South Coast Pirates will play in the Kenya Cup for the first time ever after securing their berth via a 30-15 win over Daystar Falcons in KRU Championship semifinal action at the Seacrest Ground in Diani on Saturday 23 March 2024.
The result sees them become the first team from the Coast region to feature in the top tier since Mombasa who were relegated at the close of the 2017/18 season.
The Pirates join Impala who secured their Kenya Cup slot with a 12-11 win away to Masinde Muliro on Saturday in Kakamega.
The two sides will battle for the KRU Championship title on Saturday 6 April 2024.
Quinto Ongo was Impala’s toast in Kakamega, his right boot kicking over four penalties to steer Impala back to the Kenya Cup courtesy of a one point win over hosts Masinde Muliro in a tightly contested KRU Championship semifinal fixture at the Kakamega Showground in Kakamega on Saturday 23 March 2024.
Ongo drilled Impala ahead with a penalty before Washington Ombima kicked over a drop goal and penalty to see the hosts take a 6-3 lead before Ongo struck again with a penalty to see the sides even, 6-6 at the interval.
Another Ongo penalty after the restart took Impala 9-6 up before the hosts retook the lead through Kelvin Bukhala’s unconverted try for an 11-9 lead.
Ongo would step up with a crunch kick, drilling it between the posts to make it 12-11 to secure the win, a place in next weekend’s final but more importantly, a berth for Impala in the Kenya Cup after two seasons in the second tier following their relegation at the close of the 2021/22 season.