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2018 SportPesa Super Cup
The SportPesa Super Cup is an annual football tournament created and sponsored by bookmakers SportPesa, which pits teams in East Africa against one another in one full week of high class football action. Overview The first edition of the SportPesa SuperCup took place in June, 2017 at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The winner inaugural edition, Gor Mahia, played against English Premier League side Everton at the National Stadium in Dar Es Salaam The second edition of the regional football tourney pitting East Africa’s finest teams took place on June 3–10, 2018. Eight teams, four from Kenya and four from Tanzania, participated in this year's edition. The winning team will earn a chance to travel to the UK in July for a face-off with English Premier League club, Everton FC at Goodison Park. The tournament intended to bring about enhanced cohesion within the region as well as showcase only the greatest in East African football talent. As a unique franchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
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AFC Leopards
Abaluhya Football Club Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards, or simply known as AFC, Leopards or ''Ingwe'' (), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, the top tier of the Kenyan football league system, and was founded in 1964 by football lovers from the luhya community. With 12 top-flight league titles to their name, AFC Leopards is Kenya's second most successful club behind Gor Mahia (18 titles), with whom they regularly contest the Mashemeji Derby. The team currently plays most of its home games at the Nyayo National Stadium AFC Leopards' standing as one of the most successful clubs in the region is underlined by the fact that it has won the Kenyan Premier League a record 12 times. AFC Leopards has also won the Kenya Cup 10 times, and the CECAFA Club Championship 5 times. The club was formed in 1964 as Abaluhya United Football Club. In 1973 the club changed the name to Abaluhya Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In African Football
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Singida United
Singida United is a Tanzanian football club based in Singida that plays in the Tanzanian Premier League. They play their home games at Namfua stadium in Singida. Singida United won back to back promotions winning the Tanzanian Second Division League Group A in 2016 and the Tanzanian First Division League Group C in 2017. Serbian Dragan Popadic was appointed head coach with Dusan Momcilovic assistant coach on January 12, 2019. History The club began in 1972 as Mto Sports Club in Singida in Central Tanzania. The club started small and began to gain traction in the public eye in the mid-1990s. In 2000 the club made its first appearance in the top tier league, the Tanzanian Premier League. The appearance failed and the club was relegated in 2001. Since 2013, the team made great strides in the Tanzanian Second Division League and the Tanzanian First Division League. In 2017 the club was promoted back to the Tanzanian Premier League and, the club managed to attract major sponsor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JKU FC
Jeshi la Kujenga Uchumi Sports Club, or simply JKU SC is a football club from Zanzibar. The team won the Nyerere Cup in 1974. Achievements *Zanzibar Premier League: 2 ::Champions: 2017, 2018. *Nyerere Cup: 1 ::Winners: 1974. Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 2 appearances :: 2018–19 – Preliminary Round ::2018 – Preliminary Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances ::2016 – First Round ::2006 – Preliminary Round *African Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance ::1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ... – First Round References External links * * Football clubs in Tanzania Zanzibari football clubs {{Tanzania-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gor Mahia
Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly also known as ''K'Ogalo'' (), is a association football, football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. They are the only team from Kenya to win an African continental title to date, having won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1987 after previously reaching the final in 1979. The club was formally established on 17 February 1968 as a merger of Luo Union (Welfare Organisation), Luo Union and Luo Sports Club (also known as Luo Stars) and won the national league at the first time of asking. Some of its original leaders were politicians Tom Mboya and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. However the club was founded much earlier, in the 1915, and participated intermittently in local tournaments in Western Kenya. Various groups used this name at different times. The club plays its home games at the Nairobi City Stadium. Alternatively they also play thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Singida United F
Singida is a town in central Tanzania. The town is the location of the regional headquarters of Singida Region as well as the district headquarters of Singida Urban District. The region and district are named after the town. Transport Road links Paved Trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwandan border passes through the town. Paved trunk road T14 connects Singida with Babati in Manyara Region. The distance from Singida to Dodoma is 252 km, to Shinyanga 300 km, to Arusha 334 km and to Mwanza 467 km. Railway links The Singida branch of the Central Line railway connects Singida with the town of Manyoni, which is on the main line. Airport The town is served by the Singida AirStrip near the B141 north west of Singida. Places of interest Singida town boasts two places of interests as of 22 July 2018 below as follows; Lake Singida This saline lake is just outside of Singida Town. It attracts many birds, like pelicans and flamingos. Regional Museum Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simba S
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Kakamega Homeboyz
Kakamega Homeboyz Football Club is a football club from Kakamega, Kenya. They currently play in the Premier League. In 2013, the club was promoted to the Kenyan Premier League from FKF Division One FKF Division One is the third tier in the Kenyan football league system. It has a promotion and relegation system with the Kenyan National Super League and the Kenyan Provincial League. It is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation. Most memb ... during the 2012 season. History The club was relegated from the top-tier league at the end of 2013 season and played again in the National Super League, Western zone where many believe they won the zonal league in 2014 that would have seen them secure promotion to the top league in 2015 in the country but were mysteriously deducted three points that were awarded to Shabana, a club supported by the President of Football Kenya Federation that benefited from at least 12 points deducted from other clubs. The points deducted from Kakamega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kariobangi Sharks
Kariobangi Sharks Football Club, commonly known as Sharks or K. Sharks is a Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...n football club based in Nairobi and founded in the slums of Kariobangi on the east side of Nairobi City County. The team plays in the KPL, the top tier of the Football Kenya Federation system. The Sharks' traditional colors are yellow and green with either kit being worn with socks of the same color. History Kariobangi Sharks was founded in the year 2000 and started in the lower divisions of the Nairobi league. The Kariobangi area was then an infamous crime hot spot in the city and sports, especially football which was the most famous one, was one of the escape routes for the youth trapped in the dangerous hustle and bustle. A set of young football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
