Lead image for Chasing history: Blak Blad eyes first Kenya Cup title in club’s 51-year history.
Kenyatta University’s rugby team, Blak Blad, can now dream of winning the prestigious Kenya Cup.
After reaching the semi-finals of the league last season and finishing third overall — their best performance in the club’s 51-year history — Blak Blad are hungry for more.
They want to reach the final and clinch the coveted trophy, to make history as only the second university team to win the title in the championships’ history.
The University of Nairobi’s Mean Machine won the Kenya Cup three times, in 1977 when they won it in their debut season, and in 1989 and 1990.
The last varsity side to reach the Kenya Cup final was Strathmore University Leos, who lost 37-3 to Nakuru at Kasarani stadium, which hosted the event for the first time in 2013.
“We have been battling for five decades and have come close to winning several titles in the play-offs, but have only just reached the semi-finals,” said Blak Blad coach Rotich Kibet.
“We now believe that we can reach the final and win the title.”
Kibet made these comments yesterday in Nairobi when he received playing and training jerseys worth Sh1 million on behalf of his team from Madison Life Assurance Kenya managing director Githua Ngaruiya.