The final stage of the Dennis Oliech Cup was held at the Kenya School of Law in Karen, Nairobi on Sunday afternoon and joy filled the air when FIFA Best were crowned Champions after beating Bundes FC 2-1. The tournament, which was sponsored by betting firm Mozzart Bet had a large fan base in attendance as well as Dennis Oliech himself who presented the prize money which was Ksh 300,000.
FIFA Best had qualified for the final after eliminating Dagoretti Hotstars following a 1-0 victory. Similarly, Bundes edged Mashimoni with an identical scoreline. In the final, Timothy Noor of FIFA Best drew first blood after capitalizing on a defensive error by Bundes FC. Noor who also plays in the midfield role for Nairobi city stars yet again scored his second goal but this time from a set piece. With no pressure whatsoever, the striker unleashed a fierce strike past AFC Leopards goalkeeper Maxwel Mulili and into the bottom corner.
After the halftime break, Bundes came back strongly with the fans completely on their backs as they fought hard to get back in the game. After taking a better of the second half game possession, Bunde FC nicked a lifeline goal through Tony Baraza. Baraza hammered in an absolute rocket past Mweni to halve the deficit and make for a riveting final half hour. Their constant effort on goal proved to be futile as Mweni was simply unbeatable between the sticks.
In the end, the second goal proved to be elusive as Fifa Best hung on to their slender advantage to be crowned the 2021 Dennis Oliech Cup winners with the 2-1 result against Bundes.