Africa Cup for Club champions women hockey champions Telkom started their campaign well with a 5-0 thrashing of Yobe Desert Queens in the opening match as Strathmore University lost the opening match in Accra, Ghana.
The nine-time champions, who are seeking their tenth title, wholast weekend won the record 20 national titles, the Kenyan side thrashed Nigerian outfit with goals from Jackline Mwangi who scored four.
She opened her score in the 12th minute and returned to score again minutes later. Audrey Omaido scored her first goal of the tournament and Telkom’s third in the 50th minute in the match played at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra.
Kenyan international Mwangi then returned to score her third goal in the 51st minute. The talented striker was not done yet as she scored her fourth goal of the match and Telkom’s fifth in the 59th minute.
It was however a tough outing for Telkom’s compatriots Strathmore University who went down 4-0 to last year’s finalists Ghana Revenue Authority. The students dominated the better part of the first quarter before conceding the first goal in the 26th minute scored by Ghana Revenue captain Monica Grant.
Fosua Emela scored GRA’s second goal nine minutes later, with Vivian Narkuor scoring the third in the third quarter. Strathmore, coached by Meshack Senge, twice come close to scoring but ended up conceding a goal in the last quarter after Erstina Coffieein sounded the board.