2018_SportPesa_Super_Cup

2018 SportPesa Super Cup

2018 SportPesa Super Cup

Football tournament season


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.

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Overview

The first edition of the SportPesa SuperCup [1] took place in June, 2017 at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The winner inaugural edition,[2] Gor Mahia, played against English Premier League side Everton at the National Stadium in Dar Es Salaam [3][4][5][6][7][8]

The second edition of the regional football tourney pitting East Africa’s finest teams took place on June 3–10, 2018.[9] 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 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:[10][11]

Matches

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 June
 
 
Kenya Kakamega Homeboyz 3
 
7 June
 
Tanzania Yanga 1
 
Kakamega Homeboyz 0 (4)
 
4 June
 
Simba 0 (5)
 
Kenya Kariobangi Sharks 0 (2)
 
10 June
 
Tanzania Simba 0 (3)
 
Simba 0
 
3 June
 
Gor Mahia 2
 
Kenya Gor Mahia 3
 
7 June
 
Zanzibar JKU 0
 
Gor Mahia 2
 
5 June
 
Singida United 0
 
Kenya AFC Leopards 0 (2)
 
 
Tanzania Singida United 0 (4)
 

Results

More information Kakamega Homeboyz, 3-1 ...
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

More information Gor Mahia, 3-0 ...
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

More information Kariobangi Sharks, 0-0 ...
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

More information AFC Leopards, 0-0 ...
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

More information Kakamega Homeboyz, 0-0 ...
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

More information Gor Mahia, 2-0 ...
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

More information Kakamega Homeboyz, 1-1 ...
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

More information Simba S.C., 0-2 ...
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

Prize money

[10][11]

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


References

  1. "All Set As SportPesa Super Cup Kicks Off In Dar – Sports News, Sportpesa Premier League, EPL, LaLiga". sportpesanews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09.
  2. "Will Rooney Be A Hit Or Miss As Everton Play In Tanzania?". sportpesanews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10.
  3. "The Ever Lasting Legacy Of Everton FC's Visit To Tanzania". sportpesanews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-16.
  4. "Inspired Gor Land In Tanzania Unfazed By Everton Might". sportpesanews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15.
  5. "Gor To Defend SportPesa Super Cup Crown In Kenya". sportpesanews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-20.
  6. "Eight clubs for SportPesa Super Cup". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  7. "SportPesa Super Cup 2018 launched". www.ippmedia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.

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