By OUR CORRESPONDENT
Kisumu Day suffered a blow after their appeal against Agoro Sare’s win in the Nyanza region secondary schools football was dismissed on Thursday.
Kisumu Day lost the regional final 7-6 on a penalty shootout on Tuesday but appealed against the loss alleging that Agoro Sare fielded an ineligible player.
After losing the regional finals, Kisumu Day filed a appeal alleging that Agoro Sare fielded an ineligible player at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology on Tuesday.
Nyanza Region Secondary Schools Sports Association secretary Tom Odhiambo said the jury which met on Thursday afternoon at the Nyanza Region Director of Education’s office dismissed the appeal due to lack of evidence.
‘The case between kisumu Day and Agoro Sare has been dismissed due to lack of authenticated documents presented as evidence and Geoffrey omondi is a continuing student at Agorosare who reported last year in form 2 and is now in form 3.Hence not a repeater, ” said Odhiambo
He added: “Therefore Agoro Sare represents Nyanza Region in term two games at Kakamega Region Kakamega county. Letter to follow to schools.”
Kisumu Day team manager Booker Odhiambo said: “Kisumu Day has lost appeal against Agoro sare on technicality. The Ministry is saying that Usenge never released the student from their Nemis and therefore Dagoretti was using the student illegally. I have accepted the verdict, down but not yet out. There is a plan B.”
