CHAPA DIMBA NA SAFARICOM COMES TO MERU

“We have had remarkable achievements with this tournament since the launch and ‘hongera’ to every single person who made this a reality. We have traversed the country, crisscrossing the eight regions of Kenya, promoting grassroots football and discovering raw untapped talent. We are just days away from getting our KES 1 million winning teams and we appreciate the competitive nature of the tournament,” said, James Maitai, Safaricom’s Head of Mt Kenya & Nairobi Regions.

The programme was started with an aim of promoting grass-root football and propelling gifted players into the national team.

“As a company, this is truly in line with our goal of transforming the lives of Kenyan Youth. We believe in the spirit of coming together with various stakeholders to better our country. We wish all the participating teams all the best as they embark on their quest for the ultimate prize,” said Mr. Maitai.

In attendance will be former Liverpool and Barcelona winger Luis Javier Garcia who will grace the Event.

The Legendary Spanish footballer will feature in this season’s finale as a LaLiga ambassador and will take part in some mentorship clinics. He will also attend the semifinal and final games of the tournament.

Garcia played for top European clubs including Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. He played 150 games in LaLiga scoring 22 goals. He represented his country 20 times and was a member of Spain’s 2006 World Cup squad.

The Spanish Star also played for Liverpool in the English Premier League winning the Champions League in that time.

“We are very excited to leverage on our partnership with La Liga and have the legendary Luis Garcia grace this year’s national finals in Meru. We urge our youth teams who will be in Meru to use this opportunity to gain as much knowledge and skills as possible from him during the mentorships sessions.  There is a lot of untapped talent in Kenya and that is why Safaricom is giving young talented soccer players a platform to showcase their skills,” said Sylvia Mulinge, Chief Customer Officer – Safaricom.

This year, an All-star team was selected from the 8 regional finals and attended a training camp in Spain during which they played against local youth sides and over fifteen young players joined the Kenya Premier League and the National Super League.

Boys Draw

Quarter Final 1: Lugari Blue Saints (Western) vs. Super Solico (Eastern)

Quarter Final 2: Euronuts (Central) vs. Manyatta United (Nyanza)

Quarter Final 3: Berlin FC (North Eastern) vs. Al Ahly (Rift)

Quarter Final 4: Shimanzi Youth (Coast) vs. South B United (Nairobi)

Semi Finals

Semi Final 1 – Quarter Final 1 Winner Vs Quarter Final 2 Winner

Semi Final 2 – Quarter Final 3 Winner Vs Quarter Final 4 Winner

Finals

Semifinal 1 winner Vs Semifinal 2 winner.