Mwingi Junior Academy (boys) from Kitui and Ngakaa Talent Centre (girls) from Makueni are the winners of Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Eastern Regional finals held
yesterday at Moi Stadium, Embu.b
Mwingi Junior Academy beat Taqwa (Isiolo) 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw regulation time to win the boys’ crown while Ngakaa Talent Centre thrashed Sakuu Queens (Marsabit) 6-1 to win the women’s title.
The winners will now proceed to the national final set for March 24-25. At the grand finale, the winning team will walk away with Sh1 million each and an opportunity to go for an international training and mentorship camp in London in April 2018. Over 190 games were played across the Eastern region with 140 teams taking part in the matches that started in September this year.
“We have had a successful run since the kick offs with group stages in September. The winners today have proved to be the best of the best and we congratulate all the teams that made it to the finals. This is no mean achievement and you are all winners,” said Sylvia Mulinge, director—Consumer Business.
“Chapa Dimba has immensely impacted the lives of our youth and provided them with an opportunity to showcase and to nurture their talents. The grass roots teams have also been strengthened with a number of talent already spotted. We are very proud of this partnership with Safaricom that is helping uncover talented football players from all over the country,” said Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa.
