Junaid Manji slept on a five-shot cushion after a day that saw him claw through an erratic front nine and regain balance in the back, keeping his grip firm on the 2025 NCBA Kenya Junior Strokeplay Championship at Muthaiga Golf Club.

Opening with three bogeys in a row, the Sigona Golf Club player had to scramble early.

A pair of pars offered a brief breather before he landed his first birdie at the sixth.

But the respite was short-lived—Manji gave away two shots at the eighth to wrap up the front nine on 40.

The back nine painted a steadier picture: birdies at the 12th and 15th restored some rhythm.

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However, bogeys on the closing two holes—ones he had previously birdied—meant he signed off the third round with four over par 75, taking his overall tally to ten over par 223.

Trailing him once again was Krish Beiju, who has now spent three consecutive rounds in second place.

He crafted three birdies—one early, two late on the 17th and 18th—but the rest of his scorecard bore the weight of missteps, culminating in six over par 77 for a cumulative 15 over par 228.

Elsewhere on the leaderboard, Kevin Anyien, who had dazzled with a one under par 70 in the previous round, hit turbulence in round three.

His day began with a triple bogey run through the opening trio of holes.

Though he managed to go level par for the rest of the front nine, finishing on 39, the back nine proved no gentler.

He dropped three more shots in the first two holes before breaking the monotony with a birdie at 17, finishing on seven over par 78.

“Today I had a slow start on both sides, I think it was more of my swing today. I wasn’t feeling it that much so it led to the slow start I had I think,” Anyien explained, summing up a difficult round.

Looking to the final day, Anyien remains hopeful despite being seven shots adrift.

“Seven shots behind the leader….I don’t want to think about it. I just want to come tomorrow, try to pull in a score, shoot and play well, and all will be good,” he concluded.

With the championship now down to its final round, Manji’s lead puts him within reach of the title—but golf, as always, keeps its final twist tucked in the fairways yet to be played.