Africa’s Fastest Man Ferdinand Omanyala Suffers Rare Loss a Day After Heroics in 100m

• Omanyala’s dream of a treble in the ongoing championships came to an end on Saturday
• The Kenyan, who secured two emphatic medals a day earlier, crashed out of the 200m race in the heats
• He finished third in Heat 7 in 21.01 seconds as Letsile Tebego from Botswana won the heat in 20.48

Ferdinand Omanyala failed to replicate his superb form in the 100 metre race as he fell short of qualifications into the semis of the 200M race.

The African sprint champion had all eyes on him on day 4 of the 22nd edition of the Senior African Championships in Reduit, Mauritius, but fell short in the heats.

Omanyala finished third in heat number 7 with a time of 21.16 seconds, thereby failing to make it to the semis.

Instead, it was World U20 100M champion, Letsile Tebogo, a Botswana, who won the heat after crossing the line in 20.48 seconds.

Dutch-born Ghanaian forward avails himself as the ‘Messiah’ to solve Ghana’s goalscoring problems

Football

Kenya still has a chance of some glory in the 200 metres as the country’s fastest woman Maximilla Imali impressed in the heats to qualify for the semis.

Millicent Ndoro, who emerged as a bronze medallist in the women’s 4×100m in the 2019 African Games, also qualified for the semis.

Omanyala on his defeat

Speaking after the heats, Omanyala hinted that some fatigue could have played factor in his lowly finish.

“The body didn’t respond well...I just couldn’t fire. Perhaps some little bit of fatigue,” said Omanyala. “I will need some good recovery before focusing on the next races.” He said as quoted by Nation.

Tusker crowned KPL champions

In football, Tusker FC retained the Kenya Premier League crown following their 2-0 win over Posta Rangers in the final game of the season.

The brewers were embroiled in a tough race for the Kenya Premier League title with Kakamega Homeboyz and needed a victory in that particular match to stand a chance of successfully retaining the domestic title.

A 2-0 win for Tusker over Posta Rangers denied Kakamega Homeboyz a chance of tasting domestic glory for the first time in their history