Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom is a national football tournament for male and female youth aged between 16-20 years. The aims of the tournament are to transform the lives of young people by giving them a platform to showcase their talent and an opportunity to earn from their passion.
This years national finals is set to be hosted at Kinoru Stadium on June 20th – 23rd with Eight boys’ teams and seven girls’ teams from eight regions totaling to fifteen teams taking part in a final that has seen over 1,600 teams take part in the tournament that begun in October 2018 with group stages.
Season 2 of the tournament will witness new winners being crowned after reigning champions Kapenguria Heroes and Plateau Queens were eliminated in the early stages of the tournament. The winning teams will also walk away with KES 1 million in cash as well as phones and airtime. Click here for details on the prizes.
“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.
Girls Draw
Quarter Final 1: Acakoro Ladies (Nairobi) vs. NCOED (Nyanza)
Quarter Final 2: Changamwe Ladies (Coast) gets a Bye to Semis since there was no team from North Eastern.
Quarter Final 3: St. Mary’s.Ndovea (Eastern) vs. Barcelona Ladies (Central)
Quarter Final 4: Archbishop Njenga (Western) vs. Kitale Queens (Rift)
Semi Finals
Semi Final 1 – Quarter Final 1 Winner Vs Changamwe Ladies
Semi Final 2 – Quarter Final 3 Winner Vs Quarter Final 4 Winner
Finals
Semifinal 1 winner Vs Semifinal 2 winner
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.
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Check out more about the event on their website https://t.co/k1qvdXYh9J
Congratulations to the winners and Thanks to all those participated and attended this year’s Meru County first mountain tourism event. We look forward to seeing your at our next events.