Kenya: Sakata Ball Challenge Heads to Coastal Province

Nairobi Star (Nairobi)

Muigai Kiguru

30 June 2011

Safaricom Sakata Ball Challenge heads to Mombasa this weekend with the coastal regional finals set for Mbaraki Sports Club.Twelve teams will take part in the event with four girls teams and eight for boys.

The tournament will kick off with the girls’ semi-finals, where Falcon meet Coast Queens in the opener before Moi Kanzonzo entertain Kilifi Mixed. The boys’ edition will see two quarter-final matches played on Saturday, where Kilifi Prisons will meet Maweni in the first before paving way for a Nameless and Ngangari encounter.

Redeemed High School, who are the regional defending champions play Lamu All Stars on Sunday morning and will be followed by another quarter final pitting Shanzu Youth and Voi Young Stars. The boys’ category winner will take home Sh100, 000 with the runners up raking up Sh50,000. The girls’ winning team will pocket Sh50,000 while the runners-up will walk away with Sh25,000 and a gift pack. Individual players will receive Safaricom goodies.

The Mombasa event is the second last in this year’s Sakata Ball calendar,l where Nairobi is expected to host the final event later next month with the national final set for August at the Nyayo Stadium. Winners will join Al Mujahiddin and KMTC Garissa of North Eastern, Taqwa and Matuu (Eastern), Euro Juniors and Soccer Sistas (Central), Kisii United and Galacticos Youth Academy ( Nyanza), FC 105 and Wiyeta (Rift Valley) and Kidundu and Mugai (Western) in the national finals.

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