S. OchiengTrio bags 600k after winning Silver at the Africa Boxing Championships
Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 18.09.22. | 17:08
Winners pocketed 1.2 million shillings
The Kenya trio of Nick ‘Commander’ Okoth, Samuel Njau and Elizabeth Andiego were made to content with second place finishes at the 2022 Africa Boxing Confederation Championships held in Maputo, Mozambique after losing their respective bouts in the finals of the competition.
The three Kenyans had successfully made it to the championship deciders after semifinals wins on Thursday and were looking to finish in style by bringing home the coveted gold medal. That however was not to be as they all went down to defeat.
Okoth, who was on course to defend his light weight title after eliminating Algeria's Walid Tarzout in the second round, leaving his opponent not only with a loss but also with a dislocated shoulder in a contest that was stopped on medical grounds, saw his title slip away after losing on split decision to Zambian Chilata Andrew.
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— Boxing Federation of Kenya (@KenyaBoxing) September 17, 2022
3rd Silver medal for Kenya as Nick Okoth lost on split decision to Zambian Chilata Andrew in Men Light Weight Final.#TeamKenya #InspiringTheNation pic.twitter.com/cSQrf7uLwf
Andiego, who only needed one round to stop her South African opponent Muriel Mkateko Sithole in the heavyweight semis with this being the Kenyan's first shot in the category at the continental stage, lost the finals to Moroccan Mardi Khadija.
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— Boxing Federation of Kenya (@KenyaBoxing) September 17, 2022
Andiego Elizabeth 🇰🇪 wins silver 🥈 in Ladies Heavyweight after losing the finals to Moroccan Mardi Khadija.#InspiringTheNation pic.twitter.com/1ipP7YwBgr
Featherweight Njau, who was the reigning Africa Zone III champion and who had eliminated Zambia's Ben Banda in the second round, lost to Mozambican Sigauque Moz on split decision in the men's Featherweight final contest.
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— Boxing Federation of Kenya (@KenyaBoxing) September 17, 2022
Another Silver Medal for Kenya as Samuel Njau lost to Mozambican Sigauque Moz on split decision in Men's Featherweight final contest.#TeamKenya #InspiringTheNation pic.twitter.com/a3UXHSuxKr
Despite their defeats, the three Kenyans walked home with six hundred thousand shillings for clinching the respective Silver medals. The winners took home 1.2 million shillings.
In the overall competition, hosts Mozambique held their own to win the Championships with five gold and two bronze medals.
Algeria finished second with 4 gold, five silver, six bronze, Zambia third on four gold, three bronze followed by Morocco and Cameroon in fifth place.
Kenya finished 12th overall and first among member countries of East African Community with Burundi second and Uganda third.
