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701 TEAMS NAIROBI

ACROSS NAIROBI BEGAN GOVERNOR’S CUP
ONLY 35 LEFT 2016, with over 600 teams competing at the ward level for a place in the county

The 2nd Edition of Nairobi Governors Cup got back underway last December

OVER KSHS 12M finals. The tournament is an initiative of the Nairobi City County, Alcoholic Drinks

Control and Licensing Board and Football Kenya Federation.
UP FOR GRABS!

Nairobi County branches. It was launched by His Excellency level, pitting 85 teams that emerged winners in each of the 85
Governor Evans Kidero in September 2016, Is aimed at not wards, started off with over 680 men football teams, playing on
only developing youth talent at the grassroots but also advising a knockout basis. Plans are underway for the Women’s edition of
theyouth against drugs and alcohol abuse under the hash tags the tournament, set to start soon at the county level.
#RethinkYourDrinking and #SareMadreMtaaIngare
Winners at the Ward level will be awarded kshs 50,000 while the
Matches have been played at the grassroots across all the 1st runners-up will get kshs 20,000. Sub County level winners
85 wards in the county, attracting quite a large number of will take home kshs 100,000 with the 1st runners-up pocketing
fans who also got the main message from the tournament, kshs 50,000. The overall winner of the County finals will get a
#rethinkYourDrinking. whopping kshs 1.5Million, with the 1st runners-up taking home
The Tournament is currently at the Sub County (Constituency) kshs 1Million. The third-placed team will get kshs 500,000.
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