2018 SportPesa Super Cup explained

SportPesa Super Cup
Year:2018
Country:Kenya
Dates:3 - 10 June 2018
Num Teams:8
Defending Champions:Everton
Champions:Everton
Runner-Up:Gor Mahia F.c.
Third:Singida United
Fourth:Kakamega Homeboyz
Matches:8
Goals:11
Top Goal Scorer:Meddie Kagere
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

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.

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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Set As SportPesa Super Cup Kicks Off In Dar – Sports News, Sportpesa Premier League, EPL, LaLiga . sportpesanews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170609060819/http://sportpesanews.com/all-set-as-sportpesa-super-cup-kicks-off-in-dar/ . 2017-06-09.
  2. Web site: Gor thrash Leopards For SportPesa Super Cup Glory – Sports News, Sportpesa Premier League, EPL, LaLiga . sportpesanews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170613125237/http://sportpesanews.com/gor-thrash-leopards-to-lift-first-ever-sportpesa-super-cup/ . 2017-06-13.
  3. Web site: Everton FC To Play FC Twente After Gor Mahia Clash – Sports News, Sportpesa Premier League, EPL, LaLiga . sportpesanews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170618075210/http://sportpesanews.com/everton-fc-to-play-fc-twente-after-gor-mahia-clash . 2017-06-18.
  4. Web site: Will Rooney Be A Hit Or Miss As Everton Play In Tanzania? . sportpesanews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170910040653/http://sportpesanews.com/rooney-in-spotlight-as-everton-start-east-africa-trip/ . 2017-09-10.
  5. Web site: The Ever Lasting Legacy Of Everton FC's Visit To Tanzania . sportpesanews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170716102821/http://sportpesanews.com/lasting-legacy-evertons-visit-tanzania . 2017-07-16.
  6. Web site: Fanfare As Rooney And Everton Land In Tanzania For Gor Clash . sportpesanews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170715211324/http://sportpesanews.com/fanfare-as-rooney-and-everton-land-in-tanzania . 2017-07-15.
  7. Web site: Inspired Gor Land In Tanzania Unfazed By Everton Might . sportpesanews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170715183453/http://sportpesanews.com/gor-mahia-arrive-in-tanzania-to-face-everton . 2017-07-15.
  8. Web site: Everton Tanzania Visit Historic Milestone-Slavkov – Sports News, Sportpesa Premier League, EPL, LaLiga . sportpesanews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170625090828/http://sportpesanews.com/everton-tanzania-visit-historic-milestone-slavkov/ . 2017-06-25.
  9. Web site: Gor To Defend SportPesa Super Cup Crown In Kenya . sportpesanews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180520072119/http://sportpesanews.com/gor-to-defend-sportpesa-super-cup-in-kenya/ . 2018-05-20.
  10. News: Eight clubs for SportPesa Super Cup. Daily Nation. 2018-05-27. en-UK.
  11. Web site: SportPesa Super Cup 2018 launched. www.ippmedia.com. en. 2018-05-27.

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