Siaya County set the stage for an opening match between Jera Girls from Ugenya and VSA Girls from Gem that will take place at Siaya KMTC Grounds. The boys will battle it out in the afternoon with Ambira Mobimba Secondary School from Ugunja taking on St. Peter’s Wagai Mixed Secondary School from Gem.
On Sunday, Kisii Queens will face off against Kenyenya’s Moteiribe FC while Small Simba will go head-to-head with their rivals Ichuni FC at Sameta Grounds, Kisii County.
The winning teams in both the boys’ and girls’ categories would each take home Ksh. 75,000 and the runners-up Ksh. 30,000 each. Outstanding players will also be recognised. The top scorers and the Best Goalkeepers from both the boys’ and girls’ teams will each receive Ksh. 10,000. The Most Valuable Players (MVP) will take home Ksh. 10,000, plus an additional TVET scholarship to pursue a course of their choice, courtesy of Safaricom and M-PESA Foundations.
The other Nyanza County finals (Homa Bay, Migori, Kisumu and Nyamira) are set to be played in the coming weekends before culminating into the intercounty play-offs. The Inter-County winners (four boys and four girls teams) will then proceed to the regional finals set for the 30th of September and 1st of October, 2023. A total of 517 teams, including 354 Boys’ teams and 163 Girls’ teams, featured in the Nyanza region grassroots games played from the ward level.
The Nyanza County finals come hot on the heel of the Western Region finals which saw Brenda Girls from Bungoma and Ebwali Boys from Vihiga secure their slots to the national finals scheduled for February 2024.
Registration for the Safaricom Chapa Dimba football tournament is currently ongoing in other regions in the country. To register, go to chapadimba.safaricom.co.ke/matches/.