Kenya’s national Under 20 team winger Hilda Natecho Simiyu was on target twice for Archbishop Njenga Girls to open their Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) National Games campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over Raila Educational Centre at Mpesa Foundation Academy in Thika on Sunday, August 2nd, 2026.
Archbishop Njenga, who are chasing a fourth national girls’ football title, showed no mercy for Nairobi’s Raila Educational Centre from the blow of the whistle in a one-sided Pool B encounter that they controlled from start to finish.
The first act for the Raila Educational Centre goalkeeper was to collect the ball from an empty net after the Western Region champions broke the deadlock in less than a minute of the kick after Natecho capitalised on defensive lapse to slot home and hand Fred Serenge‘s coached side the perfect start.
The Kenya’s national Under 20 team winger was celebrating again, barely five minutes later after she calmly finished for her second goal of the afternoon.
doubled the score for her second goal of the match after she reacted quickest inside the area to slot home and hand Fred Serenge‘s coached side the perfect start.
Viola Chepkorir was on hand to finish off another well-worked attack and effectively put the result beyond doubt with more than an hour still left to play.
The victory leaves Archbishop in a strong position ahead of Monday’s second group match as they continue their pursuit of another national crown.
