Kariobangi Sharks, Kenya Police and Riverplate FC are through to the Quarterfinals of the FKF SportPesa Shield following wins over Modern Coast, Leysa FC, and Friendzone respectively on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
Sharks had to come from a goal down to dump out Modern Coast 3-1 in their match played at the Mbaraki Sports Club. James Mazembe, Bolton Omwenga, and Duke Abuya were on target for the guests.
Kenya Police, meanwhile, needed post-match penalties to go past non-league side Leysa FC while Riverplate edged out Friendzone 2-0 to also book a place in the last eight. Both matches, played at the Narok Stadium.
Three more matches will be played on Sunday, July 22, 2018, with two of them set to also be aired LIVE as was the case on Saturday.
Tusker FC will be up against Bungoma Super Stars in the first match set to kick off at 1 pm before paving way for a clash pitting Sofapaka against Western Stima at 3.15 pm. Vihiga United will also be playing host to Ulinzi Stars at the Mumias Sports Complex starting at 3 pm.
The final round of matches will be played on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at the MISC Kasarani to sum up action in the round of 16. Defending Champions AFC Leopards will face off with Division One side Mwatate United in the first match before Gor Mahia squares it out with Posta Rangers.
Football Kenya Federation entered a partnership with leading online betting firm SportPesa, has today launched the 2018 SportPesa Shield tournament.
The winner of the tournament, which is scheduled to kick off on June 1, 2018, is set to pocket Ksh 2 Million prize money and will also represent the country in next season’s CAF Confederations Cup.
The Shield is the top knockout tournament in Kenyan football. It was created in 1956, but during its existence, the knockout tournament has had different names. It is the Kenyan equivalent to the FA Cup.
In 2003 two different cup competition’s were held in Kenya because the 4 semi-finalists of the President’s Cup withdrew from the FKF and continued with their “Transparency Cup” while the KFF continued their tournament with already eliminated clubs.
Saturday Results
Modern Coast Rangers 1-3 Kariobangi Sharks (Mbaraki Sports Club)
Friend Zone 0-2 Riverplate (Narok Stadium)
Kenya Police 0(4)-0(3) Leysa (Narok Stadium)
Sunday Fixtures
Vihiga United vs Ulinzi Stars (Mumias Complex, 3 pm)
Tusker vs Bungoma Superstars (Narok Stadium, 1 pm)
Sofapaka vs Western Stima (Narok Stadium, 3.15 pm)
Wednesday Fixtures
AFC Leopards vs Mwatate United (Kasarani Stadium, 2 pm)
Posta Rangers vs Gor Mahia (Kasarani Stadium, 4 pm)