Vihiga Queens certainly had a tough start to their CECAFA Opener after falling short to Ethiopia's CBE FC. The Queens lost 4-2 in the hotly contested opener at Nyayo Stadium. The Ethiopian side took an early lead after Medina Awol Busser who slotted past an onrushing Vihiga Queens goalkeeper Lilian Onyango Awuor after being played through in the 18 yard box after 9 minutes.
In the 12th minute, Queens finally netted an equalizer through Maureen Achieng’s long range effort hitting the cross bar before bouncing off the line from a corner taken by Phelistus Kadari. CBE soon brought back a goal in the 22nd minute after on form Busser beat her marker, rounded the goalkeeper to slot home the second goal. Meddina grabbed her hat trick ,a first in the competition shortly after restart before their skipper Loza Genoire sealed the emphatic 4-1 win.
Vihiga Queens assistant head coach Bonface Nyamunyamu recognized the challenge his team faced against CBE but was optimistic the team will bounce back in its remaining two fixtures. ‘’The Ethiopian team tactically were good, one on one situations it was hard for us to tackle them,but all in all the result counts, the best team won, for us it’s a negative situation to us but I hope the next game we will correct our mistakes ,we still have a chance to win and qualify." Nyamunyamu said.