Isiolo Starlets and Tumaini School were crowned the champions of Eastern Region in the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Youth tournament that ended today at Machakos stadium.
The two teams will represent the region at the national championships in girls and boys respectively set for June in Mombasa.
Isiolo Starlets came from a goal down to down Chuka University 3-2. Susan Wanjeri scored first for Chuka with three minutes into the match but Guyate Halakhe equalized for the champions 30 minutes later as Hilda Wanjiku handed Isiolo with a brace and Wanjiku scored her brace for a 3-2 final whistle.
In boys’, Tumaini thrashed Black Panthers 4-1 in the Sunday’s entertaining finals with Yasin Mohamed scoring a brace.
Enow Abdulkarim scored Black Panthers consolation goal in the 83rd minute, before Moris Kapirante sealed Tumaini’s victory in the 88th minute.