{"id":156029,"date":"2025-12-30T18:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/green-commandos-win-2025-chris-oguso-title"},"modified":"2025-12-30T20:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:06:15","slug":"green-commandos-win-2025-chris-oguso-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/green-commandos-win-2025-chris-oguso-title","title":{"rendered":"Green Commandos Win 2025 Chris Oguso Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong> <\/span>Green Commandos crowned 2025 Chris Oguso tournament\/ CHARLENE MALWA Green Commandos FC were crowned champions of the 2025 Chris Oguso Soccer Tournament after edging Madioli FC 1\u20130 in the men\u2019s final at Mahanga Grounds, Vihiga County.<\/p>\n<p>Making their tournament debut, Green Commandos pocketed Sh400,000, with Alvin Inyang\u2019u scoring the decisive early goal and earning the Men\u2019s Most Valuable Player award.<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s final, hosts Young Ladies defeated Nice Ladies 2\u20131 to lift the title and claim Sh300,000.<\/p>\n<p>Willy Gloria opened the scoring in the 31st minute before Mary Mumbua, the Women\u2019s MVP, sealed victory in the 70th.<\/p>\n<p>Nice Ladies\u2019 Yvonne Atieno scored a late consolation. Jungle Ladies finished third in the women\u2019s category after a 2\u20130 playoff win over Wazoefu, earning Sh50,000.<\/p>\n<p>Tournament patron and Police Commissioner Chris Oguso said the next phase of the competition will focus on raising standards, improving facilities and creating clearer pathways into national leagues for boys and girls from Vihiga County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to strengthen structures and ensure teams are better organised and prepared for the next level,\u201d Oguso said, adding that planned stadium developments in Kidundo and the Musungo area will support player development.<\/p>\n<p>Osugo is a former Kenyan Premier League player and is the Kenya Police FC Executive Officer.<\/p>\n<p>Former participants who have progressed to top-tier football include David Simiyu (Police FC), Reagan Otieno (former Police FC), Lesley Otieno (Nairobi United), and Kakamega Homeboyz trio of Chris Masitsa, Enock Masiza and Amwayi.<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s game, alumni include Jane Hato, now playing in the United States and Norah Ann and Tembesi of Police Bullets.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli praised the professionalism of the tournament, noting that scouts from top-flight clubs continue to attend the event.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 64 men\u2019s teams and 32 women\u2019s teams competed in the 15th edition of the tournament, sponsored by Betika, further cementing its status as a key grassroots football platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Kenya<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Green Commandos crowned 2025 Chris Oguso tournament\/ CHARLENE MALWA Green Commandos FC were crowned champions of the 2025 Chris Oguso Soccer Tournament after edging Madioli FC 1\u20130 in the men\u2019s final at Mahanga Grounds, Vihiga County. Making their tournament debut, Green Commandos pocketed Sh400,000, with Alvin Inyang\u2019u scoring the decisive early goal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":156028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[544],"class_list":["post-156029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-kenya"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Green Commandos Win 2025 Chris Oguso Title - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Kenya. 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