Kabras Sugar survive late scare to seal fifth Kenya Cup title
Kabras Sugar edged past Menengai Oilers in a dramatic Kenya Cup final in Kakamega, claiming a fifth title and completing a rare four-peat despite a tense last-minute scare.
Kabras Sugar held off a spirited late fightback from Menengai Oilers to clinch their fifth Kenya Cup title with a narrow 27-26 win in the 2025 final played at the ASK Kakamega Showground on Saturday.
The result secured a historic four-peat for the Sugarmen—becoming only the fourth team to achieve the feat after Impala (1970–74), Nondescripts (1978–82 and 1991–94), and KCB Rugby (2017–21).
Appearing in their 10th Kenya Cup final, Kabras opened the scoring in the 12th minute through a Ntabeni Dukisa penalty, only for Timothy Omela to level the scores with a similar effort three minutes later.
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Kabras regained the lead in the 17th minute when Eugene Sifuna crossed the line for the game’s first try, which Dukisa converted for a 10-3 advantage.
Oilers responded with two more penalties from Omela to close the gap to 10-9, but Kabras finished the half strongly. Eric Cantona powered over for their second try, converted again by Dukisa to give the defending champions a 17-9 halftime lead.
Kabras picked up from where they left off after the break. Walter Okoth added a third try and Dukisa made no mistake with the boot to extend the lead to 24-9.
Omela’s penalty moments later made it 24-12 and sparked a resurgence from the Oilers, who began to dominate possession and territory.
Their efforts bore fruit in the 63rd minute when Samuel Ovwamu scored a try that Omela converted, reducing the margin to 24-19.
But Dukisa replied almost immediately with a penalty that stretched Kabras' lead to 27-19.
The Oilers weren’t done yet. In the final minute, Elkeans Musonye dived over for a converted try, once again reducing the deficit to a single point.
However, Kabras held on during a tense finish to seal the victory, extend their winning streak against Oilers to nine matches, and deny the Nakuru-based side a shot at the treble.
Oilers, beaten finalists in 2022 and now again in 2025, will have a chance for revenge when the two sides meet in the final of the 2025 Enterprise Cup on April 26 at the ASK Nakuru Showground.
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