Organizers of the inaugural Western Lake Victory Cup tournament have adopted the Floodlit system during the semifinals of the tournament set for this weekend in Kisumu’s MamboLeo stadium.
Led by Erick Ondiek, they said that the evening matches offer good time for players and fans to enjoy the tournament freely.
“It is high time that we give players and fans a good opportunity to enjoy rugby. This is a city and we have to ensure that we have total rugby played,” said Ondiek.
MMUST will be facing off with Western Bulls in a Kakamega county derby while Kenya Cup champions Kabras Sugar face off with hosts Kisumu rfc.
The Kenya Cup side defeated KRU championship side Eldoret 51-0 to qualify to play into the semifinals while champions Kabras Sugar were 41-0 winners over Mbale RFC during the quarterfinals. Played at the MMUST ground.
Kisumu were handed a bye when Kisii RFC failed to travel to Kisumu while Bulls were handed a bye when the University of Eldoret (UOE) gave the tournament a wide berth as they play in the Varsity Cup in Maseno.