The SportPesa Super Cup is an annual football tournament created and sponsored by

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, which pits teams in

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against one another in one full week of high class football action.

Overview

The

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of the SportPesa SuperCup took place in June, 2017 at the

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. The winner inaugural edition,

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, played against

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side Everton at the

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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

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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

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. 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 franchise, the Super Cup further served as a uniting initiative between football fans across the region and to some extent the continent as well. It is intended to raise the profile of African football and what it represents – a sense of pride for all who partake in it.

Participants

The teams that participated in the 2018 SportPesa SuperCup edition were: * - Gor Mahia F.C. * -

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Kariobangi Sharks F.C. Kariobangi Sharks, commonly known as Sharks or K. Sharks, is a Kenyan professional football club. They have been featured in Kenya's top league, the FKF Premier League, since the year 2017. History Kariobangi Sharks was founded in the year ...

* -

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 K ...

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* - Simba S.C. * - Singida United F.C. * - Jeshi la Kujenga Uchumi (JKU)

Matches

Results

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Prize money

Winner: $30,000
Runner-up: $10,000
2nd Runner-Up: $7,500
Semi-finalists: $5,000
Quarter-finalists: $2,500

References

{{reflist 2018 in African football 2018 in Kenyan football International association football competitions hosted by Kenya