Sadili Players Glitter at Heroes Tournament

Sadili players dominated the first day of the Heroes Junior Tournament held at Nairobi Club, showing quality tennis and winning most matches played. Although most of them were not ranked, they caused major upsets, mauling through many of  the regular KLTA ranked juniors to regain control of the draw. Results were as follows:

1.Wyclife Okenye beat Dillan Thakker 6/0,3/6,10/8 (Boys U-14)
2. Davis Matanda trounced Kuria Kasumba 6/0,6/3 to (Boys U-12)
3. Antony Owita beat Alex Osodo 6/3 3/6 10/8 (Boys U-12)
4. Ronex Otieno beat Peter Ngatia..6/0,6/3 (Boys U-14)
5. Olivier lost to team mate Henry Ayesiga 3/6 3/6 (Boys U-16)
6. Josphat Garo vs beat Aahil Saleh 6/1 6/3 (Boys U16)
7. Shabani Kabura played team mate Amon Muinde, winning 6/3,6/3 (Boys U16)
8. Sada Nahimana won her matches 6/1 6/1 against in the Girls U14
9. Melissa beat Khadija 6/1,3/6,11/8 in the girls U16 (round robin)
10. David Matanda lost to Ryan Randiek 3/6 2/6 (Boys U12 quarters)
11. Antony Owita lost to Kean Shah 0/6 3/6 in the Boys U12 quarters
12. Wycliffe Okenye beat Samuel Mwangi 6/3,6/1 (Boys U14 quarter finals)
13. Ronex Otieno lost to Isaiah Etale 6/7 (10) 3/6.(U-14 Boys quarters)
14. Shabani beat Martin Luveka 6/3 6/3 in the Boys U16 third round.

Sadili hosts African Future Stars Soccer Camp

47 selected boys and girls from various communities graduated from this year's summer Future Stars Soccer Camp, which took place at Sadili Oval Sports Academy. The camp, which was run by experienced Sadili coaches, Ladino, Florence and Karis, offered youth between 12 and 16 years with training of international standards. Individual and group performance were taken into account, including specialized training for defenders and goal keepers. The camp is the platform for the formal registration of Sadili Oval Soccer Academy as a member of Football Kenya Federation, and will finally see off a number of soccer players to leagues and abroad. A few select players will gain scholarships to attend the academy partner school, Malezi School in 2013. The names will be announced at the end of the year.

2 November 2011 Sadili Junior, Henry Ayesiga To Play African 14 Masters

Henry takes his fitness seriously

Sadili Oval Tennis Academy's Henry AYESIGA has been selected to take part The African 14 & Under Masters, of the Confederation of African Tennis, which brings together Africa's best eight boys and eight girls tennis players in 2011, following their results in all African 14 & under circuit including the African Junior Championships 2011.

The Masters will be hosted by the Kenyan Lawn Tennis Association and will be held at the Nairobi Club from 4 to 10 December 2011.

For those who perform well, the CAT will offer further assistance by providing travel assistance in order to participate to ITF junior events Grade 4 & 5 in 2012 as follows:

Winner of the Masters 2011 – Boys & Girls: 1,000 $ Travel Assistance for each player.

2^nd ranked at the Masters 2011 – Boys & Girls: 600 $ Travel Assistance for each player.

3^rd Ranked at the Masters 2011 – Boys & Girls: 400 $ Travel Assistance for each player.

Henry Ayesiga, who is trained and sponsored by international tennis professional, Dr. Liz Odera, has been at the academy for the last four years, growing his game progressively, while schooling at Malezi School. Ayesiga played four ITF/CAT events in Kenya and Burundi, reaching finals in two and winning two legs, earning him 6th place overall. Sadili Oval Tennis Academy has produced some of East Africa's best, including Hassan Ndayashimiye (Burundi), who now trains at the ITF Centre in Pretoria and played his first Wimbledon and US Open this year and Amadi Kagoma (Burundi), currently number 2 in East Africa.

Meanwhile, Dr. Liz Odera, has just announced interviews for the next candidates to enter the high performance Sadili Oval Talent Training Academy to take place between 12th November and 18th December 2011. Candidates (boys and girls) should be between 12 and 16 years to be considered, and interested in specialising in tennis, basketball, soccer and rugby, as well as quality schooling.