Blak Blad and Stingerz have booked their places in the Nairobi Bingwafest 10s Men’s Cup final set for Nyayo Stadium after navigating competitive quarterfinal and semifinal contests.
Blad opened their knockout journey with a hard-fought 14–12 win over National Champions Homeboyz in the quarterfinals. They carried that momentum into the semifinals, where they stunned Strathmore Leos with a narrow 7–5 victory to secure their place in the final.
Stingerz were dominant from the outset, cruising past PUEA 41–5 in their quarterfinal clash. They followed it up with another commanding performance in the semis, overpowering R-DJS 41–0 to storm into the final.
Daystar City and Mean Machine will contest the Men Challenge Trophy final after impressive runs through both the quarters and semis.
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Daystar kicked off their campaign with a confident 21–0 win over Renegades in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal, they maintained their solid defensive form, shutting out Quins 19–0 to secure a place in the final.
Mean Machine were ruthless in their quarterfinal, sweeping aside Ruaka Eagles 54–0. They then overcame Kenya Police side 19–12 in the semifinal to punch their ticket to the decider.
Nairobi Bingwafest 10s
Men challenge trophy quarterfinals
Daystar City 21–0 Renegades
Mean Machine 54–0 Ruaka Eagles
Kenya Police 14–0 Impala
Mwamba 0–24 Quins
Men cup quarterfinals
Strathmore Leos 5–0 Wan Select
Stingerz 41–5 PUEA
Kabete Stallions 5–4 R-DJS
Blak Blad 14–12 Homeboyz
Men challenge trophy semifinals
Daystar City 19–0 Quins
Mean Machine 19–12 Kenya Police
Women cup semifinals
Quins (women) 17–0 NYS Nairobi (women)
Impala (women) 0–37 Kiambaa (women)
Men cup semifinals
Strathmore Leos 5–7 Blak Blad
Stingerz 41–0 R-DJS
Women challenge trophy final
Eastlands (women) vs N. Suburbs (women)
Men challenge trophy final
Daystar City vs Mean Machine
