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Chris Oguso Cup

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Chris Oguso Cup
Founded2011
Region Kenya
Current championsChavavo FC (Boys), Madira Girls
(1st titles)
Most successful club(s)Red Bees
(7 titles)

The Chris Oguso Cup[1] (with name variations due to sponsorship reasons) is an open annual football tournament held in December since the year 2011 in Mahanga village, Mungoma location, in Vihiga County, Kenya.

History

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The tournament was founded by former Kenyan Premier League player with Nakuru Police FC Chris Oguso in 2011.[2] Red Bees have won the tournament a record seven times starting with the inaugural tournament in 2011, from 2013 to 2016,[3][4] 2019, and the 2021 editions.

A record number of teams entered the 2020 edition which was won by Mahanga Boda Boda F.C[5] won the 2021 men's title[6] while Madzuu Ladies took home the girls title in 2021,.[7] The 2021 tournament was expanded to cover all the five sub-counties within Vihiga County namely Vihiga, Sabatia, Hamisi, Emuhaya, and Luanda Mungoma.[8]

Kidundu F.C won the expanded[9] [10][11] 2022 edition[12] after seeing off Red Bees in the final played at Chavavo High School.[13][14]

New champions[15] emerged in the 2023 edition after Chavavo FC beat Red Bees 2-1 to claim the boys' title in Mahanga Sports Ground as Madira Girls[16] beat Itabalia Ladies 2-1 to win the girls title.

List of winners

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Chris Oguso Cup winners
Final Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2011 Red Bees (1) 2-1 Silver Strikers Mahanga Sports Ground
2012 Black Santos (1) 1(4)-1(3) Red Bees Mahanga Sports Ground
2013 Young Ladies (1) 2-0 Madzuu Ladies Mahanga Sports Ground
2013 Red Bees (2) 3-1 Silver Strikers Mahanga Sports Ground
2014 Red Bees (3) 3-0 Madioli FC Mahanga Sports Ground
2015 Red Bees Queens (1) 1-0 Young Ladies Mahanga Sports Ground
2015 Red Bees (4) 4-1 Silver Strikers Mahanga Sports Ground
2016 Red Bees (5) 1-0 Madioli FC Wamusungu Sports Grounds
2017 Madioli FC (1) 1(3)-1(2) Red Bees Mahanga Sports Ground
2018 Silver Strikers (1) 3-2 Vima FC Mahanga Sports Ground
2019 Red Bees (6) 3-0 Wazee wa Kazi Ebwali Secondary School
2020 Madzuu FC (1) 2-1 Young Ladies Ebwali Secondary School
2020 Mahanga Boda Boda (1) 1(2)-1(1) Red Bees Ebwali Secondary School
2021 Mustered Queens (1) 1–0 Red Bees Queens Mumboha Stadium
2021 Red Bees (7) 3–0 Vigogo FC Mumboha Stadium
2022 Kidundu FC (1) 3–0 Lakers FC Chavavo High School
2023 Madira Girls (1) 2–0 Itabania Ladies Mahanga Sports Ground
2023 Chavavo FC (1) 2-1 Red Bees Mahanga Sports Ground

Results by club

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Chris Oguso Cup winners by club
Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Red Bees 7 4 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 2012, 2017, 2020, 2023
Black Santos 1 2012
Young Ladies FC 1 2 2013 2015, 2020
Red Bees Queens 1 1 2015 2021
Madioli FC 1 2 2017 2014, 2016
Silver Strikers 1 3 2018 2011, 2013, 2015
Mahanga Boda Boda FC 1 2020
Madzuu FC 1 1 2020 2013
Mustered Queens 1 2021
Kidundu F.C 1 2022
Madira Girls 1 2023
Chavavo F.C 1 2023
Vima FC 1 2018
Wazee wa Kazi 1 2019
Vigogo FC 1 2021
Lakers FC 1 2022
Itabania Ladies 1 2023

References

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