Busia County Football team played two friendly matches at the Mumias Sports Complex on thursday in preparation for the Kenya Inter Counties Sports and Cultural Association (KICOSCA) Games set to start in Kisumu on January 15, 2023.
In the first match, Busia were beaten 2-1 by Kakamega County with
Samuel Amunze and Alphas Khaemba scoring for the winners in the 15th and 64th minutes respectively. Busia’s consolation goal was netted by Jafar Yakub in the 4th minute.
In the second match, Busia hammered Mumias Veterans 5-1 with Ken Bruce hitting a hat-trick in the 3rd, 31st and , 51st minutes. Moses Onyango scored a brace in the 6th and 82nd minutes while Rashid scored Veterans consolation goal in the 79th minute.
Busia are in group H of the KICOSCA bonanza together with giant killers Nakuru and Bungoma. They will be hoping to avenge their defeat against Bungoma which beat them in the final of previous edition.
Preparations to host the 9th Edition of KICOSCA Games are in top gear with Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o receiving the Chain, a symbol of authority and power to undertake the roles of a Patron.
The chain was officially handed over to Governor Nyong’o by Embu Governor, the outgoing Kicosca Patron Cecily Mbarire at a ceremony presided over by the Council of Governor’s Chairman for Gender, Youth, Culture, Sports and Social Services and West Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin.
The Kicosca games will take place in Kisumu from 14th to 21st January 2023 and is expected to bring in at least 8,000 participants into the lakeside city.
Already, Kisumu has identified the venues and facilities that will offer accommodation to the participants.
Prof Nyong’o said, Kisumu is more than ready to host the sporting event with a committee already constituted to steer preparations and deliver a successful event.
Photos: Busia County Football team in Mumias on Thursday.
