork. In the group stages, team A competed in Pool B, securing victories against formidable opponents. They defeated Kitale Day with a score of 2-1, triumphed over Blue Pirate with a narrow 1-0 win, and emerged victorious against Eldoret Polytechnic with a score of 2-1. Similarly, team B, competing in Pool A, demonstrated dominance by defeating Nandi Hawks 5-1, securing a resounding 7-0 win against St. Anthony, and clinching a 5-0 victory against Moi University.

In the quarter-finals, team A faced off against Bungoma Masters, resulting in a 1-1 draw in regular time. However, team A emerged triumphant with a 2-0 win in the shootouts. Meanwhile, team B delivered a dominant performance against Vandals, securing a convincing 4-0 win to progress to the next stage.

The semi-finals witnessed an intense clash between the two teams, with team B ultimately prevailing with a 2-0 victory over team A, showcasing their strength and determination. Team B continued their stellar performance in the finals, facing off against Eldoret Polytechnic. Team B emerged victorious with a 2-0 win, clinching the championship title. Danstone Wabwire was crowned Most Valuable Player, Judethedius Ongondo won Best Goalkeeper and the Top Scorer was Jamleck Macharia.

By SPAC

Basketball
The USIU-Africa basketball men’s team, the Tigers, had a division one league game on Saturday, March 4 in Mombasa. They won on a score of 70-62 against the Coastal Kings. The Tigers will have a match on Saturday, March 11 at Gretsa/Thika High and a second match on Sunday, March 12 at the home court.

The USIU-Africa ladies’ basketball team will also have a match on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 at the home court.

Hockey
Team Mashujaa, the hockey men’s team, had a Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) match over the weekend in Kitale. They drew 0-0 against University of Eldoret. Despite the two draws, Team Mashujaa pulled off with a win against University of Eldoret during the penalty shootouts and emerged as the champions they are. Team Mashujaa will be having a match Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 at General Kago Primary School.

Team Spartans, the hockey ladies’ team had two tournaments in Kitale. The first tournament was on Saturday, March 4. The Spartans opened their first match with a win of 3-0 against Trans-Nzoia, and proceeded to score another 1-0 win in their second match against Baby Sharks. However the third march they drew in a score of 0-0. This qualified them for the semi-finals which took place on Sunday, March 5. The Spartans won the semi-finals with a score of 2-0 against Trans-Nzoia and hence proceeded to the finals where they lost on a score of 1-0 against Baby Sharks and were therefore eliminated. However, they managed to rank second, with Naom Kemuto being acknowledged as the top scorer. The Spartans will have a KUSA match against Kenyatta University on Sunday, March 12 at General Kago Primary School.

Soccer
The USIU- Africa soccer ladies’ team had two tournaments this weekend. They lost 0-4 on Saturday, March 4 to Daystar University who scored 4 goals. On Sunday, March 5, they scored 0-5 against Gresta University. The team will have matches on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 at Thika Technical.
The USIU-Africa soccer men’s team, the Wolves will be having a match at Thika Technical on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12.

By Shyat Lemoshira and Tecla Musumba

Hockey
Team Mashujaa, the hockey men’s team, had six Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) matches over the weekend in Nairobi. On March 11, they defeated SPU 2-0 in their opening game. Kenya College of Accounting (KCA) was the opponent in the second game, which ended in a 2-2 draw. The event ended on Saturday with a 2-0 victory for team Mashujaa over Kenyatta University Parklands despite the two draws. The men's hockey team defeated Kenyatta University 4-1 in the first KUSA game on Sunday, March 12. They also defeated Daystar University 4-1 in their subsequent game. In the end, Team Mashujaa defeated Kenyatta University Parklands of 3-1. Team Mashujaa has qualified for the nationals by these spectacular victories. They also won all of their games in the Nairobi region, putting them unquestionably in first place.

Team Spartans, the hockey ladies’ team had a match against Kenyatta University on Sunday, March 12, where they defeated their opponents in a stunning 2-0 victory.

Basketball
On Saturday, March 11, the USIU-Africa ladies’ basketball team, the USIU-Africa Flames, played the ladies from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), and came out on top 44-39. The team’s KBF League encounter on Sunday, March 12, ended in similar fashion, with the Flames scoring a victory of 69-38 over Footprints. The USIU-Africa Flames finished their Sunday competition with a spectacular victory against Mount Kenya University in a KUSA match, which they won with a score of 72-18.

The USIU-Africa basketball men’s team, the USIU-Africa Tigers, had a KBF Division One league game on Saturday, March 11 in Nairobi. They won on a score of 73-50 against Shoot for Life. The Tigers had KUSA matches in which they defeated Gretsa 74-48, drubbed SPU 50-38 and had a close win over KU Ruiru 60-59. The team will be having their final KUSA group match against KU on Saturday, March 18 in MKU Thika at 10.30am before proceeding to the semi-finals if they win. All the best to the Tigers!

Soccer
Over the weekend, the USIU-Africa soccer men’s team, the Wolves, played three KUSA games. Bol Peter, who managed to score all four goals for the squad, and goalkeeper Ben Kitonga both put in standout performances on Saturday, March 11, as the team opened with a quick 4-2 victory over KCA. Bol Peter, who scored all three goals against M-Pesa Academy on Sunday, March 12, helped the wolves defeat their opponents by a score of 3-2 despite the close competition. Tula Mumbi also put in a solid effort (the new keeper making his second appearance). Nonetheless, the soccer guys lost against Daystar City 2-4 as the day went on. Bevex Kapansa and Shamakh Keith commonly known as Saliba scored the two goals for the wolves in the last match.

The ladies’ team on the other hand lost 0-6 to JKUAT on their fixture on Saturday, March 11.

Netball
On Saturday, March 11, the USIU-Africa Hurricanes, the netball team competed in two different events. Their opening contest against SPU ended in a dazzling 33-28 victory for them. Unfortunately, they were defeated by JKUAT 16-50 in their final game of the day.

Handball
Nine athletes from USIU-Africa participated in the Nairobi North KUSA event, which took place on March 11 and 12, when they faced off against Kenyatta University and Jomo Kenyatta University. The venue for the occasion was Thika Chapel. USIU-Africa fell against Kenyatta University 41-4 in the opening game. The second game also ended in a defeat, this time to Jomo Kenyatta University by a score of 46-4. These defeats were ascribed to a lack of poise, which resulted in a reduction in scoring opportunities. It was noted that the USIU-Africa squad scored more than three goals against senior teams for the first time ever throughout the competition.

Volleyball
The USIU-Africa volleyball men’s team, the Gladiators, had their last KUSA match in the previous weekend against JKUAT in which they lost 0-3 in the following sets with scores: 15-25, 11-25 and 17-25.

The Gladiator sisters, the USIU-Africa volleyball ladies’ team faced Mount Kenya University (MKU) in their last KUSA match. They defeated 3-2 in the following sets with results: 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 18-25 and 15-13.

Swimming
The USIU-Africa swimming team, the Dolphins, will be participating in their KUSA swimming gala that will be held in the USIU-Africa swimming pool on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Moreover, the team will also compete in the Nairobi Aquatics Swimming Competitions in Makini School on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

By Shyat Lemoshira | Photos: Duncan Taabu

Swimming

The USIU-Africa swimming team, the Dolphins, were the overall winners of the 3rd Nairobi Kenya University Sports Association (NAKUSA) swimming gala that was held on Saturday, March 18 in the USIU-Africa swimming pool. The Dolphins were ranked 1st in the ladies’ category with 212pts and 3rd in the men’s category with 109pts. The swimming team also showed excellent performance in individual categories: Tamara Kimeu was the best female swimmer with 30 points and Ibrahim Omar was also the best male swimmer with 57 points. Other honorable mentions include Kelsey Karanja, Dolphins’ captain, was the second runners up with 28 points and Trizah Oyamo, Dolphins’ team manager, was ranked 5th with 24 points.

The swimming teams also competed in the Nairobi County Aquatics Association (NCAA) swimming competitions on Sunday, March 19, 2023 in Makini School. Ibrahim Omar obtained a silver medal in the men’s 50m breaststroke. Kelsey Karanja, Amanda Maviiri, Joshua Isige and Ibrahim Omar got silver in the mixed freestyle medley. In addition, Ibrahim Omar, Antony Oketch, Joshua Isige and James Macharia won silver in the men’s medley relay.

Basketball
The USIU-Africa basketball men’s team, the USIU-Africa Tigers, defeated Kenyatta University (KU) with a close win 84-74 in Mount Kenya University on Saturday, March 18, 2023 in their final KUSA match before the national playoffs for Nairobi division. Vitumbiko Mponela and Deng Kuol AKA Mareba provided spectacular performances with 30 points and 26 points respectively. The Tigers faced Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in the national playoffs later in the afternoon but lost 57-51 in favor of the latter. The basketball men’s team, just like the basketball ladies team and all hockey teams, have qualified for the KUSA Nationals that will commence on Friday, March 31, 2023 to Sunday March 2, 2023 at the University of Eldoret.

The ladies’ basketball team, the USIU-Africa Flames, had two Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) division one league matches in which they both drubbed Team Swish and Footprints 61-17 and 59-37 respectively in their favor. Both the basketball men and basketball ladies may have league games on Saturday, March 25, 2023 in the Ulinzi Sports Complex.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa rugby men’s team, the USIU-Africa Martials may have a match against KCB Sports club in Ruaraka on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 3pm.

Woodball
The USIU-Africa woodball team will be having the Kenya Woodball Federation league championships on Saturday, March 25, 2023 and Sunday, March 26, 2023 in KU.

Athletics
The USIU-Africa athletics team will be participating in an athletics competition on Saturday, March 25, 2023 in KU.

Soccer
The Sports Department will this weekend - Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26 - conduct a soccer clinic in abid to recruit qualified high school finalist to join USIU-Africa on a sports scholarship. The event running from 9.00am to 5.00pm will see aspiring soccer players showcase their soccer skills under directions of our expert coaches.

By Tecla Ursula, Shyat Lemoshira & John Sande

Athletics

The USIU-Africa track team competed in a Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) match on Saturday March 25 at Kenyatta University throughout the course of the weekend. Alexia Mbagaya and Prisca Buganda, who represented USIU-Africa, competed in the 100-meter event against Mount Kenya University and Kenyatta University, finishing fourth and sixth, respectively. In the 200 meters, the track team was able to rally when Alexia Mbagaya of the USIU-Africa squad finished third against athletes from Mount Kenya University and Kenyatta University. When Michael Aleu competed in the 400-meter race and the long jump field event, he helped the USIU-Africa track team soar to victories. He scored the second place and the top spot in the long jump in a matchup against Mount Kenya University and Kenyatta University. However, because of the injuries that Welldone Bett and Michael Aleu suffered, the track team was unable to place in the 800 and 5000 meters.

Woodball
On Saturday, March 25, the woodball team competed in a Kenya Woodball Federation championship match at Kenyatta University against Mount Kenya University, Kenyatta University, Taifa, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), and Technical University of Mombasa. The USIU-Africa men’s woodball team, the Lords composed of Nicodemus Kilunda, Kasozi Joshua, and Mark Agaba, was able to finish in sixth place, while the women's team, composed of Joseline Masoy and Rita Mbabazi, finished in fifth place.

HockeyTeam Spartans, the hockey ladies’ team, participated in two friendly competitions in Nairobi on Sunday, March 26. The Spartans defeated the University of Nairobi 1-0 to win the first game of their friendly series. Moreover, the Spartans finished their friendly game versus the Wolverines with a thrilling 2-0 victory.

Team Spartans and Team Mashujaa, the hockey men’s team have qualified for the KUSA Nationals that will commence on Friday March 31, 2023 to Sunday March 2, 2023 at the University of Eldoret.
Karate
The USIU-Africa Karate team will be having the graduation ceremony in the Martials Arts Room in the Student Center on Friday March 31 from 1pm-2pm.

Basketball

The USIU-Africa basketball men’s team, the Tigers and the ladies’ basketball team, the Flames, have qualified for the KUSA Nationals that will commence on Friday March 31, 2023 to Sunday March 2, 2023 at the University of Eldoret. All the best to them as they travel to Eldoret!

By Shyat Lemoshira
Basketball
The USIU-Africa basketball men’s team, the USIU-Africa Tigers, faced ABSA in the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) playoffs in Nyayo Stadium. They beat ABSA 70-58 in Game 1 on Saturday, May 13 and were able to conquer them with a 71-51 win in Game 2 on Sunday, May 14.

The Flames, the USIU-Africa ladies’ basketball team, played against Strathmore Swords in the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) playoffs in Nyayo Stadium. They defeated them 61-45 in Game 1 and 47-39 in Game 2.

Hockey
It was a sad weekend for the hockey men, Team Mashujaa as they lost back to back games against Western Jaguars (0-2) and Waza (0-2) on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 respectively in City Park Stadium, Parklands. We wish Team Mashujaa the best as they face Sharks on Wednesday, May 17 at 5.30pm in City Park Stadium.

The USIU-Africa hockey ladies team, Team Spartans drew against Sailors 1-1 on Sunday, May 14 in City Park Stadium.

Rugby
The rugby men’s team, the USIU-Africa Martials will be traveling to Uganda for a tournament.

By John Sande, Lynn Mwangi & Shyat Lemoshira

Basketball
USIU-Africa Tigers, the basketball men’s team encounter with the ABSA Group team was an intense match, which necessitated the inclusion of extra time. The playoff match happened on Saturday, May 20 at 6.00pm at Nyayo Stadium, Basketball Gymnasium. The Tigers regrouped and sank a flurry of three-pointers to win the game 93-86.

The basketball ladies’ team, the USIU-Africa Flames also registered a win during their match against Strathmore University Swords, who they beat 55-39, securing themselves a slot in the finals.

The Tigers will face Strathmore Snipers in the KBNL playoff finals on Friday, May 26 at 6.00pm, Saturday, May 27 at 4.00pm and Sunday, May 28 at 4.00pm. The Flames will play against Zetech Development on Saturday, May 27 at 2.00pm and Sunday, May 28 at 12.00pm.
Swimming
On Saturday, May 20, Antony Oketch of the USIU-Africa swimming team, the Dolphins, competed in the Kenya National Swimming Time Trials in Kasarani. He swam well but did not receive a medal. 18 Dolphins will compete in the forthcoming swimming gala, which will take place from Friday, May 26 to Sunday, May 28 at Makini School, and we wish them the best of luck.

Hockey
On Wednesday, May 17, the USIU-Africa hockey men’s team, Team Mashujaa, stunned the Sharks with a 2-1 victory matched played at City Park Stadium. They will face reigning champions Butali in a challenging Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) Premier League encounter on Saturday, May 27 at 6.00p.m. at City Park Stadium in Parklands. The ladies’ hockey team, Team Spartans, will play two KHU Premier League games against the Lakers on Saturday, May 27 at 4.00pm and the Blazers on Sunday, May 28 at 4.00pm, both at City Park Stadium in Parklands.
Soccer
The USIU-Africa Wolves, the USIU-Africa soccer men’s team, carried out community service in Runda where they engaged in tree planting and mentored the children on Saturday, May 20. To commemorate the visit, the team played a friendly match against the community team which ended 2-2. They had another friendly match against Daystar University at the USIU-Africa soccer pitch on the same day which ended 6-5 in favour of the Wolves.

Scrabble
Scrabble Kenya organized their free entry youth tournament (3rd edition) for people under the age of 30 on Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21 at the Stima Club in Ruaraka. This was the first young event for a few USIU-Africa scrabble team members, and it gave them valuable learning opportunities as they faced motivated and good players from various institutions or regions. Participants consisted of the following: Itimu Kaburu, Grace Isabella Mungai and Shyat Moi Lemoshira. Lemoshira was ranked 26th out of the 34 participants with 6 wins, 12 loses and a spread of -135 after completing all 18 rounds.

Chess
The USIU-Africa chess team will be participating in the Chess Kenya Super League which commences in the upcoming weekend. They will face Lighthouse Queens and Mavens Warriors on Saturday, May 27 at 9.00am and 2.00pm respectively. Further, the team will play against University of Nairobi (UON) and Nairobi Chess Club C on Sunday, May 28 at 9.00am and 2.00pm respectively.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa rugby men’s team, the Martials, played a friendly game against Impris Rugby Club, the home team at Makerere University in Uganda on Saturday, May 20 at 4.00pm. The game finished with a 17-14 victory for the Martials. This was accomplished with a penalty kick by Faustine Waswa, a try by Fred Okoth that was converted by Faustine Waswa, and another try by Philip Baya that was converted by Ronald Kipchumba.

By Emelda Wanza

Rugby
On Saturday, October 28, 2023, the USIU-Africa rugby team, also known as the Martials, participated in the highly anticipated varsities tournament at Impala grounds against the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). The atmosphere was charged with excitement and anticipation as both teams were determined to give their best performance.

The game was incredibly tense, with players from both sides displaying remarkable skill and determination. The Martials fought hard, showing excellent teamwork and executing strategies to gain an advantage. However, despite their best efforts, they lost to a victorious JKUAT team 30-20.

Accepting defeat is never easy, but the Martials handled it with grace and maturity. They maintained sportsmanship throughout the game and after the final whistle blew, they shook hands with their opponents and congratulated them on their well-deserved win. The team showed great resilience and professionalism, refusing to let the loss define them. They were crowned the runners-up and received their medals.

By Lynn Mwangi and Emelda Wanza

Rugby
The much anticipated Wazee (Alumni Martial players) vs. Vijana (Martials) rugby game happened over the weekend, on Saturday, November 11 at the rugby grounds, the home of the Martials!

Despite putting up a spirited fight, employing the best tact, skill, technique and gameplay against the determined elders, the youngsters were humbled and unable to secure victory, ultimately losing to Wazee with a final score of 59-27.

The friendly game themed 'wazee karibuni nyumbani' was purposed to welcome back home the seniors who had started their rugby game at USIU-Africa. In 'keeping the culture', the game showcased the skill and experience of the alumni team, while also providing a valuable learning opportunity for the USIU-Africa Martials in their development as rugby players.

Swimming
On Saturday November 11, USIU-Africa hosted the Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) tournament games incorporating swimming and martial arts.

The USIU-Africa swimming team, the Dolphins showcased their exceptional talent and determination, emerging overall institutional winners with a remarkable 479 points. Following at a sequential distance were Kenyatta University, Mount Kenya University (MKU), Daystar University and Gretsa University.

The team's success was shared across both the ladies and men's teams, with the ladies earning 256 points and the men securing 223 points, with both topping their respective categories.

Axela Echessah and Jomo Muigai, both from the Dolphins team claimed the top female and male swimmers position securing 56 points, and 68 points respectively. Victoria Okumu and Ibrahim Omar, both from Dolphins came second with 40 and 53 points respectively.

Despite the inclement weather, the team's outstanding performance was a testament to their skill, commitment, prowess and command of the water element.

Tennis
The USIU-Africa tennis team recently participated in a thrilling tournament hosted by Kenyatta University, showcasing commendable performances across various categories. The team, consisting of Melissa Wambugu, Whitney Akinyi, Esther Gichini, Steve Issac, Willy Tallam, Ian Kimuli, and Andrew Kiiru, not only showcased their tennis prowess but also enjoyed a memorable time throughout the tournament. Their spirited performances and positive attitude reflected the team's commitment to the sport, fostering camaraderie and sportsmanship.

In the women's singles event, Whitney Akinyi exhibited exceptional skills as she advanced to the first round, while Melissa Wambugu displayed remarkable prowess, reaching the quarter-finals. The men's singles category witnessed impressive victories as both Ian Kimuli and Willy Tallam confidently progressed through the initial round.

In the women's doubles, the USIU-Africa duo, Melissa and Whitney demonstrated resilience, securing a spot in the semi-finals before facing a formidable challenge from Kenyatta University, ultimately exiting the competition. Similarly, the men's doubles team, Willy and Andrew showcased their prowess by advancing to the semi-finals, where they faced tough competition from Mount Kenya University (MKU) and, despite their best efforts, were eliminated from the tournament.

Beach Volleyball
In the men's category, the USIU-Africa team demonstrated skill and prowess, securing victory in both sets against the formidable Mama Ngina University College team. The final scores of 21-14 and 21-16 showcase USIU-Africa's dominance on the beach volleyball court.

The ladies' division witnessed an exceptional performance from the USIU-Africa team, as they outclassed Mama Ngina University College in both sets with identical scores of 21-4. The team displayed remarkable teamwork and individual skills, securing a decisive victory on the beach volleyball court.

By Antony Oketch

Volleyball
The USIU-Africa ladies' team went head-to-head with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). Although victory slipped away this time, the team deserves commendation for their spirited performance even in the face of a challenging match. The results were as follows:

1. First set: USIU-Africa 0 - JKUAT 3
2. Second set: USIU-Africa 20 - JKUAT 25
3. Third set: USIU-Africa 22 - JKUAT 25
4. Fourth set: USIU-Africa 22 - JKUAT 25

The men's volleyball team had a match against Mount Kenya University (MKU). Despite their best efforts, the team faced a tough team and lost all four sets to MKU. The match was a display of resilience, with the team fighting hard in each set. The results were as follows:

1. First set: USIU-Africa 0 - MKU 3
2. Second set: USIU-Africa 12 - MKU 25
3. Third set: USIU-Africa 22 - MKU 25
4. Fourth set: USIU-Africa 7 - MKU 25

Netball
In a spirited netball match this weekend, the Hurricanes faced Kenyatta University in a display of skill and determination. Despite the final score line of 12-50 in favor of Kenyatta University, the Hurricanes showcased commendable effort and sportsmanship throughout the game. Kudos to the team for giving it their all on the netball court.

By Lynn Mwangi

On November 5, USIU-Africa hosted the Kenya Universities Sports Association (KUSA) league volleyball matches where the women's volleyball team took on their formidable opponents from Kenyatta University (KU). The atmosphere was exciting and spectators were treated to a thrilling display of volleyball prowess.

The results for the ladies' match were as follows:

• Set 1: USIU-Africa 14 - 25 KU
• Set 2: USIU-Africa 26 - 24 KU
• Set 3: USIU-Africa 14 - 24 KU
• Set 4: USIU-Africa 25 - 21 KU
• Set 5: USIU-Africa 3 - 15 KU

The match proved to be a rollercoaster of emotions, with both teams demonstrating incredible skill and determination. Kenyatta University ultimately clinched the victory with a final score of 3-2, but the women's team displayed outstanding sportsmanship and fought valiantly in every set.

In the men's category, the team faced off against the formidable Mama Ngina University College team, setting the stage for an intense and thrilling match. The athleticism and competitive spirit on display were truly remarkable. The results for the men's game were as follows:

• Set 1: USIU-Africa 25 - 16 Mama Ngina University College
• Set 2: USIU-Africa 19 - 25 Mama Ngina University College
• Set 3: USIU-Africa 16 - 25 Mama Ngina University College
• Set 4: USIU-Africa 23 - 25 Mama Ngina University College

Mama Ngina University College emerged as the victors with a final score of 3-1, showcasing their exceptional performance throughout the match. The men's team exhibited tremendous skills and sportsmanship, and despite their efforts, they faced a formidable opponent.

By Lynn Mumbi

Soccer
The USIU-Africa Wolves bounced back from their first defeat to emerge 2-1 winners over Mama Ngina College. The two goals were scored by our very own super captain, Bevex Kapansa. The ladies’ team narrowly lost to Daystar University with the final score at 2-0.

Hockey
The ladies’ team Spartans played a game against Daystar university on Saturday morning. The ladies fought until the last minute where Natasha Nyokabi scored the last-minute winning goal. The men’s team, Mashujaa also had a match against JKUAT where they scored 2-1. The goals were scored by Happy Psirmoi and Wayne.

Volleyball
The men’s and women’s volleyball teams had games last weekend where they also did an amazing job. The ladies team played against Daystar University and these were the scores; 1-3; 17-25; 25-21; 18-25; 20-25.

The men’s team played against Kenya College of Accountancy and these were the results; 0-3; 15-25; 20-25; 23-25.

By Lynn Mwangi and John Sande

Swimming

Our Swimming Team, the Dolphins were at Peponi Secondary School over the long weekend for the Nairobi County Aquatics Association (NCAA) Level 3 Swimming Championship that commenced on Friday, October 20 and ended on Sunday, October 22. Despite being unwell, Omar Ibrahim put in a spirited fight in the 100 meters Breaststroke but was not able to maintain his seed time of 1:12.17, finishing the race at 1:13.16. He however finished fourth position by sheding off a couple of seconds in the 50 meters Breaststroke clocking in 32.21 seconds against a seed time of 32.47 seconds. In the men’s Masters category, John Sande secured 3 gold medals having swam in the 25 meters Breast, Butterfly and Freestyle strokes respectively. Alexander Sio, added two more gold medals in the 50 meters Freestyle and Breaststrokes, and Gibson Ndaiga Waweru bagged a gold medal in the 25 meters Freestyle. Overall, USIU-Africa Dolphins (Men's) Swim Club emerged 7th position out of 17 other institutions.

Hockey
The hockey teams, both men and women traveled to Mombasa for the Mombasa Hockey Festival held at the Mombasa Sports club. The men were able to fight until the semifinals but they lost to Police Hockey Club 2-1.
The ladies’ team faced the University of Nairobi (UoN) in the finals where they drew. They then went for shootouts where they were unfortunate since UoN managed to score their last shootout giving them the win. One of our own, Lynn Mwangi was named the top scorer of the tournament.

Soccer
On Saturday, October 21, the USIU-Africa Wolves took on Daystar University at Mount Kenya University grounds where they emerged 2-1 winners thanks to a brace from Captain Bevex Kapansa.
On Sunday, October 22, they came back from behind to salvage a 3-3 draw against Gretsa thanks to a brace from Captain Bevex Kapansa and a goal from Bol Peter. They will face the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in their next match.

Netball
The Netball ladies’ team, the Hurricanes participated in the Mashujaa day tournament, which was an open tournament consisting of 14 teams and they won third place overall. Congratulations to the team.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa Martials clawed Zetech University Rugby team at the semi final game of the Floodies, played at the Impala grounds. Congratulations to the team.

By Lynn Mwangi

Hockey
Earlier in the month the USIU-Africa hockey ladies, Spartans faced off against Kenyatta University in a match played at the City Park Hockey Stadium. The Spartans were able to win the game with three goals from our very own Rayana Oyando, Rhoda Kuira and Harriet Omindi. The mens team, Mashujaa team also had a big match against last seasons Premier league champions; Butali Warriors Hockey club. It was a very unfortunate show as our team lost to Butali Club with 6 goals. Our very own Danstone Wabwire scored a consoling goal for the Mashujaa.

Last weekend, the Spartans had a match against Blazers Hockey Club, also played at the City Park Hockey Stadium. It was a tough game with the team trailing 3-0 within the first two quarters. Harriet Omindi converted a penalty stroke into a goal giving Spartans one goal. In the final quarter, Lynn Mwangi secured another goal giving the team the psych to push harder, but lost to the Blazers, 3-2. At the same venue, the hockey men's team lost the match against Greensharks Hockey Club.
Chess
The USIU-Africa Chess Club had a game last weekend with the following individual results recorded: Naim Salim 4.5 points, Clifford Ombiro 4 points, Keith Kioko 4 points, Boston Palanga 3 points, Baden Fred 3 points, Mercy Namusia 3 points, Shali Mahamoud 2 points, Tandy Milare 1 point, and Abigail Mukii 0 points.

Soccer
The men's soccer team, the USIU-Africa Wolves beat South City FC 5-1 in a match played last weekend. The goals were scored by Noel Otieno, Ray Mutai, Bill Kamau, Samuel Tobi and James Macharia. The ladies' soccer team, the USIU-Africa Falcons also had a match last weekend against South City FC at the USIU-Africa grounds and held their own, ending the match in a 1-1 draw courtesy of a goal by Caroline Mutuiri.

By Lynn Mumbi

Netball
As University games begin, our ladies’ netball team, the Hurricanes had a match over the weekend against Kiriri Women’s University of Science and Technology;(KWUST). The team lost to KWUST with 44- 9 goals. It was such a painful start for the Hurricanes. The goals were scored by Stacey Deogratias, Victoria Sokale, and Angela Kaole.Photo: Esther Waikwa.

Hockey
The USIU-Africa ladies’ hockey team, the USIU-Africa Spartans, had two games over the weekend. On Saturday at 2 p.m., they played against Amira Sailors Hockey Club at City Park Hockey Stadium. Our ladies narrowly lost to the opposing team with 2 goals to nil. It was the second game they have lost since the semester began. On Sunday, the Spartans faced off against St. Paul University Hockey team in the Kenya University games, beating them 7-1. Their goals were scored by, Natasha Wambui, Jasmine Mutakha, Faith Kimatwek, and Lynn Mwangi. It was a good start for our ladies.

The men’s hockey team, Team Mashujaa also had two games over the weekend. On Saturday, they played against Nairobi Simba Hockey Club (SIKH Union) at City Park Hockey Stadium, losing narrowly with 1 goal. The team started strong, fighting hard to beat their opponents. After a crazy fight, in the last two minutes, the opponents snuck into their circle and scored the winning goal which gave them the lead, ending the game 3-2. Lawrence Makhatsa and Robinson Omutekete scored Team Mashujaa’s goals.

Swimming
The USIU-Africa Dolphins participated in the Level 1 Swimming Age Group Championship, which took place on September 23-24,2023 at Consolata School. The competition yielded the following commendable results:
Individual events

• Daryl Anjichi: 50-Meter Backstroke: 1st Place (Gold) and the 100-Meter Breaststroke: 2nd Place (Silver)
• Kelsey Karanja: 50-Meter Butterfly: 2nd Place (Silver) and 100-Meter Freestyle: 1st Place (Gold)
• Tamara Kimeu: 100-Meter Freestyle: 3rd Place (Bronze)
• Heloise Morgen: 50-Meter Breaststroke: 2nd Place (Silver)
• Rooney Kabata: 50-Meter Freestyle: 2nd Place (Silver)

Relay events

• 200-Meter Mixed Freestyle Relay: 3rd Place
• 200-Meter Medley Relay (Girls): 2nd Place (Silver)
• 200-Meter Medley Relay (Boys): 2nd Place (Silver)
• 200-Meter Freestyle Relay (Girls): 3rd Place (Bronze)
• 200-Meter Freestyle Relay (Boys): 2nd Place (Silver)

Taekwondo
The Taekwondo team took part in an open tournament competition that took place at Nakuru. Both the men’s and ladies’ team came seventh with a total of eight medals. The team looks forward to winning upcoming tournaments.

By Ernest Mwanzi

Soccer

In the Kenya Universities Sports Association Nairobi Conference (NAKUSA), football league matches played on November 16, the men’s team beat KCA University by two goals to one while the ladies lost to Daystar University by four goals to one and the following day they played Pioneer University to a barren draw. All these matches were played at Kenyatta University (KU).

Basketball

On Saturday, November 16, during the NAKUSA basketball league at KU, the men’s team beat Daystar University 59 – 25, while the ladies narrowly lost to KU 33 – 39, but recovered to beat Mt. Kenya University (MKU) 56 – 45 the following day.

Hockey

In the NAKUSA hockey league matches also played at KU on November 16, the men’s team thrashed KU by four goals to one and their ladies counterpart drowned MKU by four goals to zero.

Volleyball

In the NAKUSA Volleyball league match the ladies team in match played on November 16, lost by three sets to zero against St Paul University at KU.

Rugby

The Rugby men’s team beat University of Eldoret 20 – 16 on Saturday, November 16, during the Kenya Rugby Union, championship match played in Eldoret.

By Ernest A. Mwanzi

Soccer

In the Kenya Universities Sports Association Nairobi Conference (NAKUSA), football league matches played on November 23, 2019, the men’s team beat Mt Kenya University, Nairobi Campus by a solitary goal while the ladies, thrashed St. Paul’s University by three goals to zero. All these games were played at Kenyatta University (KU).

Hockey

During the NAKUSA hockey league match also played at KU on November 23, the ladies team held KU to a barren draw. The following day while playing in the Kenya Hockey Union league matches the men’s drowned Strathmore University by four goals to one while the Ladies fell to Blazers by three goals to zero at City Park.

Rugby

The Rugby men’s team drew 14 – 14 with Egerton University, on November 23, during the Kenya Rugby Union, championship match played at USIU-Africa rugby pitch.

Swimming

In the NAKUSA swimming league, the USIU-Africa Dolphins emerged overall winners in the men’s category with 172 points at USIU-Africa Swimming Pool, on Saturday November 24.

The Dean's Resident Advisory Board (DRAB) will be having the USIU-Africa Hostels vs Qwetu Games in conjunction with Qwetu Aberdare Heights on Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2, 2023

Program

By, Lynn Mwangi

USIU-Africa hosted the Federation of East Africa University Sports Games (FEAUS), which took place from April 7-9, 2023, that saw USIU-Africa emerge second position in the East Africa University Games. FEAUS is mandated to oversee university sports activity in the Eastern zone.

The Games had different USIU-Africa teams show up and show out in different categories: The Basketball ladies team, the USIU-Africa Flames, dribbled their way to victory after thrashing Kenyatta University in the finals earning themselves a gold medal.

The men’s hockey team, Mashujaa, travelled to Uganda for the Uganda Hockey Association Easter Cup. They split their team into two teams, the Wazee and the Vijana. The two teams were so good that they eventually battled it out in the finals after beating other teams.

The Wazee played against a Ugandan team, Wananchi, and had a 1-1draw that resulted in a penalty and win for the Wazee’s at 4-3 hence qualifying them for the finals.

The Vijana team as well faced Kampala Hockey Club in the semis, beating them 3-0 hence qualifying them for the finals.

In the finals, the two USIU-Africa teams battled it out and Wazee won after a penalty stroke scored by Lawrence Makhatsa.

The ladies hockey team, Team Spartans, had two games during the weekend; the women’s tournament and the league match. They faced Kenyatta University in the tournament where they lost in the shootouts.

In the league match, their first game of the season, they faced the University of Nairobi where they won 1-0 scored by Sheila Nazi. This was a very great start for the ladies.

Additionally, the Dolphins, USIU-Africa’s swimming team managed to win multiple gold medals in various competitions, emerging as gold medalists.

In the indoor games, our chess team participated in the Kenya Open Chess Championship 2023. The competition, which took place on April 5 to April 10, was organized by the Chess Kenya Federation and Terrian Chess Africa. Tapiwa Chibwanda, team manager, was ranked 20th with 7pts. Chitundu Limbikani, the captain was ranked 62nd with 6pts while Mutandadzi Simbarashe was ranked 69th with 5pts.In the East African Women's Games tournament, our chess club finished 7th.

The badminton team was ranked 8th, the athletics team was ranked 7th, the table tennis team was ranked 4th.

We would like to congratulate all the teams for participating and representing us well.

By Niyonzima Fabrice

The first ever USIU-Africa Leeway Games event took place on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in the Auditorium. The event was designed to create social interactions among students, faculty, and staff and to provide a fun and engaging way for everyone to release stress during the semester.

The games included musical chairs, hot potato, limbo, three-legged race, darts throwing, tennis basketball, and others. Eight people participated in the event.

One of the highlights of the event was the game of musical chairs. Many members of the audience enjoyed watching the participants compete in this classic game. The excitement and laughter that filled the room were contagious.

Participation in such events can help build a sense of community among students, especially for those who are new to the university. It creates an environment for students to meet new people, make friends, and enjoy a sense of belonging.

The games played during the event encourage teamwork and healthy competition, which are important skills that can be applied in various aspects of life.

The Leeway Games provided a great opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to come together and have fun while also taking a break from their work. It was wonderful to see the joy and excitement on the faces of those who participated.

We hope that this event will become a regular occurrence at USIU-Africa and that more students will participate in the future. It is important for us to take care of our mental health and well-being, and events like the Leeway Games provide a fun and engaging way for us to do so.

By John Sande

USIU-Africa sent a contingent of its sports teams for the inaugural 2023 Eastern Africa University Championships that were held at Makerere University grounds from October 6-9, 2023. The championship was organized by the Federation of Eastern Africa University Sports (FEAUS) mandated under the International University Sports Federation (FISU) to oversee university sports activity in the Eastern Zone. FISU is the global body responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes. The championship attracted athletes from various sporting games including Basketball, Soccer, Lawn Tennis among others.

Basketball
Our ladies’ team, the Flames opened up their inaugural game versus Bugema university with a scorching performance. Our ladies brought their A-game, showcasing skill, teamwork, and indomitable spirit, clinching a well-deserved 46-27 win against our formidable opponents. The energy and heat on the court was electrifying as they dribbled, passed, and sunk buzzer-beater shots to triumph.

Our ladies team replicated the exceptional performance and coordination, seamlessly passing the ball and supporting one another as they took on Makerere University Business School (MUBS) (52-48), in the second game. The chemistry among the players was palpable, a true testament to the hours of hard work and practice that went into preparing for, and perfecting the game.

In overall, the Flames scorched all their opponents to emerge winners in the final standings of the women’s basketball category. The 3-pointer shots by Neema Tayai was a display of precision, every dribble by Judith Pantaleo, a demonstration of skill. The players showcased their talent, with Divine Irakoze maneuvering through defenses and Aaliyah Havyarimana sinking baskets with finesse. The hours of dedication paid off as the team executed their plays flawlessly.

The men’s basketball team, the Tigers duplicated the ladies’ performance when they clawed Makerere University 51-30, MUBS 48-19 and University of Dodoma (UDOM) 42-37, in their initial opener games. Throughout the games, determination and grit was their ally. In their ultimate game, the team faced a formidable opponent, Bugema University who on their part, were determined to declaw and tame the Tigers. It was a battle of wills, strategy, game plan and more as the two teams clashed in the finals of the basketball men’s category. Bugema University carried the day winning the Championship in the male category.

Soccer
Both the USIU-Africa Falcons and Wolves, the ladies’ and men’s soccer teams respectively had multiple matches against Makerere University. Unfortunately for both teams, their opponents overpowered them in all their respective matches and despite pouring out their passion and skill into every kick and sprint, victory eluded them.

Rugby
The USIU-Africa Rugby team, the Marshalls – was also in Kampala, Uganda and engaged in a fiercely contested match with their opponents in a battle of strength, strategy, and sheer determination. The air was charged with anticipation as both teams poured their hearts into every tackle, run, and pass. Although the final score line in some of the games did not tip in our favor, the spirit and lessons learned on the field were victories in their own right.

The 3-Day event culminated with the awarding of the best teams from the Federation of Eastern Africa University Sports (FEAUS). The overall standing is:
Basketball

• Women: 1. USIU-Africa, 2. Bugema University, 3. MUBS, 4. Makerere University
• Men: 1. Bugema University, 2. USIU-Africa, 3. Makerere University, 4. MUBS, 5. UDOM

Soccer

• Women: 1. Makerere University, 2. USIU-Africa
• Men: 1. Makerere University, 2. USIU-Africa

USIU-Africa sports team emerged second best team in the overall ranking by scooping 57 medals at the 7^th annual Kenya University games, hosted by Moi University in Eldoret. The men’s team were overall winners in the top team category.

Below are the team results during the weeklong tourney;

• Both the Hockey men and ladies were the winners in the Hockey games;
• The swimming team were overall winners in their category;
• Tae kwon ndo was overall position two;
• Both the Basketball ladies and men’s team were second.

Meanwhile the Hockey ladies were 2nd overall winners in the Kenya Hockey Union National League, that qualifies them to represent the country in Club Championship 2020

USIU-Africa will host the East Africa University Women’s Games from April 6-9, with 9 distinct competitive disciplines that will run for four days. USIU-Africa will host this event for two years consecutively before moving to another East African country.

The tournament will bring together various ladies’ sports teams from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi with over 2000 students set to compete as they celebrate the International Women’s Day observed annually in March. The event will mark the second edition of the games.