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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The 18th edition of the Ligi Ndogo East Africa Cup kicked off at the Lenana School grounds on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The tournament has attracted school teams and football academies from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.<\/p>\n

The teams will be charging for titles in various age categories ranging from seven to 19 years.<\/p>\n

The tournament which began with 100 preliminary matches on Saturday, will enter the knockout stages on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Kings Football Academy opened their Under-15 group stage account with a slim 1-0 win over Ligi Ndogo. Team captain Joseph Onyango Oundo netted the winner.<\/p>\n

Legacy Academy played out a barren draw against UFA Simba in the Under 11 category and registered a similar scoreline against Black Panther in the U9 category. They, however, thumped Juventus Academy 4-0 in the Under 13 contest.<\/p>\n

Soka Talent Academy bagged a 1-0 win over Cheza Sports through Kevin Kimanzi\u2019s spot kick in their U13 group stage match. Shadrack Otieno\u2019s hat-trick powered Soka Talent\u2019s U15 team past Makini School.<\/p>\n

RO Academy registered mixed results in the Under 11 group stage matches, first beating AR FC Academy 4-1 before losing 2-0 to Black Panther Academy.<\/p>\n

Express Academy Under 11 team managed a barren draw against Juventus Academy and lost to Soka Talent 1-0.<\/p>\n

The Ligi Ndogo East Africa cup tournament has produced some of Kenya’s finest talent including Harambee Stars winger Ayub Timbe (Buriram United, Thailand) and Yidah Sven( Marumo Gallants, South Africa).<\/p>\n

The tournament\u2019s defending champions are Ligi Ndogo (U7), Ligi Ndogo Galaxy (U9), Ufa Simba (U11), Ufa Simba (U13), Ligi Ndogo Planets (U15), Berlin FC (U17), Berlin FC (U19).<\/p>\n

Edited by Tony Mballa<\/p>\n

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